Team Spirit, Gaimin Gladiators, Aurora Gaming and Natus Vincere improved to 2-0 at PGL Wallachia Season 5 with victories Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.
In Round 2 of the five-day group stage, Spirit swept Edge 2-0, Gaimin Gladiators blanked Team Tidebound and Aurora beat Xtreme Gaming by the same score, while Natus Vincere notched a 2-1 victory over Team Liquid.
The group stage runs through Wednesday and features 16 teams in a modified Swiss system. All matches are best of three. Eight teams will advance to the playoffs, which are double elimination and run from June 26-29. All playoff matches are best of three except for the final, which is best of five.
The prize pool totals $1 million, with the winner taking home $350,000.
On Sunday, Spirit earned a quick 25-minute win on red before outlasting Edge in 72 minutes on green for the sweep. GG defeated Tidebound in 42 minutes on red and 29 minutes on green, while Aurora similarly wrapped things up against Xtreme in 34 minutes on red and 33 minutes on green.
In the other match between 1-0 teams, Natus Vincere opened with a 36-minute triumph on red, then lost to Team Liquid in 44 minutes while on green. NaVi bounced back to win the do-or-die third map in 33 minutes on red.
There were also four matches pitting 0-1 teams against each other, with the losers falling to the brink of elimination Monday. Tundra Esports defeated AVULUS 2-0; BetBoom Team shut out Virtus.pro 2-0; OG topped Nigma Galaxy 2-0; and Wildcard pushed past HEROIC 2-1.
The tournament continues Monday with eight matches in Round 3:
2-0 Group
–Aurora Gaming vs. Gaimin Gladiators
–Team Spirit vs. Natus Vincere
1-1 Group
–Xtreme Gaming vs. BetBoom Team
–Team Tidebound vs. Wildcard
–Team Liquid vs. OG
–Edge vs. Tundra Esports
0-2 Group
–AVULUS vs. HEROIC
–Nigma Galaxy vs. Virtus.pro
Prize pool:
1. $350,000
2. $145,000
3. $100,000
4. $80,000
5-6. $60,000
7-8. $40,000
9-11. $20,000
12-14. $15,000
15-16. $10,000
–Field Level Media
