HEROIC, Tundra Esports, Team Falcons and Nouns Esports all won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches on Thursday at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition in Bucharest, Romania.
HEROIC swept Infinity 2-0, while Tundra Esports did the same to Natus Vincere. Team Falcons topped beastcoast 2-1 and Nouns posted a 2-1 victory over AVULUS.
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.
On Thursday, HEROIC notched a 43-minute win on red and closed out the match with a 28-min victory on green to oust Infinity.
Tundra made quick work of Natus Vincere, with a pair of wins on green (31 minutes and 26 minutes).
With a 50-minute triumph on red, Team Falcons grabbed the lead over beascoast, who then evened the match with a 52-minute win on red. Team Falcons bounced back in the decisive third game, a 52-minute victory on green.
AVULUS opened with a 36-minute win on green but Nouns took the next two on green (44 minutes and 52 minutes) to advance.
The tournament continues Friday with four matches:
–HEROIC vs. Tundra Esports (upper-bracket semifinals)
–Team Falcons vs. Nouns Esports (upper-bracket semifinals)
–Infinity vs. Natus Vincere (lower-bracket Round 1)
–beascoast vs. AVULUS (lower-bracket Round 1)
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
