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In a surprising upset at ESL Pro League Season 23, The Mongolz swept past Aurora Gaming with a 2-0 victory. The Mongolz secured victories on both Dust2 (13:9) and Mirage (13:11), despite being the lower-ranked team heading into the matchup. While Aurora Gaming's Wicadia put up a valiant effort with a 1.26 rating and 39-29 K-D, it wasn't enough to overcome The Mongolz's momentum. This result marks a significant upset in the S-Tier tournament on July 7th, 2026.

Map veto
1 BAN Ancient
2 BAN Anubis
3 PICK Dust2 → Map 1
4 PICK Mirage → Map 2
5 BAN Nuke
6 BAN Overpass
7 DECIDER — Inferno → Map 3
The Mongolz
2
PlayerKDADRRTG
910
39 30 74.2 1.30
37 35 83.9 1.06
31 33 73.8 0.94
24 32 70.5 0.75
21 28 57.9 0.75
Aurora Gaming
0
PlayerKDADRRTG
39 29 86.0 1.34
36 28 87.3 1.29
34 33 75.8 1.03
23 35 48.2 0.66
21 28 71.0 0.75
The Mongolz
13
PlayerKDADRRTG
910
21 12 80.5 1.75
13 14 75.1 0.93
7 13 44.9 0.54
16 17 74.1 0.94
13 16 73.0 0.81
Aurora Gaming
9
PlayerKDADRRTG
13 10 81.5 1.30
15 14 78.9 1.07
17 13 74.2 1.31
15 16 70.9 0.94
10 17 42.2 0.59
The Mongolz
13
PlayerKDADRRTG
21 18 93.7 1.17
14 15 70.8 0.93
910
18 18 67.8 1.00
18 17 74.6 1.06
11 18 65.9 0.61
Aurora Gaming
11
PlayerKDADRRTG
22 16 97.7 1.38
19 17 80.6 1.12
21 14 95.7 1.50
13 18 54.1 0.72
8 18 60.5 0.44