Team Yandex needed just 70 minutes to complete a two-map sweep of GamerLegion as the PARI Universe tournament got underway on Thursday.
All of opening-day action ended with 2-0 wins. Joining Team Yandex with a victory in Group A, Team Liquid took down 1w Team. In Group B, Team Spirit topped LEGION, and PARIVISION defeated Astra Invicta.
The $250,000, 10-team Dota 2 event is starting with a round-robin group stage, with all matches best-of-three. The top four teams in each group move on to the double-elimination playoffs, with the last-place team in each group eliminated.
The playoffs also will feature best-of-three matches until the best-of-five grand final on Nov. 1. The championship team will receive $45,000 for the club, $80,000 for the players.
On Thursday, Yandex got past GamerLegion twice on Dire, in 37 minutes and 33 minutes. Russia’s Ilya “CHIRA_JUNIOR” Chirtsov led Yandex with a 23-5-29 kill-death-assist ratio. Filipino American Francis “RCY” Fundemera notched a 10-6-9 K-D-A ratio for GamerLegion.
Team Liquid needed 77 minutes to earn an opening win on Radiant, then closed out 1w Team with a 27-minute victory on Radiant. Sweden’s Michael “miCKe” Vu produced a 29-3-23 K-D-A ratio for Liquid. Bulgaria’s Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov wound up at 15-13-22 for 1w Team.
Team Spirit bested LEGION in 42 minutes on Dire and 33 minutes on Radiant. Denis “Larl” Sigitov amassed a 27-6-32 K-D-A ratio for Spirit. Ukraine’s Mikhail “Darklord^” Blinov finished at 11-15-18 for LEGION.
PARIVISION pushed past Astra Invicta in 62 minutes on Dire and 31 minutes on Radiant. Russia’s Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov compiled a 26-7-16 K-D-A ratio for PARIVISION. Another Russian, Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko, led Astra Invicta at 17-10-14.
The remaining group-stage schedule:
Friday
Group A — 1w Team vs. OG
Group A — Team Liquid vs. GamerLegion
Group B — BetBoom Team vs. Astra Invicta
Group B — PARIVISION vs. LEGION
Saturday
Group A — 1w Team vs. GamerLegion
Group A — Team Yandex vs. OG
Group B — Team Spirit vs. BetBoom Team
Group B — Astra Invicta vs. LEGION
Sunday
Group A — Team Liquid vs. OG
Group A — Team Yandex vs. 1w Team
Group B — Team Spirit vs. Astra Invicta
Group B — PARIVISION vs. BetBoom Team
Monday
Group A — OG vs. GamerLegion
Group A — Team Yandex vs. Team Liquid
Group B — Team Spirit vs. PARIVISION
Group B — BetBoom Team vs. LEGION
PARI Universe prize pool, with player prize money and club share
1. $125,000 ($80,000, $45,000)
2. $50,000 ($32,000, $18,000)
3. $30,000 ($20,000, $10,000)
4. $15,000 ($10,000, $5,000)
5-6. $10,000 ($10,000, none)
7-8. $5,000 ($5,000, none)
9-10. none
–Field Level Media
