OG, MOUZ and PARIVISION all advanced to the playoffs at PGL Wallachia Season 6 with Round 4 victories on Tuesday in Bucharest, Romania.
In matchups of 2-1 teams, with a playoff spot going to the winner, MOUZ earned a 2-1 victory over Natus Vincere, OG defeated HEROIC 2-1 and PARIVISION finished off a 2-0 sweep over BetBoom Team.
In a trio of elimination matches between 1-2 teams, GamerLegion stayed alive with a 2-1 victory over Yakult Brothers, while a pair of 2-0 sweeps went to Tundra Esports over Team Tidebound and Xtreme Gaming over Nigma Galaxy.
The group stage features a modified Swiss style of 16 teams competing in five rounds from Saturday through Wednesday. All matches are best-of-three. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs on Nov. 20-23 and the remaining eight are eliminated.
The playoffs use a double-elimination bracket with all matches best-of-three except for the grand final, which is best-of-five. The tournament has a $1 million prize pool, with a $300,000 first prize.
MOUZ earned its 2-1 victory on green over NaVi after rallying from an early deficit. Navi won the opener in 39 minutes, while MOUZ rebounded to win in 29 minutes to force a final match then advanced in 1 hour, 7 minutes in the clincher. Daniel “Ghost” Chan of Malaysia had 28 kills and 21 assists, including 15 assists in the clincher.
OG moved on by also rallying from an early 1-0 deficit. OG fell in 31 minutes on green, before winning in 38 minutes on red then advancing in the clincher in 40 minutes on green. Erin Jasper “Yopaj” Ferrer of the Philippines finished with a combined 29 kills and 23 assists over the final two matches.
PARIVISION moved into the playoffs with a sweep, earning a 1-hour, 21-minute victory on green and then clinching a spot in the next round with a 57-minute victory on green. Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov of Russia stepped up with 27 kills and 10 assists.
Yakult Brothers, Team Tidebound and Nigma Galaxy all were eliminated with their Round 4 defeats.
Wednesday’s matches:
–Natus Vincere vs. Tundra
–BetBoom Team vs. GamerLegion
–Xtreme Gaming vs. HEROIC
PGL Wallachia $1 million prize pool
1. $300,000, TBD
2. $175,000, TBD
3. $120,000, TBD
4. $80,000, TBD
5-6. $60,000, TBD
7-8. $40,000, TBD
9-11. $20,000, TBD
12-14. $15,000, Team Tidebound, Yakult Brothers, Nigma Galaxy
15-16. $10,000, Team Cobra, Roar Gaming
–Field Level Media
