Nouns Esports, beastcoast and Infinity each advanced to the playoffs with a victory Wednesday at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition in Bucharest, Romania.
Nouns notched a 2-0 win over Invictus Gaming, beastcoast did the same against Azure Ray and Infinity posted a 2-1 triumph versus Alliance in Round 5 matches between 2-2 teams.
The $1 million Dota 2 event opened with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams — all of which had to achieve three wins — advanced to the double-elimination playoffs, while the bottom eight were eliminated.
All matches are best-of-three except for the best-of-five grand final on Sunday. The championship team will pocket $300,000, with the runner-up receiving $175,000.
Nouns secured a 41-minute win on red and 33-minute victory on green to dispatch Invictus Gaming.
beastcoast seized a 49-minute win on red and 55-minute victory on green to topple Azure Ray.
And Alliance recorded a 46-minute win on green before Infinity rebounded with 35- and 52-minute victories on red.
PGL Wallachia Season 2 group standings:
T1. HEROIC, 3-0
T1. Team Falcons, 3-0
T3. AVULUS, 3-1
T3. Natus Vincere, 3-1
T3. Tundra Esports, 3-1
T6. beastcoast, 3-2
T6. Infinity, 3-2
T6. Nouns Esports, 3-2
T9. Alliance, 2-3
T9. Invictus Gaming, 2-3
T9. Azure Ray, 2-3
T12. L1GA TEAM 1-3
T12. MOUZ, 1-3
T12. Nigma Galaxy, 1-3
T15. Apex Genesis, 0-3
T15. Team Waska, 0-3
PGL Wallachia Season 2 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 — Alliance, Azure Ray, Invictus Gaming
12-14. $15,000 — L1GA TEAM, MOUZ, Nigma Galaxy
15-16. $10,000 — Apex Genesis, Team Waska
–Field Level Media
