Vici Gaming, BetBoom Team and Tundra Esports secured the final three spots in the PGL Wallachia Season 7 playoffs on Wednesday in Bucharest, Romania.
The double-elimination playoffs for the $1 million Dota 2 tournament begin Thursday. All matches are best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final, with the winning team taking home $300,000.
The 16-team group stage concluded with Wednesday’s win-or-go-home matches between 2-2 teams.
Vici Gaming eliminated Xtreme Gaming with a 2-1 win, sandwiching 22- and 51- minute wins on green around XG’s 41-minute victory on green.
BetBoom Team swept Natus Vincere out of the event with 33- and 34-minute victories, both on green.
Tundra Esports rallied to knock out PARIVISION with a 2-1 win. After PARIVISION opened with a 49-minute win on red, Tundra answered with a 55-minute victory on red and a 48-minute triumph on green.
Thursday’s upper-bracket quarterfinals:
–HEROIC vs. BetBoom Team
–Team Spirit vs. Vici Gaming
–Aurora Gaming vs. Team Yandex
–Team Liquid vs. Tundra Esports
PGL Wallachia Season 7 final group-stage standings:
T1. Team Liquid, 3-0
T1. Team Spirit, 3-0
T3. HEROIC, 3-1
T3. Aurora Gaming, 3-1
T3. Team Yandex, 3-1
T6. BetBoom Team, 3-2
T6. Vici Gaming, 3-2
T6. Tundra Esports, 3-2
T9. Xtreme Gaming, 2-3
T9. Natus Vincere, 2-3
T9. PARIVISION, 2-3
T12. Team Falcons, 1-3
T12. OG, 1-3
T12. Yellow Submarine, 1-3
T15. MOUZ, 0-3
T15. Team Nemesis, 0-3
PGL Wallachia Season 7 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 — Xtreme Gaming, Natus Vincere, PARIVISION
12-14. $15,000 — Team Falcons, Yellow Submarine, OG
15-16. $10,000 — Team Nemesis, MOUZ
–Field Level Media
