Aurora round out team list for ESL Challenger Melbourne 2024

The last slot at ESL Challenger Melbourne 2024 was secured by Aurora. The Russian team won the European qualifier, defeating their compatriots from FORZE in the grand final.

Aurora began the closed stage of the qualifiers, which were held in a Double Elimination format, with a loss to FORZE. Viktor 'Lack1' Boldyrev's team then won against ex-ENEIDA, Team Spirit Academy, KOI, and 9 Pandas before finally getting revenge with a score of 2:1.

The results of the European closed qualifier are:

The team list for ESL Challenger Melbourne 2024 looks as follows:

 Apeks
 MIBR
 Rebels
 Rooster
 Newhappy
 sunday school
 Party Astronauts
 Aurora

ESL Challenger Melbourne 2024 will take place in Australia from April 26 to 28. The tournament will feature a prize pool of $100K and a slot at ESL Pro League Season 20 for the winner.