Team Spirit and Team Liquid swept their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches Thursday as the playoffs got underway at PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.
Spirit opened the double-elimination playoffs at the $1 million Dota 2 tournament by defeating HEROIC in 41 and 50 minutes, both on red. Liquid swept Tundra Esports with a 43-minute win on red and a 39-minute victory on green.
Also advancing to the upper-bracket semifinals via 2-1 wins were PARIVISION and OG.
PARIVISION defeated MOUZ by sandwiching 35- and 27-minute wins on red around a 27-minute triumph by MOUZ on green.
OG rallied to beat BetBoom Team, which opened with a 48-minute win on green before OG answered with a 33-minute win on green and a 39-minute victory on red.
All remaining matches are best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final, where the winner earns $300,000.
Friday’s schedule:
–MOUZ vs. HEROIC (lower-bracket Round 1)
–BetBoom Team vs. Tundra Esports (lower-bracket Round 1)
–PARIVISION vs. Team Spirit (upper-bracket semifinal)
–OG vs. Team Liquid (upper-bracket semifinal)
PGL Wallachia $1 million prize pool
1. $300,000, TBD
2. $175,000, TBD
3. $120,000, TBD
4. $80,000, TBD
5-6. $60,000, TBD
7-8. $40,000, TBD
9-11. $20,000 — Natus Vincere, Xtreme Gaming, GamerLegion
12-14. $15,000 — Team Tidebound, Yakult Brothers, Nigma Galaxy
15-16. $10,000 — Team Cobra, Roar Gaming
–Field Level Media
