The North American squad M80 has been knocked out of BLAST Open Porto 2026 after suffering a devastating loss to Aurora in the group stage elimination match. Despite opening the tournament with an impressive victory over NAVI, M80's momentum crumbled as they fell to FURIA in their subsequent matchup, forcing them into the lower bracket.
Their elimination came swiftly and brutally. Aurora steamrolled through M80 with a dominant 2-0 series victory, with the Americans managing to secure only eight rounds across both maps combined. The lopsided scorelines painted a clear picture of Aurora's superiority throughout the encounter.
On their Dust2 selection, Aurora's Turkish AWPer Özgür "woxic" Eker delivered a masterclass performance. The sniper was virtually untouchable, finishing with an outstanding 17 frags against just three deaths. His CT-side perfection was particularly remarkable, going 5-0 without a single death. This stellar showing propelled Aurora to a commanding 13-3 map victory.
The second map, Inferno, belonged to Aurora's veteran star Ismailcan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş. The experienced Turkish rifler was in sensational form, tallying 21 eliminations alongside an impressive 119.3 average damage per round. His firepower led Aurora to a 13-5 triumph, sealing the 2-0 series sweep.
With this victory, Aurora advances to tomorrow's Group A lower bracket final, where they'll clash with G2 for the final playoff spot from their group.
