Aurora defeated Falcons 2:1 in the third-place decider and secured bronze at Thunderpick World Championship 2026. After losing Anubis 8:13, Aurora recovered with a 19:17 overtime victory on Dust2 and closed the series 13:9 on Nuke.
Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo led Aurora with a 1.37 Rating 3.0 and a 69–44 K–D.
Tournament context
Both teams entered the third-place match after losing their semifinals.
Aurora were eliminated from title contention by FURIA, while Falcons lost their semifinal against BETBOOM. The Bo3 therefore decided the final positions between third and fourth place.
How the match unfolded — Aurora vs Falcons
Series score: 2:1 in favor of Aurora
- Anubis (pick Aurora) — 13:8 in favor of Falcons
Falcons controlled the opening half 9:3 and maintained enough of the advantage after the side switch to take the first map. - Dust2 (pick Falcons) — 19:17 in favor of Aurora
Aurora led 8:4 at halftime before Falcons responded with the same 8:4 score on the second half to force overtime. Aurora eventually won the extra rounds 7:5 and kept the series alive. - Nuke — 13:9 in favor of Aurora
Falcons held a 7:5 lead after the opening half, but Aurora produced an 8:2 second half to complete the comeback and secure third place.
Player of the Match — Jimi “Jimpphat” Salo
- K–D: 69–44
- ADR: 87.9
- KAST: 74.7%
- Rating 3.0: 1.37
Jimpphat finished with the highest Rating 3.0 on Aurora and a +25 kill differential across the three maps.
Ismailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş followed at 1.10, while Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalçın finished with a 1.01 rating.
Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov was the highest-rated Falcons player and narrowly finished behind Jimpphat with a 1.34 Rating 3.0, recording 68–50 K–D.
VRS results
- Aurora — +23 pt → 1,859 pt, #5 → #5
Aurora gained 23 VRS points while remaining fifth in the global ranking. - Falcons — -16 pt → 1,819 pt, #6 → #6
Falcons lost 16 points but remained in sixth place.
Aurora finish third
Aurora end Thunderpick World Championship 2026 in third place after recovering from the opening-map defeat against Falcons.
The turning point came on Dust2, where Aurora survived a long overtime before carrying the momentum into the deciding Nuke.
Falcons finish the tournament in fourth place after losses in both the semifinal and third-place decider.
