Skilled esports participant Miron ‘Impact‘ Novikov has joined Aurora Gaming’s Apex Legends roster after a switch settlement was reached together with his former organisation, Alliance.
Impact will symbolize Aurora Gaming in upcoming Apex Legends World Sequence (ALGS) Yr 6 occasions, becoming a member of former world champion Filipe ‘Hiarka‘ Morgado and returning participant Svyatoslav ‘ojrein‘ Korochinsky.
It has turn into the most recent roster change for Aurora Gaming. The organisation beforehand parted methods with Yr 4 champion Jose ‘Uxako‘ Llosa again in January 2026, a long-time duo for Hiarka.
Regardless of signing Yr 4 champions to its roster, Aurora Gaming noticed an early elimination throughout the Bracket Stage of the Yr 5 Championship, putting twenty fourth total. Solely time will inform whether or not the organisation can obtain higher leads to upcoming occasions such because the ALGS 2026 On-line Open.
Impact Leaves Alliance After 4 Years
In its weblog publish, Alliance mirrored on Impact’s profession with the organisation since becoming a member of again in 2022. Highlights embrace profitable the Apex Legends competitors on the Esports World Cup 2024, the place Alliance secured $600,000 (~£445,000) in winnings. Alliance additionally positioned runners-up on the ALGS Yr 4 Championship and ALGS 2025 Open.
“My time with Alliance has been essentially the most defining interval of my life,” Impact wrote. “Whereas it’s time for me to face a brand new problem with Aurora, I wish to thank the followers for his or her limitless help and Hakis for taking an opportunity on me again in 2022.”
Earlier than leaving the organisation, Impact competed for Alliance on the ALGS Yr 5 Championship in Sapporo, Japan. Regardless of reaching the Finals, the workforce positioned 14th total and was overshadowed by high performers corresponding to Workforce Falcons and ENTER FORCE.36, and Yr 5 champion Oblivion.
Alliance is presently scouting for a alternative to finish its Apex Legends roster. As of writing, the organisation’s Yr 6 line-up contains John ‘Hakis‘ Håkansson and Andre ‘unfortunate‘ Türk, with Oscar ‘Yuki‘ Jiang standing in instead.
