Eternal Fire vs Aurora Gaming Prediction: the Turkish Team Will Make Some Noise

Prediction for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 match, which will take place on November 21st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Eternal Fire showed their best at major tournaments, taking second place at ESL Pro League Season 20 in CS2. In the finals, the Turkish team went against tournament favorite Natus Vincere (NAVI) and lost 2-3 in a close five-map series. Eternal Fire had great wins, including beating the IEM Cologne 2024 champion Vitality and MIBR in the semifinals. Even though they lost the final, the Turkish team still walked away with $80,000 in prize money, proving they can hold their own against the best teams in the world.

In the grand finals, Eternal Fire started with a win on Nuke, but NAVI managed to equalize on Anubis. The third map, Ancient, was again left to NAVI, but the Turkish team evened the playing field by defeating their opponents on Inferno. In the final map, Dust2, Eternal Fire gave it their all and even took the lead at one point, but NAVI managed to pull ahead with a few key rounds and ended up winning the match 13-11. The leaders of Eternal Fire played a solid game, inspiring the Turkish CS2 community to keep up the good work despite their failure in the finals.

The Turkish team had a few disappointing results in the tournaments that followed (Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 and ESL Challenger Katowice 2024), but that doesn't mean we should underestimate the EF squad when it comes to RMR. It's hard to imagine a major without the Turks being involved.

Aurora announced that Timur 'clax' Sabirov is moving from 9 Pandas this summer, while Eugene 'r3salt' Frolov is heading in the opposite direction. This transfer marked the end of clax's 16-month tenure at 9 Pandas, while r3salt spent only four months at Aurora. The management said they decided to swap because they wanted to focus on more than just the players' playing abilities. They also wanted to ensure the players were respectful towards the club and their teammates.

The decision was a surprise, given that r3salt had done well for Aurora. He posted a 1.17 rating and helped the team win the Skyesports Masters 2024, keeping them in the top 20 world rankings. Now r3salt will be playing with Aleksandr 'shalfey' Marenov in 9 Pandas, with whom he previously played in FORZE. Meanwhile, clax, with a 1.06 rating over the past three months, was part of 9 Pandas when the team made a significant breakthrough at PGL Major Copenhagen, but he couldn't take part later on because of visa issues.

In the updated roster, Aurora must have the top players constantly playing at tier 2-3 tournaments. The team has also had some recent successes: YaLLa Compass Summer 2024 and a top 4 finish at CCT Season 2 European Series #12 and #14, HellCup #11. They don't stand a chance as soon as Aurora gets into a tournament with a ranking.

Although Aurora looks like an obvious underdog, they could surprise and give the Turkish team a run for their money. There's little faith in the underdog's success, but they should reach the the total over of rounds.