PARIVISION has taken down Turkish giants Aurora to book their spot in Stage 2 of IEM Krakow 2026. Their hot streak from BLAST continues as they secure back-to-back convincing victories and look all set to give the top dawgs a tough time in Stage 2.
VETO
- PARIVISION removed Nuke
- Aurora removed Ancient
- PARIVISION picked Mirage
- Aurora picked Anubis
- PARIVISION removed Overpass
- Aurora removed Inferno
- Dust2 was left over
Map 1: Mirage; Pick: PARIVISION; Winner: PARIVISION
A quick 2-0 start for Aurora off the back of a pistol win put them in winning ways before PARIVISION took the lead, winning 3 in a row after the first gun round. While Aurora on their defense did manage to win rounds, they were anything but consistent, leading to PARIVISION winning the majority of them to accumulate a massive lead by the end of the first half, including one where Zweih pulled off a stellar 1v3 clutch to keep his team on track. Switching sides with an 8-4 scoreline, PARIVISION continued their domination on their defense, where they managed to go undefeated until they hit map point. Aurora managed to win one more round before PARIVISION closed the map and took an early lead in the series. xiELO with 17 kills and 1.80 IR gave them the individual brilliance they needed to find themselves one map away from qualification to Stage 2.
Map 2: Anubis; Pick: Aurora; Winner: Aurora
Winning two rounds right from the get-go gave PARIVISION an early lead before the momentum shifted, starting the first gun round as Aurora remained heavily dominant, losing one more round before they closed a near-perfect defense in a map that is generally considered to be heavily T-sided. A dominant 9-3 scoreline to start their offense with, Aurora got back on the board with their force buy after losing the pistol round and lost one more before levelling the scoreline and taking the series to the third map. XANTARES and Wicadia doing most of the heavy lifting forced a 3rd map while keeping PARIVISION at bay from a clean sweep.
Map 3: Dust2; Pick: Decider; Winner: PARIVISION
Having lost with a considerable scoreline, PARIVISION hit the ground running on Dust 2, with a dominant 3-0 start and a near flawless performance, giving away no more than 2 rounds to cement a dominant 10-2 scoreline before switching sides. Losing out the first 2 rounds to kick off the second half, PARIVISION managed to get back on the board and continued with a streak of 3 rounds, leading to a perfect closure of a map that they were dominant to begin with.
This win secures PARIVISION’s spot in the next round of play at Stage 2 of IEM Krakow 2026. Having already impressed against top opposition, PARIVISION are in a prime position to take it by storm, and if teams aren’t cautious of them, we might see them cause a couple of upsets.
Aurora may have secured a convincing win the day before, but failing to win against an in-form PARIVISION has put them in need of another win should they make it to the next stage of play at IEM Krakow 2026.