BetBoom Group and HEROIC got here away with 2-0 wins on Saturday in conferences between unbeaten groups on the Dota 2 Fissure Playground occasion in Belgrade, Serbia.
Sporting a 2-0 file on the time, BetBoom Group beat Group Liquid in 29 minutes on inexperienced and in 29 minutes on purple behind a mean kills-deaths-assists ratio of 9.5-2.0-15.0 from Russian Matvey “MieRo” Vasyunin.
Adrian “Wisper” Dobles of Bolivia equipped a mean Okay-D-A of 12.0-2.0-19.0 as HEROIC earned a 49-minute win on inexperienced in opposition to Group Spirit earlier than prevailing in 45 minutes on purple.
The $1 million Dota match is beginning with 16 groups competing in a gaggle stage utilizing a modified Swiss system. Group-play matches encompass a single map within the early going, then are best-of-three for matches that decide development or elimination.
The highest eight groups within the group section transfer on to the double-elimination playoffs. All playoff matches shall be best-of-three apart from the grand last on Feb. 2, which shall be best-of-five.
In 4 matches pitting 1-1 groups in opposition to one another on Saturday, the squads solely performed on one map. Talon Esports acquired by Tundra Esports, PARIVISION defeated Yakult Brothers, Gaimin Gladiators acquired the most effective of Aurora Gaming and Group Falcons bested Wildcard.
Two elimination matches had been held, with Xtreme Gaming blanking Chimera Esports 2-0 and AVULUS sinking Shopify Revolt by the identical rating.
Group-stage motion continues Sunday with six matches:
Between 2-1 groups
–Group Liquid vs. PARIVISION
–Talon Esports vs. Group Spirit
–Group Falcons vs. Gaimin Gladiators
Between 1-2 groups
–Wildcard vs. Tundra Esports
–Yakult Brothers vs. AVULUS
–Aurora Gaming vs. Xtreme Gaming
Fissure Playground Belgrade prize pool:
1. $400,000
2. $170,000
3. $100,000
4. $75,000
5-6. $50,000
7-8. $35,000
Sep 11. $15,000
12-14. $10,000
15-16. $5,000 — Chimera Esports, Shopify Revolt
–Area Stage Media
