NLC Aurora Cup 2024: Teams, rosters and co-streams confirmed

Forget Worlds – the NLC Aurora Cup 2024 is getting underway today for the UK, Ireland and Nordics region.

It will feature a fearless draft and consist of a swiss stage and a playoffs stage. Matches are best-of-one, with qualification/elimination matches best-of-three and playoff matches best-of-five.

This year, extra teams were able to apply to take part.

Round one of the NLC Aurora Cup 2024 Swiss stage gets underway today (October 1st 2024 from 6pm CEST), and the grand final takes place on November 12th. There are more dates in NLC’s Aurora Cup guide on Twitter.

The latest esports cup tournament comes following Venomcrest’s win over fellow UK org Ruddy in the NLC Division 1 finals, Rich Gang’s promotion to NLC Division 1 for 2025 and The Ruddy Brods UKEL Sunshine Showdown win.

Last year, UK esports organisation Verdant won the NLC Aurora Cup 2023 after beating fellow UK org Fourth Wall 3-0.

NLC Aurora Cup 2024 teams

The event features the following 16 teams:

• 6AM (wildcard/applied team)
• Bitfix Gaming (National League invited team)
• Brod & Friends (wildcard/applied team)
• DMG Esports (Div 1 team)
• Dusty (National League invited team)
• Epic Avalanche (National League invited team)
• Int Esports (wildcard/applied team)
• Lundqvist Lightside (Div 1 team)
• Nativz (Div 1 team)
• Nord Esports (Div 1 team)
• Paragon (National League invited team)
• Regem (National League invited team)
• Rich Gang (Div 1 team)
• Ruddy Esports (Div 1 team)
• Venomcrest Esports (Div 1 team)
• Verdant (Div 1 team)

NLC Aurora Cup 2024 day one match-ups

• Nativz vs Brod & Friends
• Nord Esports vs Regem
• Ruddy Esports vs Int Esports
• Venomcrest vs Paragon
• Lundqvist Lightside vs Epic Avalanche
• Rich Gang vs 6AM
• DMG Esports vs Bitfix Gaming
• Verdant vs Dusty

📢Aurora Cup Swiss Stage Round 1

The draw for the first Swiss round is done. The games are played on Tuesday, October 1!

Which matchup do you have your eyes on?👇 pic.twitter.com/6RRQiCdFg7

— Arozzi NLC (@NLClol) September 26, 2024

Lodestar are also running a joint sustainability project with Verdant, with donations raised towards the Ecologi fund.

The news comes after Verdant planted over 200 trees after winning Epic 42 in CS2.

We here at Lodestar Esports are very happy to announce our joint sustainability project with @VerdantEC for the duration of the @NLClol Aurora Cup.

Find further information below 👇 pic.twitter.com/757eblR0v8

— Lodestar Esports (@LodestarEsports) September 30, 2024

NLC Aurora Cup 2024 co-streamers

The co-streamers are:

• Jreal
• Lundqvist Lightside
• Brod & Friends
• Tebz188
• BrackishBrit
• Karvis
• Archarom
• Volt
• Zathdos
• Zzleeper
• Aqsept
• Team CD
• Lodestar Esports (featuring casters Luna, Sovonix and BigNoseMike)

Check them all out👇@JrealCasts @LightsideSWE @BrodnFriends @tebz188 @BrackishBrit @UnluckyKarvis @Archarom @VoltCasts @zathdos @ZzleeperJR @lolaqsept @lolTeamCD @LodestarEsports

— Arozzi NLC (@NLClol) September 29, 2024

NLC Aurora Cup 2024 rosters & announcements

Ruddy Esports

• Top: Built
• Jungle: Malice
• Mid: Raqo
• Bot: Nata
• Support: Alaric
• Substitute: Seb
• Head coach: DonJake

Substitute: @Sebal1p
HEAD COACH: @NotDonJake

— Ruddy Corporation (@RuddyCorp) September 25, 2024

Venomcrest

• Top: Buchi
• Jungle: Oleg
• Mid: Painful
• Bot: RustySniper
• Support: Gordinho
• Owner: Ace
• Manager: uko
• Manager: Blazzios
• Coach: Zealot

Staff Roster – @uk0gnas@CoachZealot @Blazzios

— Venomcrest (@VNC_Esports) September 29, 2024

Verdant

• Top: Pr1me
• Jungle: Noodle
• Mid: Roison
• Bot: Neramin
• Support: FGG
• Substitute: Tofu
• Substitute: Beartree
• Manager: NDanskmand
• Coach: Fykling

We took the crown last year and we're back to defend it!

Please welcome our Aurora Cup 2024 Roster:

Top: @primee111111
Jungle: @NoodleL0L1
Mid: @Roison_lol
ADC: @neraminlol1
Support: @FGG_lol

Manager: @NDanskmand
Head Coach: @CoachFykling #ThriveByNature🌿 pic.twitter.com/BORd24HVDC

— Verdant (@VerdantEC) September 26, 2024

Rich Gang

• Top: Chaos
• Jungle: Slice
• Mid: Rotthue
• Bot: Mirrai
• Support: Snoken
• Substitute: Citron
• Owner: Thoug
• Manager: Envy
• Coach: Zealous
• Assistant Coach: Tomorrr

And now introducing the roster thats going to bring home the victory and shatter the expectations 👑

🏝️-@Chaossenpai4
🌲-@SliceSWE
🧙‍♂️-@Rotthue
🏹-@Mirrai_LoL
🛡️-@Sande3rlol
➕-@CitronEuw pic.twitter.com/sANuwCFNDA

