Aurora Gaming sweep 1w Team to reach BLAST Slam VIII upper semifinals

Aurora Gaming sweep 1w Team to reach BLAST Slam VIII upper semifinals

Aurora Gaming 2:0 1w Team

Aurora Gaming advanced to the upper-bracket semifinals of BLAST Slam VIII after defeating 1w Team 2–0 in their quarterfinal series in Malta .

The result sends Aurora into a meeting with Team Spirit , while 1w drop into the lower bracket.

Aurora survive marathon game

One of the games lasted 77 minutes and 18 seconds, with Aurora eventually emerging victorious despite finishing behind 1w in kills.

Aurora recorded 41 kills to 1w's 43.

Skiter led Aurora with 15 kills, six deaths and 16 assists, while Ws` recorded a 12/7/17 KDA. Mikoto also contributed 9/6/24.

For 1w, bzm BULGARIA recorded 15/6/20, while Pure finished 10/5/21 and accumulated 69.9k net worth.

Despite those performances, Aurora secured the game and ultimately completed the series sweep.

Spirit await in semifinals

The victory keeps Aurora in the upper bracket following their earlier group-stage victories over GamerLegion and Team Liquid .

They had previously lost 0–2 to PARIVISION in the seeding stage but recovered with the quarterfinal win.

Aurora now face Team Spirit for a place in the upper-bracket final.

1w remain alive through the lower bracket but can no longer afford another defeat.