Team Liquid, Tundra Esports and BetBoom Team won their matches Tuesday to advance out of the group stage at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.
Liquid swept Team Tidebound while Tundra and BetBoom each posted 2-1 wins against Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming, respectively.
Liquid, Tundra and BetBoom joined previous playoff qualifiers Team Spirit and PARIVISION, with the final three spots to be determined Wednesday.
The $1 million Dota tournament began with 16 teams in a modified Swiss group stage format with the double-elimination playoffs running through April 27.
All matches in the group stage are best-of-three. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs, and the bottom eight are eliminated. The playoffs are Thursday through Sunday, with all matches best-of-three except for the grand final, which is best-of-five.
Liquid defeated Tidebound in 35 minutes and 50 minutes, both on green. Falcons opened with a 73-minute win on red but Tundra answered with a 37-minute win on red and a 28-minute victory on green. BetBoom sandwiched a 39-minute win on red and a 42-minute win on green around Aurora’s 45-minute win on red.
In Tuesday’s matches pitting 1-2 teams, NAVI Junior swept Nigma Galaxy, Xtreme Gaming swept Shopify Rebellion and HEROIC defeated Edge 2-1. The losing teams were eliminated.
Matches scheduled Wednesday for 2-2 teams:
–Team Tidebound vs. Xtreme Gaming
–Team Falcons vs. NAVI Junior
–Aurora Gaming vs. HEROIC
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
12-14. $15,000 — Shopify Rebellion, Edge, Nigma Galaxy
15-16. $10,000 — AVULUS, Talon Esports
–Field Level Media
