Aurora beat Falcons 2-1 in the Thunderpick World Championship 2026 third-place decider on October 18 — a result that pushed them past Falcons in the VRS.
Scoreline
- Anubis: Falcons 13-8 Aurora
- Dust2: Aurora 19-17 Falcons (overtime)
- Nuke: Aurora 13-9 Falcons
VRS impact
- October 19 widget: Aurora #5, Falcons dropped out of the top-5
- October 12 snapshot: Falcons #5, Aurora #6
- HLTV did not publish fresh VRS point totals on the article page
Falcons context
- No more matches before the Major invite cut-off
- HLTV invite predictor: 88.3% chance of a Stage 3 invite
- BETBOOM (#7, same event finalist) sit 120 points behind Falcons
- Earlier at EPL S24: Falcons beat Aurora in groups, then lost in the quarter-finals
Source: HLTV.org — /news/45750/aurora-pass-falcons-in-the-vrs-after-third-place-decider-victory-at-twc
