Wicadia: “Our firepower is not at its usual level yet”

Match Recap & Team Status

Aurora began the stage with a 0–2 loss to Natus Vincere, but bounced back in their second match. After defeating Astralis in a close affair, they now stand at 1–1 in the Swiss bracket. 

Wicadia conceded that despite the win, the team hasn’t been performing up to their potential individually:

“Lately we are not performing so well individually, but today we fought as a team and managed to win even though we aren’t playing our best. So I’m happy.” 

“I don’t know, the aiming, the firepower is not at its usual level yet, so we’re getting a bit troubled. But it’s fine. I think tomorrow or the day after, we can fix it.” 

He also acknowledged that their offline preparation had challenges:

“We played from home, it was most likely 60ms [ping] and stuff, so it wasn’t the best for us. But it’s fine.” 

Regarding their recent tournament results, Wicadia reflected:

“Overall we are good, but at FISSURE we threw the Liquid game I think. We could do better, it’s just that we’re feeling bad about. The rest is good.” 

On the Liquid game: “On that day, I don’t know, all of us were off and we couldn’t just be aware of what is happening and that kind of stuff.” 

In terms of mental adjustments, he hinted at tweaks to their game plan and mindset:

“Yes, we changed some stuff in our game plan, and also about our mentality. Yesterday it wasn’t that good, but today we fought and I think that’s why we won.” 

He was asked: What did you change about your mentality? — but the article does not record his full response. 

Additional Context & Insights

Player Stats & Role Recognition

Wicadia is 20 years old and currently plays for Aurora.

Over his career, he has played in dozens of events, including ESL Pro League, FISSURE tournaments, and the Esports World Cup.

According to HLTV’s role leader rankings, Wicadia has been recognized among the top lurkers in the first half of 2025.

Team Performance Trends

In the FISSURE Playground 2 event, Aurora did not achieve the results they had hoped for, including a loss to Liquid which Wicadia called “threw.”

Before that, Aurora had a strong showing at Esports World Cup (EWC) where they finished second, indicating that the team has had peaks of high-level performance.

Related Quotes from Other Players

Though not directly tied to Aurora’s specific match, it is helpful to see how similarly situated players comment under pressure. For example:

NiKo, after a loss, admitted: “I felt really good coming into this event, so maybe … just an off-day” — showing even top players acknowledge off-days affect team performance.

This illustrates that struggles with consistency, firepower, or form are common across teams at this level.