{"id":398060,"date":"2026-06-13T15:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=398060"},"modified":"2026-06-13T15:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T15:36:58","slug":"aurora-sweep-g2-iem-cologne-major-2026-stage-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/aurora-sweep-g2-iem-cologne-major-2026-stage-3","title":{"rendered":"Aurora sweep G2 to move into the 2-1 pool at IEM Cologne Major 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aurora secured an important victory in Stage 3 of IEM Cologne Major 2026, defeating G2 2-0 in the 1-1 Swiss bracket. The Turkish squad looked in control throughout the series and moved one step closer to the playoffs, while G2 dropped into the dangerous 1-2 pool, where another defeat would mean elimination.<\/p>\n<h3>Teams\u2019 path through Stage 3<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_397672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397672\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397672\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_14424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_14424.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_14424-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_14424-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_14424-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260607_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_14424-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Copyright by ESL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aurora started Stage 3 with a loss to Spirit but bounced back with a dominant 2-0 victory over Monte in the second round. The win over G2 now sends them into the 2-1 bracket, where one more victory will secure a playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p>G2 opened the stage with a defeat to Falcons before recovering against FUT in the 0-1 pool. However, the loss to Aurora drops the international roster to a 1-2 record, leaving them one defeat away from elimination.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/fut-eliminate-b8-stay-alive-iem-cologne-major-2026\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260606_Adela-Sznajder_IEM-Cologne_09040.webp\" alt=\"FUT Eliminate B8 to Stay Alive at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/fut-eliminate-b8-stay-alive-iem-cologne-major-2026\">FUT Eliminate B8 to Stay Alive at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/fut-eliminate-b8-stay-alive-iem-cologne-major-2026\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jun 13<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Aurora dominate both maps<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_398061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-398061\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398061\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_476.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_476.webp 578w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_476-300x178.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-398061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Player statistics for the match \/\/ taken from HLTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The veto left Overpass and Anubis as the battlegrounds, with G2 selecting the opener and Aurora choosing the second map. Despite playing on G2\u2019s pick, Aurora delivered a composed performance on Overpass. Strong CT sides and several multikill rounds from Ali \u201cWicadia\u201d Haydar Yal\u00e7\u0131n helped Aurora close the map 13-8.<\/p>\n<p>Anubis turned into an even more convincing showing. XANTARES and company quickly took control and never allowed G2 to establish momentum. Aurora closed their own pick 13-7 to complete a clean 2-0 sweep and improve their Stage 3 record to 2-1.<\/p>\n<h3>Wicadia leads Aurora<\/h3>\n<p>Ali \u201cWicadia\u201d Haydar Yal\u00e7\u0131n was the standout performer of the series. Across two maps, he posted a 39-23 K-D, 105.0 ADR and a 1.55 rating, comfortably finishing as the highest-rated player of the match.<\/p>\n<p>Caner \u201csoulfly\u201d Kesici also made a strong contribution with a 1.23 rating, while none of the G2 players managed to reach a 1.05 rating. Nikita \u201cHeavyGod\u201d Martynenko ended as G2\u2019s highest-rated player with a modest 1.03 rating.<\/p>\n<h3>VRS implications<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_392668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-392668\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-392668\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-3931-X3.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-3931-X3.webp 1600w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-3931-X3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-3931-X3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-3931-X3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Donut_PGL_-3931-X3-1536x1024.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-392668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Copyright by PGL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The victory also improved Aurora\u2019s position in the Valve Regional Standings. The team gained 32 points and climbed from 12th to 8th place. G2, meanwhile, lost 13 points and remained in 13th position.<\/p>\n<h3>Team reactions<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AuroraCS2_GG\/status\/2065799769071476780?s=20\">Aurora<\/a> celebrated the victory on social media with a short message \u2014 \u201canalyze this\u201d \u2014 accompanied by a poster featuring Wicadia and the final scoreline.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/G2CSGO\/status\/2065800073456361868?s=20\">G2<\/a> reacted much more bluntly. Posting a graphic with huNter- and the words \u201cGETTING HARD\u201d, the organization acknowledged that the road to the playoffs had become significantly more complicated after the defeat.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s next?<\/h3>\n<p>With the victory, Aurora advanced to the 2-1 pool and moved within one win of the playoffs. G2, meanwhile, dropped to the 1-2 bracket, where every match becomes an elimination series. The next round will determine whether the European giants can keep their Major campaign alive or whether Aurora will continue their push toward the knockout stage.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"article__content grid-cards-col xl-w-100\">\n    <p class=\"article-h3\">read more<\/p>\n    <div class=\"grid-1 gap-12 mb-12 load-parent xl-w-100\">\n        <div class=\"type3 y-red-dif hover-card card-more\">\n        <a class=\"type3__left up-to-card hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/navi-comeback-the-mongolz-iem-cologne-major-2026\">\n        <div class=\"bg-bottom-abs-short\"> <\/div>\n        <picture class=\"picture object-fit-cover\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"picture__img object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/55239314051_28850aaa82_k-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"NAVI Comeback Against The MongolZ to Move Into 2-1 Pool at IEM Cologne Major 2026\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/a>\n        <div class=\"type3__right main-structure p-20\">\n        <div class=\"type3__top\">\n            <a class=\"type3__title title-24 hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/navi-comeback-the-mongolz-iem-cologne-major-2026\">NAVI Comeback Against The MongolZ to Move Into 2-1 Pool at IEM Cologne Major 2026<\/a>\n            <a class=\"go-arrow hover-el\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/navi-comeback-the-mongolz-iem-cologne-major-2026\">\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__left go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__center go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"go-arrow__right go-arrow__part\">\n                    <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/wp-content\/themes\/skinclub-v3\/assets\/images\/sprites\/main.stack.svg?v=1781076008#image-blue-arrow\"><\/use>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a><\/div>\n        <div class=\"type3__bottom blue-labels mt-auto\">\n            <div class=\"blue-label disabled\">Jun 13<\/div>\n            <a class=\"blue-label\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\">News<\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Skin.Club Pick\u2019em Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>Running alongside the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 is the <a href=\"https:\/\/pickem.skin.club\/en?_gl=1*1gjueh0*_gcl_au*OTk5MzQwNTQ4LjE3NTc0NDMzNDI.\">Skin.Club Pick\u2019em Challenge<\/a> \u2014 an interactive feature where fans predict match results, choose advancing teams, and earn points throughout the tournament. By making accurate picks, participants unlock rewards ranging from premium skins to rare gloves and knives, with the ultimate prize being the iconic AWP | Dragon Lore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aurora secured an important victory in Stage 3 of IEM Cologne Major 2026, defeating G2 2-0 in the 1-1 Swiss bracket. The Turkish squad looked in control throughout the series and moved one step closer to the playoffs, while G2 dropped into the dangerous 1-2 pool, where another defeat would mean elimination. Teams\u2019 path through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":390066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[3068],"class_list":["post-398060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-pickem2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aurora Sweep G2 to Move Within One Win of Cologne Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aurora defeated G2 2-0 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3 to reach the 2-1 pool, while G2 dropped to a 1-2 record.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/aurora-sweep-g2-iem-cologne-major-2026-stage-3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aurora Sweep G2 to Move Within One Win of Cologne Playoffs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aurora defeated G2 2-0 at IEM Cologne Major 2026 Stage 3 to reach the 2-1 pool, while G2 dropped to a 1-2 record.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/aurora-sweep-g2-iem-cologne-major-2026-stage-3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CS2 &amp; 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