HEROIC and MOUZ each won Friday to advance to the semifinals at the $1 million Dota 2 event BLAST Slam IV.
HEROIC swept Aurora Gaming via 33- and 39-minute wins on green. The win moved HEROIC into a best-of-three semifinal match against Team Falcons on Saturday.
MOUZ punched their ticket with a 2-1 victory over Team Spirit. MOUZ sandwiched 48- and 54-minute wins on green around a 31-minute setback to set up Saturday’s clash versus Tundra Esports.
Team Falcons and Tundra Esports secured their semifinal spots by virtue with 9-2 records in the Group Stage.
Sunday’s grand final is a best-of-five. The championship squad will receive $300,000 as prize money, in addition to $100,000 in team earnings. In total, $750,000 will be up for grabs in prize money with an additional $250,000 in team earnings.
BLAST Slam IV prize pool ($1 million total with $750,000 awarded as prize money and $250,000 as team earnings):
1. $300,000 ($100,000 team earnings), TBD
2. $150,000 ($50,000 team), TBD
3-4. $60,000 ($20,000 team), TBD
5-6. $35,000 ($15,000 team), Team Spirit, Aurora Gaming
7-8. $30,000 ($7,500 team), Team Aureus, Natus Vincere
9-10. $25,000 ($5,000 team), Team Liquid, BetBoom Team
11-12. $10,00 ($2,500 team), Yakult Brothers, Execration
–Field Level Media
