In the second round of the PGL Astana 2025 CS2 group stage, HOTU was defeated by Aurora Gaming.
The series concluded with a 1:2 score in favor of Aurora, featuring map scores of 9:13 on Mirage, 16:13 on Anubis, and 11:13 on Nuke.
This result marks the second consecutive loss in the tournament for Dmitry `mizu` Kondratyev`s squad.
This victory was Aurora Gaming`s first win of the tournament. In their upcoming match, Ismailcan `XANTARES` Dörtkardeş`s team will face a competitor with a current tournament record of 1 win and 1 loss.
PGL Astana 2025 is currently underway in Kazakhstan, running from May 10th to 18th. Sixteen teams are competing for a substantial total prize pool of $1.25 million, with half of this amount being distributed among the participating clubs.