Aurora Gaming await opponent in StarSeries Fall’s grand closing

Aurora Gaming edged Team Vitality on Saturday to advance to the grand final at the StarLadder StarSeries Fall in Barcelona, Spain.

Team Vitality dropped to the lower-bracket final against FURIA on Sunday, with the winner meeting Aurora Gaming later in the day.

The $500,000 Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 event runs Thursday through Sunday and features eight teams in a double-elimination bracket. All matches are best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final.

The winning club will take home $200,000, split between a $100,000 player prize and a $100,000 team share.

Aurora Gaming opened the upper-bracket final on Saturday with a 13-7 win on Anubis before Team Vitality drew level with a 13-11 win on Inferno. Aurora took the match with a 13-8 victory on Nuke.

Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo of Finland paced Aurora was voted player of the match with a match-high 53 kills and a plus-19 kill-death differential.

Earlier in the playoffs, FURIA had a solid start in the lower-bracket quarterfinals with a 13-8 win on Cashe before MOUZ drew even with a 19-16 double-overtime win on Mirage. FURIA closed out with a 13-6 victory on Nuke.

Brazil’s Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato was voted the player of the match with a match-high 66 kills and a plus-21 K-D differential for FURIA.

MIBR dominated NRG 2-0 in the other lower-bracket quarterfinal, winning 13-7 on Cache and 13-2 on Inferno.

Sweden’s Linus “LNZ” Holtang was voted the player of the match with 28 kills and a plus-6 K-D differential for MIBR.

FURIA swept MIBR 13-8 on Mirage and 13-11 on Nuke to win the lower-bracket semifinal. Latvia’s Mareks “YEKINDAR” Galinskis was voted the player of the match with a match-high 40 kills and a plus-8 K-D differential for FURIA.

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 prize pool (divided into player prize, team share)

1. $200,000 ($100,000, $100,000)

2. $130,000 ($65,000, $65,000)

3. $70,000 ($35,000, $35,000)

4. $40,000 ($20,000, $20,000) — MIBR

5-6. $20,000 ($10,000, $10,000) — MOUZ, NRG

7-8. $10,000 ($5,000, $5,000) — Natus Vincere, magic

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This story was initially printed September 20, 2026 at 4:27 AM.