Aurora Gaming Advance Confidently to the BLAST Open Spring 2026 Semifinals

Aurora Gaming moved into the semifinals of BLAST Open Spring 2026 in Counter-Strike 2 without much trouble, defeating The MongolZ convincingly in the tournament quarterfinals. The match ended 2-0, with Engin MAJ3R Küpeli’s team looking clearly stronger throughout the entire series.

On the first map, Inferno, Aurora seized the initiative right away and barely allowed their opponents to put up a fight. The result was a confident 13:6 win. On Mirage, The MongolZ tried to offer more resistance, but Aurora still maintained control of the game and brought the series to a logical conclusion with a 13:9 victory.

Thanks to this win, Aurora Gaming have advanced to the tournament semifinals, where their next opponent will be one of the championship’s main favorites - Team Vitality. This matchup promises to be one of the most exciting matches of the decisive stage of the event.

For The MongolZ, the loss means the end of their run at the championship. Garidmagnai blitz Byambasuren’s team exit the tournament in the quarterfinals, finishing in 5th-6th place and earning $20,000 in prize money.

The match day at BLAST Open Spring 2026 will continue with another quarterfinal - PARIVISION vs Team Falcons, which will determine the final participant of the next stage.

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The tournament is taking place from March 18 to 28, with teams continuing to fight for a total prize pool of $400,000. Aurora have already taken an important step forward, but their toughest challenge is still ahead.