Aurora Gaming fall to The MongolZ 1:2 in PGL Masters Bucharest opener

Aurora Gaming, with Macedonian IGL kyxsan, lost their first-round Bo3 to The MongolZ 1:2 at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026 despite winning Inferno.

Aurora Gaming made a losing start at PGL Masters Bucharest 2026. The team of Macedonian in-game leader kyxsan lost its opening Bo3 against The MongolZ 1:2 on Saturday morning at 09:00.

Aurora began well and took Inferno 16:12. The MongolZ then answered with a one-sided win on Nuke, 13:2, and closed the series on Dust II, 13:9.

The result leaves Aurora Gaming at 0-1 in the 16-team Swiss group stage of the $1,250,000 S-Tier event in Bucharest. Only the top eight teams advance to the playoffs, so the team will now need to recover from the lower group in the second round.