GamerLegion and Team Yandex moved within one victory of a spot in the PARI Universe final by winning their upper-bracket semifinals matches on Thursday.
GamerLegion swept OG 2-0, and Team Yandex edged PARIVISION 2-1. The victors will face off on Saturday with a berth in the grand final on the line.
Lower-bracket action began on Thursday, with Team Liquid eliminating Astra Invicta 2-0, and Team Spirit ousting LEGION 2-0.
The $250,000, 10-team Dota 2 event began with a round-robin group stage, with all matches best-of-three. The top four teams in each group qualified for the double-elimination playoffs, with the last-place team in each group eliminated.
The playoffs also will feature best-of-three matches until the best-of-five grand final on Sunday. The championship team will receive $45,000 for the club, $80,000 for the players.
On Thursday, GamerLegion rolled past OG in 38 minutes on Radiant and 43 minutes on Dire.
The United States’ Francis “RCY” Fundemera notched a 20-4-24 kill-death-assist ratio for GamerLegion. Finland’s Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen registered an 8-12-5 K-D-A ratio for OG.
Team Yandex opened with a 72-minute victory on Dire before PARIVISION quickly equalized in 16 minutes on Radiant. On the decision third map, Team Yandex prevailed in 42 minutes on Dire.
Jordan’s Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf amassed a 27-14-24 K-D-A ratio for Team Yandex. Russia’s Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov finished at 35-12-29 for PARIVISION.
Team Liquid bested Astra Invicta in 64 minutes on Dire and 43 minutes on Radiant. Sweden’s Michael “miCKe” Vu recorded a 24-1-18 K-D-A ratio for Team Liquid. Russia’s Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko produced a 12-4-14 K-D-A ratio for Astra Invicta.
Team Spirit earned 42- and 63-minute victories against LEGION, both on Dire. Ukraine’s Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk wound up with a 30-6-17 K-D-A ratio for Team Spirit. North Macedonia’s Igor “Stojkov” Stojkov ended up at 15-11-18 for LEGION.
The upcoming schedule:
Friday
–Lower-bracket quarterfinal — OG vs. Team Liquid
–Lower-bracket quarterfinal — PARIVISION vs. Team Spirit
–Lower-bracket semifinal — OG/Liquid winner vs. PARIVISION/Spirit winner
Saturday
–Upper-bracket final — Team Yandex vs. GamerLegion
–Lower-bracket final — Yandex/GamerLegion loser vs. lower-bracket semifinal winner
Sunday
–Grand final
PARI Universe prize pool, with player prize money and club share
1. $125,000 ($80,000, $45,000)
2. $50,000 ($32,000, $18,000)
3. $30,000 ($20,000, $10,000)
4. $15,000 ($10,000, $5,000)
5-6. $10,000 ($10,000, none)
7-8. $5,000 ($5,000, none) — Astra Invicta, LEGION
9-10. none — 1w Team, BetBoom Team
–Field Level Media