— RG (@RichGangEsports) September 27, 2024

Lundqvist Lightside

• Top: WNTR
• Jungle: BAASHH
• Mid: Harbo
• Bot: Hattor1s
• Support: HAOSWEN
• Substitute: ZwiZell
• Coach: Ted Guru
• Owner: Jakke13
• Manager: Khalil10100
• Coach: rico

🔵LIGHTSIDE AURORA 2024 PLAYER ROSTER🔵

Coldest roster announcement to this date?🥶 Please, give a warm welcome to our brand new lineup!* #LLSWIN

TOP: 🇩🇪 @ArneWinter6
JGL: 🇩🇰 @Oliver30579332
MID: 🇩🇰 @Harbo_lol
BOT: 🇬🇷 @Hattor1s
SUP: 🇹🇷 @haoswen
SUB: 🇸🇪 @ZwiZell pic.twitter.com/iDRFUjVPMZ

— Lundqvist Lightside (@LightsideSWE) September 22, 2024

Nord Esports

• Top: Hespo
• Jungle: Skude
• Mid: Hunt
• Bot: AKLASS
• Support: Velocity
• Substitute: Draco
• Substitute: Viggo
• Owner: Peña
• Coach: Hackali
• Assistant Coach: Eupho
• Assistant Coach: ChaoZ

Don't worry, the gang is back in town. 🦸
Welcome to our @NLClol Aurora Cup arc!

⬆️@RaoufYasri
🌳@SkudeLoL
➡️@Hunttlol
⬇️@aklasslol
👁️@Velocity_euw

🧠@KevinHackali (HC)
📑@CoachChaoZ (AC)
📌@Coach_Euphoria (PC)
🧮@Vice_LoL_ (Analyst) pic.twitter.com/TSrBxdtoZf

— NORD Esports (@NORDEsports) September 25, 2024

Regem

• Top: RAIDER
• Jungle: SCOFIELD
• Mid: FIERCE
• Bot: LINDGARDE
• Support: SIMPY
• Substitute: SirVicta
• Substitute: Cast
• Substitute: Furby
• Substitute: Khang
• Substitute: Blaffor
• Owner and manager: Hufo
• Coach: ANONPSYCKO

REGEM AURORA 2024 ROSTER ANNOUNCMENT:

TOP: @RaiderEUW
JGL: @scofieldlol9
MID: @machxh
BOT: @Lindgardelol
SUP: @SimpyLoL
COACH: @AnOnPsyCkOlol pic.twitter.com/VZg5AT0bnJ

— Regem (@RegemEsports) September 25, 2024

Brod & Friends

• Top: Akkers
• Jungle: Trizzy
• Mid: Ketsuo
• Bot: Syn
• Support: Jamsu
• Substitute and owner: Gov
• Substitute: Krisyss
• Substitute and owner: Gnemly
• Substitute: Spark
• Substitute: Zeta
• Coach: Middlecott
• Assistant Coach: Whitey

Top – @TheGovernorLoL / @akkersss
Jungle – @TrizzyMizzy / @Krisyss4
Mid – @GnemlyUK / @KetsuoLoL
ADC – @Spark_ADC / @SynADC
Support – @zeta_euw / @LolJamsu

Coach – Scott @MiddlecottIsMe Scott
Head Nutritionist – @Whitey_CS

— Brod & Friends (@BrodnFriends) September 25, 2024

6AM

• Top: Early Bird
• Jungle: Chrislai
• Mid: Shiro
• Bot: Caltys
• Support: Snabi
• Sub: Monk
• Manager and coach: Veteran

Bitfix Gaming

• Top: NGB
• Jungle: Urban
• Mid: FENZ1
• Bot: Chrisberg
• Support: Lorenz
• Substitute: BrannMolvik
• Substitute: Energy
• Substitute: Matthieu
• Manager: Skipper117h
• Coach: DanHolt
• Owner: gero9mo

DMG

• Top: Menninkäine
• Jungle: Bitse
• Mid: Skaterot
• Bot: Namex
• Support: Zuko
• Substitute: Lifetime
• Substitute: Boundless
• Substitute: Samme
• Substitute: Xero
• Substitute: Don Ponk
• Owner: Devils
• Manager: Pride
• Owner: Doctor

Dusty

• Top: Seifur
• Jungle: Sosa
• Mid: Legions
• Bot: Hoiz
• Support: Zarzator
• Substitute: Theodor
• Substitute: Lagiah
• Substitute: Mikmer
• Substitute: Kristut
• Substitute: PederseNN

Epic Avalanche

• Top: Karwox
• Jungle: Rauhantuomari
• Mid: Merza
• Bot: VL
• Support: Eru
• Substitute: Petoska
• Substitute: Dibu
• Substitute: TOOFIN
• Coach: sNikke

Int Esports

• Top: Kobben
• Jungle: Nord
• Mid: Forslund
• Bot: Omni
• Support: NoDu
• Substitute: Baul
• Substitute: Guvez

Nativz

• Top: Archfiend
• Jungle: Hybradge
• Mid: D1verse
• Bot: MKR
• Support: LéoLeCargo
• Substitute: Reclamation
• Substitute: Orion
• Manager: Reclamation
• Coach: Orion
• Assistant Coach: SethHS
• Owner: N/A

Paragon

• Top: Kenji
• Jungle: Snepex
• Mid: Timatopr
• Bot: Lasped
• Support: Sack
• Substitute: maru
• Substitute: Oceancroc
• Owner: themac
• Coach: Rob

The NLC Aurora Cup 2024 starts from 6pm CEST on October 1st.