9Pandas scored their second win of Group B action at DreamLeague Season 20 on Monday, while Talon Esports got on the board in Group A.
9Pandas drew with Team Aster before their 2-0 victory over BetBoom Team – which won two matches Sunday. 9Pandas, BetBoom and Gaimin Gladiators are in a tie for the lead in Group B.
For the second straight day, only one of eight Group A matches ended in a win while the rest were 1-1 draws. Talon Esports beat Team Liquid 2-0 after Tundra Esports beat Liquid on Sunday.
Sixteen teams from around the world were invited to DreamLeague Season 20 to compete for a $1 million prize pool. The winner will receive $300,000 and the runner-up will earn $175,000, with both of the top two finishers qualifying for the Riyadh Masters later this year.
Group Stage 1 will run from Sunday through Wednesday, with a single round-robin format and all matches best-of-two.
The top four teams from each group will advance to Group Stage 2 and form one single group of eight. The top four finishers from Group Stage 2 will qualify for a double-elimination playoff stage June 24-25.
On Monday, 9Pandas defeated BetBoom in 31 minutes on green and 39 minutes on red. The group’s only other 2-0 result came in favor of OG, which beat Entity in 57 minutes and 36 minutes, both on green.
As for Group A, Talon took down Liquid in 48 minutes on green and 28 minutes on red. Five of the group’s eight teams now have identical records with four ties in four matches.
Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
T1. Talon Esports — 1-3-0, 5-3
T1. Tundra Esports — 1-3-0, 5-3
T3. Evil Geniuses — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. PSG.LGD — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. Team Secret — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. Team Spirit — 0-4-0, 4-4
T3. TSM — 0-4-0, 4-4
8. Team Liquid — 0-2-2, 2-6
Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
T1. 9Pandas — 2-1-1, 5-3
T1. BetBoom Team — 2-1-1, 5-3
T1. Gaimin Gladiators — 1-3-0, 5-3
T4. beastcoast — 0-4-0, 4-4
T4. OG — 1-2-1, 4-4
T4. Team Aster — 1-2-1, 4-4
7. Shopify Rebellion — 0-3-1, 3-5
8. Entity – 0-2-2, 2-6
–Field Level Media
