BetBoom Team was the only team to get off to a 2-0-0 start at DreamLeague Season 20 as the first group stage commenced Sunday.
BetBoom swept Team Aster and Shopify Rebellion to establish their spot atop the Group B standings. Gaimin Gladiators is closed behind with one win and one draw, while Tundra Esports was the only team to notch a win in Group A action.
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.
BetBoom beat Aster in 45 minutes on green and 34 minutes on red, then took down Shopify Rebellion in 46 minutes on green and 34 minutes on red.
Gaimin Gladiators tied with Shopify Rebellion 1-1 before beating 9Pandas. GG won in 39 minutes on red and 34 minutes on green to take down 9Pandas.
9Pandas and Aster also got in the win column to start 1-0-1 in Group B. 9Pandas beat Entity in 37 minutes on green and 31 minutes on red, while Aster swept OG in 37 minutes on red and 45 minutes on green.
Every match in Group A ended in a 1-1 draw except Tundra’s win over Team Liquid. Tundra snapped up two quick map wins — 25 minutes on red and 28 minutes on green.
Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. Tundra Esports — 1-1-0, 3-1
T2. Evil Geniuses — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. PSG.LGD — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. Talon Esports — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. Team Secret — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. Team Spirit — 0-2-0, 2-2
T2. TSM — 0-2-0, 2-2
8. Team Liquid — 0-1-1, 1-3
Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. BetBoom Team — 2-0-0, 4-0
2. Gaimin Gladiators — 1-1-0, 3-1
T3. 9Pandas — 1-0-1, 2-2
T3. Team Aster — 1-0-1, 2-2
T3. beastcoast — 0-2-0, 2-2
T6. Entity — 0-1-1, 1-3
T6. OG — 0-1-1, 1-3
T6. Shopify Rebellion — 0-1-1, 1-3
–Field Level Media
