Jordan Woodruff
Crew Falcons and HEROIC rallied for first-round playoff wins on Wednesday on the BLAST Slam I in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Falcons overtook OG 2-1 to advance to a second-round matchup in opposition to Gaimin Gladiators on Thursday. HEROIC got here again to beat Crew Spirit, incomes the proper to oppose PARIVISION on Thursday.
The ten groups within the $1 million Dota 2 occasion have been divided into two teams for the opening round-robin part of single-map matches.
The highest workforce in every group (BetBoom Crew and Tundra Esports) earned berths within the playoff semifinals. The second-place groups (Crew Liquid and Xtreme Gaming) certified immediately into the quarterfinals. The third-place groups (PARIVISION and Gaimin Gladiators) secured Spherical 2 locations within the playoffs, and the fourth- and fifth-place groups began the playoffs in Spherical 1.
All playoff matches best-of-three aside from the best-of-five closing on Sunday. The profitable workforce will obtain $400,000, and the runner-up will earn $200,000.
On Thursday, OG started with a 33-minute win on pink earlier than Falcons gained the following two maps on pink, in 46 and 45 minutes. Russia’s Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak paced Falcons with a median 9.7/3.0/8.0 kill-death help ratio, whereas Thailand’s Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon wound up at 7.7/4.0/6.3 for OG.
Spirit claimed the primary map in 43 minutes on inexperienced. HEROIC responded with a 56-minute victory on inexperienced and a 61-minute win on pink. Nicaragua’s Yuma “Yuma” Langlet paced Spirit with a 14.3/4.0/15.0 Ok-D-A ratio. Russia’s Denis “Larl” Sigitov completed at 10.7/5.0/15.0 for Spirit.
BLAST Slam I prize pool
1. $400,000
2. $200,000
3-4. $80,000
5-6. $50,000
7-8. $40,000
9-10. $30,000 — Crew Spirit, OG
–Subject Stage Media
