Aurora Gaming is a multi-gaming esports organization founded in August 2022 in Serbia. Besides its CS2 team, it fields rosters in Dota 2 and other titles. The CS2 squad's best result in 2024 was second place at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2024. Below are the club's history, tournaments, its CS2 roster as of fall 2024 and its sponsors.
History
Aurora Gaming was established in August 2022 in Serbia. Within its first two years, the organization made a clear mark on European tournaments. As of fall 2024, besides CS2, its players also competed in Apex Legends, Dota 2, MLBB and Warcraft III.
Tournaments and Achievements
Aurora Gaming has made notable appearances in several CS2 competitions. For instance, in June 2024 it secured third place at the Mesa Nomadic Masters Spring 2024, a tournament with a $100,000 prize pool held in Ulaanbaatar. The third place earned the team $15,000 in prize money. Other successful performances include 3rd-4th places at events such as the Roobet Cup 2023, ESL Challenger Jönköping 2024, Skyesports Championship 2024, and a fourth place at ESL Challenger League Season 47.
However, the team's most significant achievement in 2024 was its successful showing at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2024. Aurora Gaming finished second, losing in the final to MIBR and securing $20,000 in prize money. In the group stage, Aurora advanced past Party Astron and SunS, and defeated Rebels in the playoffs.
According to the organization's official website, by fall 2024 its teams across various disciplines had won over a million dollars in prize money and six trophies. For how such competitions are structured, see tournament formats, and for the biggest events of that season read major CS2 tournaments of 2024.
CS2 Roster (Fall 2024)
The team's lineup has undergone several changes over its existence. The version Aurora played with in fall 2024 formed in August 2024, when Timur "clax" Sabirov joined the CS2 squad, replacing Yevgeny "r3salt" Frolov. At that point, the Aurora Gaming CS2 lineup included the following players (ages as of 2024):
Viktor "Lack1" Boldyrev (25 years old, Kazakhstan)
Yevgeny "Norwi" Yermolin (23 years old, Russia)
Aleksandr "KENSI" Gurkin (22 years old, Russia)
Denis "deko" Zhukov (23 years old, Russia)
Timur "clax" Sabirov (22 years old, Russia)
The team was coached by Stepan "brain" Sivoronov, an esports athlete with extensive experience as a player and analyst. The CS2 roster has changed since then, so check HLTV or Liquipedia for the current lineup.
Team Sponsors
The team's sponsors included the Cybershoke network of CS2 servers. In 2024 the skin trading marketplace LIS-SKINS joined the list. At our site, you will always find a large selection of skins from CS2, Dota 2 and Rust, available at very attractive prices. Buy and sell skins more conveniently than on the official trading platform, with automatic transaction processing and quick withdrawals; read how instant selling without the Trade Protection delay works.
