Team Tidebound, NAVI Junior and Aurora Gaming joined the playoff party with sweeps Wednesday as the group stage concluded at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.
In Round 5 action between 2-2 teams, Tidebound took down Xtreme Gaming with a 39-minute win on red and a 53-minute victory on green. NAVI Junior knocked out Team Falcons with consecutive 40-minute wins, first on red and then on green. Aurora eliminated HEROIC with a 33-minute win on green and a 41-minute win on red.
Sixteen teams started the $1 million Dota 2 tournament, with the top eight qualifying for the double-elimination playoffs that begin on Thursday. All remaining matches are best-of-three except for Sunday’s best-of-five grand final, where the winners will take home $300,000.
Thursday’s upper-bracket quarterfinal schedule:
–Tundra Esports vs. Team Liquid
–Team Spirit vs. NAVI Junior
–PARIVISION vs. Team Tidebound
–BetBoom Team vs. Aurora Gaming
Dota PGL Wallachia Season 4 prize pool
1. $300,000
2. $175,000
3. $120,000
4. $80,000
5-6. $60,000
7-8. $40,000
9-11. $20,000 — Team Falcons, Xtreme Gaming, HEROIC
12-14. $15,000 — Shopify Rebellion, Edge, Nigma Galaxy
15-16. $10,000 — AVULUS, Talon Esports
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