Aurora commented on receiving slots for Riyadh Masters and The International 2025

Nikita “Pantomem” Balaganin noted that based on the results of the last month, Aurora was able to qualify for both upcoming tournaments - Riyadh Masters 2025 and The International 2025.

The player wrote about this on Telegram.

"The month-long boot camp has come to an end, and after a couple of days of rest, I would like to sum up the results.

1) We took the top 4 spot at DreamLeague Season 26: a very grueling tournament that really tests the team's endurance. We tried to adapt to the patch that came out during the tournament. At the moment, I consider this the best result our team has ever achieved.

2) Thanks to our 4th place finish at DreamLeague Season 26, we received a direct invitation to Riyadh. This will be my first time participating in this tournament, one of two tournaments that every professional Dota player aims to compete in. Because of the direct invite, we won't have to play in the qualifiers, so we can rest for a whole week, which I'm happy about after such a marathon.

3) We qualified for The International from a position of strength. I lost and lost the qualifiers for the previous TI, reaching the final of the qualifiers at most... And now I've finally made it to the tournament I've been dreaming of for so long...

I'm incredibly happy with my rapid progress, but I think I'll only fully realize it when I get to the tournaments themselves. Now I need to continue improving my game and my team's game in order to perform as well as possible and achieve an even higher place.

I would like to thank all the team's fans separately, your support is felt, and it is very pleasant. I will continue to try my best for you, hugs."

Nikita “Pantomem” Balaganin noted that the team earned its slot at the Riyadh Masters 2025 by placing fourth in DreamLeague Season 26, which secured the team a direct invitation and gave them a chance to rest since they didn't have to play in the qualifiers. In the qualifiers for The International 2025, according to the player's statement, the team was able to advance to the main tournament by dominating their opponents from a position of strength.

Recall that earlier, Gleb “kiyotaka” Zyryanov commented on Aurora's victory in the qualifiers for The International 2025, noting the initial confidence of the team members in their success.