Expectations for Aurora Rose Very Quickly

Aurora avoided the danger of an early exit by beating G2 at IEM Beijing. The team bounced back with this win after a heavy defeat to Liquid the day before. G2, meanwhile, continues to be a team that keeps getting eliminated from tournaments in last place, one after another.

Ashley "ash" Battye spoke to HLTV after the match. Battye said expectations within the team had risen very quickly, and that this created even more frustration. Noting that the team has forgotten the things it used to do well in recent days, Battye added that even Anubis has been playing very badly for the team lately, which had never happened before. He stressed that the team should be more cautious and admit that they are not in full form right now.

Battye explained that the busy tournament schedule has made it hard to practice, which pressures the team and makes mistakes harder to fix. He said they flew across seven time zones and went from tournament to tournament without going home. The player reminded that Aurora ranks in the top four of the VRS standings, and said they will find time to solve these problems before the Major.

Battye noted that they have not played a map like Nuke since their official match, and because of this, opponents have often punished them during the map veto. He said that although progress has been made on their maps, those maps still do not have the sharpness they want.