BetBoom Team picked up a pair of 2-0 wins on Tuesday to make a charge up the Group A standings at the ESL One Birmingham event in England.
After entering the day in sixth place in the six-team group, BetBoom blanked Talon Esports and Shopify Rebellion to move into a tie for first with Team Liquid. Team Liquid went 1-0-1 on Tuesday, beating Shopify and playing to a draw with Team Falcons.
In other Group A action, Team Falcons came away with a tie in their meeting with G2 x iG, who also fell 2-0 to Talon Esports.
Twelve teams, including eight regional qualifiers, are competing in this week’s tournament for a share of a $1 million prize pool and 26,640 ESL Pro Tour points. The group stage (running Monday through Wednesday) splits teams into two round-robin groups of six, where all series consist of two games.
The top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, the third- and fourth-place teams from each group will move into the lower bracket and the other teams will be eliminated. The double-elimination playoff bracket features best-of-three matches except for Sunday’s grand final, which is best-of-five.
Xtreme Gaming was the only team in Group B to come away with a victory on Tuesday, topping Gaimin Gladiators 2-0. Five other matches resulted in 1-1 ties, forging a three-way tie between HEROIC, OG and Tundra Esports atop the standings.
The group stage concludes Wednesday with six total matches:
Group A
–Talon Esports vs. Team Falcons
–BetBoom Team vs. Team Liquid
–Shopify Rebellion vs. G2 x iG
Group B
–HEROIC vs. Gaimin Gladiators
–Tundra Esports vs. Xtreme Gaming
–OG vs. Team Spirit
ESL One Birmingham Group Stage standings (W-T-L match record, map record)
Group A
T1. BetBoom Team, 2-1-1, 5-3
T1. Team Liquid, 1-3-0, 5-3
T3. G2 x iG, 1-2-1, 4-4
T3. Talon Esports, 1-2-1, 4-4
T3. Team Falcons, 0-4-0, 4-4
6. Shopify Rebellion, 0-2-2, 2-6
Group B
T1. HEROIC, 1-3-0, 5-3
T1. OG, 1-3-0, 5-3
T1. Tundra Esports, 1-3-0, 5-3
4. Team Spirit, 0-4-0, 4-4
5. Xtreme Gaming, 1-1-2, 3-5
6. Gaimin Gladiators, 0-2-2, 2-6
ESL One Birmingham prize pool
1. $300,000, 6,400 ESL Pro Tour points — TBD
2. $175,000, 4,800 — TBD
3. $120,000, 4,000 — TBD
4. $85,000, 3,200 — TBD
5-6. $57,500, 2,240 — TBD
7-8. $47,500, 1,040 — TBD
9-10. $30,000, 560 — TBD
11-12. $25,000, 280 — TBD
–Field Level Media
