HEROIC, one of two teams that posted perfect records in the group stage of the Fissure Playground Belgrade event, lost their playoff opener on Tuesday in Serbia.
Tundra Esports edged HEROIC 2-1 in an upper-bracket quarterfinal match.
The other unbeaten team in the group phase, BetBoom Team, posted a 2-1 victory over Talon Esports on Tuesday.
Also advancing to the upper-bracket semifinals were Team Spirit, who edged PARIVISION 2-1, and Team Falcons, who topped Team Liquid 2-1.
The $1 million Dota tournament began with 16 teams competing in a group stage using a modified Swiss system. Group-play matches were best-of-three for matches that determined advancement or elimination and a single map for all other matches.
The top eight teams in the group phase moved on to the double-elimination playoffs. All playoff matches will be best-of-three except for the grand final on Sunday, which will be best-of-five.
On Tuesday, Tundra began with a 47-minute win on red before HEROIC equalized with a 50-minute victory on red. Tundra took the decisive third map in 40 minutes on red.
Israel’s Neta “33” Shapira paced Tundra with an average 10.7/4.7/15.0 kill-death-assist ratio. Nicaragua’s Yuma “Yuma” Langlet finished at 11.0/5.7/8.7 for HEROIC.
BetBoom Team sandwiched 24- and 60-minute wins on red around Talon Esports’ 44-minute victory on red.
Russia’s Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko produced an average 9.7/6.3/11.7 K-D-A ratio for BetBoom Team. Indonesia’s Rafli “Mikoto” Fathur Rahman logged a 9.0/4.7/8.0 for Talon Esports.
Team Spirit jumped in front with a 43-minute triumph on red, but PARIVISION replied with a 61-minute win on green. Spirit sealed the series with a 68-minute victory on red.
Ukraine’s Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk logged an average 12.3/3.0/17.7 K-D-A ratio for Spirit. Another Ukrainian, Volodymyr “No[o]ne-” Minenko, wound up at 11/4/10 for PARIVISION.
Team Falcons took a 36-minute victory on green before Team Liquid grabbed a 39-minute win on green. On the final map, Falcons claimed the series in 39 minutes on green.
Slovakia’s Oliver “skiter” Lepko registered an average 5.0/2.7/11.0 K-D-A ratio for Team Falcons. Sweden’s Michael “miCKe” Vu recorded a 6.0/2.0/5.7 K-D-A ratio for Team Liquid.
The two upper-bracket semifinal matches will be contested Wednesday:
–Tundra Esports vs. Team Spirit
–BetBoom Team vs. Team Falcons
The two first-round lower-bracket matches are scheduled for Friday:
–HEROIC vs. PARIVISION
–Talon Esports vs. Team Liquid
Fissure Playground Belgrade prize pool:
1. $400,000
2. $170,000
3. $100,000
4. $75,000
5-6. $50,000
7-8. $35,000
9-11. $15,000 — AVULUS, Gaimin Gladiators, Xtreme Gaming
12-14. $10,000 — Wildcard, Yakult Brothers, Aurora Gaming
15-16. $5,000 — Chimera Esports, Shopify Rebellion
–Field Level Media
