GamerLegion, Team Yandex and Team Spirit swept to victories on Saturday at the PARI Universe tournament.
Only LEGION needed to go three maps for a victory over Astra Invicta. GamerLegion took down 1w Team 2-0, while Team Yandex shut out OG and Team Spirit did the same to BetBoom Team.
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 Saturday in Group A, GamerLegion swept 1w Team in 37 minutes and 48 minutes, both on Radiant. Yuma “Yuma” Langlet, a Nicaraguan/Belgian/German player, paced GamerLegion with a 22-4-15 kill-death-assist ratio. Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov of Bulgaria led 1w Team with a 9-9-10 K-D-A ratio.
Also in Group A, Team Yandex needed two long maps to down OG 2-0, winning in 61 minutes and 71 minutes, both on Dire. Kazakhstan’s Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov led Team Yandex with a 38-8-36 K-D-A ratio. John “Natsumi” Vargas of the Philippines paced OG with a 20-17-25 K-D-A ratio.
In Group B, Team Spirit downed BetBoom Team 2-0, winning in 46 minutes on Radiant and 32 minutes on Dire. Ukraine’s Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk paced Team Spirit with a 21-3-20 K-D-A ratio. Moldova’s Vitalie “Save” Melnic of BetBoom Team notched a 7-10-20 K-D-A ratio.
Also in Group B, LEGION emerged with a 2-1 triumph over Astra Invicta. LEGION opened with a win in 37 minutes on Radiant, Astra Invicta drew even with a 55-minute victory on Dire. LEGION took the match with a 48-minute win on Dire.
Ukraine’s Mikhail “Darklord” Blinov produced a 28-8-28 K-D-A ratio for LEGION while teammate Igor “Stojkov” Stojkov of North Macedonia posted a 36-7-35 K-D-A ratio. Ukraine’s Artem “lorenof” Melnyk notched a 24-11-39 K-D-A for Astra Invicta.
The remaining group-stage schedule:
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
