Team Liquid came from behind to beat MOUZ 2-1 on Thursday, keeping their perfect record intact in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.
Team Liquid (6-0) are atop the standings, just ahead of Tundra Esports, who moved to 5-1 with a 2-1 victory over BetBoom Team.
In the day’s other matches, Xtreme Gaming topped Aurora Gaming 2-1, and PARIVISION edged Team Falcons 2-1.
The $1 million Dota 2 event began with 16 teams competing in a round-robin stage split into two groups of eight teams. All series consisted of two games, and the top four teams from each group advanced to Group Stage 2, a single round robin featuring best-of-three matches that runs through Friday.
From there, four teams will compete in a double-elimination playoff bracket Saturday and Sunday. The playoff will feature best-of-three matches until the grand final, which will be best-of-five.
The championship team will receive $250,000 in prize money and a $40,000 club reward. The runner-up side will get $100,000 and a $30,000 club reward.
On Thursday, MOUZ opened with a 34-minute victory on red, but Team Liquid responded to take the next two maps, in 46 minutes on red and 31 minutes on green.
Sweden’s Michael “miCKe” Vu carried with Team Liquid with a 37-9-18 kill-death-assist ratio. Remco “Crystallis” Arets of the Netherlands powered MOUZ with a 30-10-22 K-D-A ratio.
Tundra Esports topped BetBoom Team in 28 minutes on red, BetBoom answered with a 48-minute win on Green before Tundra finished the match in 37 minutes on green. Russia’s Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko led the way for Tundra with a 33-10-26 K-D-A ratio. Another Russian, Danil “gpk” Skutin, wound up at 23-12-25 for BetBoom.
Xtreme Gaming dropped the opener on green to Aurora Gaming in 41 minutes but bounced back for wins in 52 minutes and 35 minutes, on red and green, respectively.
China’s Wang “Ame” Chunyu paced Xtreme Gaming at 28-12-31. Russia’s Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko posted a 24-9-21 K-D-A ratio for Aurora Gaming.
PARIVISION jumped ahead with a 35-minute win on green, Team Falcons answered with a win on red in 41 minutes, and then PARIVISION finished the series with a victory on green in 42 minutes.
Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov of Russia registered a 38-6-20 K-D-A ratio for PARIVISION. Russia’s Ivan “Vazya” German produced a 21-9-22 K-D-A ratio for Team Falcons.
The Friday schedule:
–Tundra Esports vs. Team Liquid
–Aurora Gaming vs. BetBoom Team
–Xtreme Gaming vs. Team Falcons
–PARIVISION vs. MOUZ
Dream League Season 28 Group Stage 2 standings, with match record and map record
1. Team Liquid, 6-0, 12-3
2. Tundra Esports, 5-1, 11-4
3. Xtreme Gaming, 4-2, 8-6
4. Aurora Gaming, 3-3, 9-7
T5. BetBoom Team, 2-4, 6-9
T5. Team Falcons, 2-4, 5-8
T7. MOUZ, 1-5, 4-11
T7. PARIVISION, 1-5, 4-11
Dream League Season 28 prize pool, with prize money and club reward
1. $250,000, $40,000
2. $125,000, $30,000
3. $80,000, $25,000
4. $60,000, $20,000
5. $45,000, $15,000
6. $35,000, $15,000
7. $30,000, $12,500
8. $25,000, $12,500
9-10. $20,000, $10,000 — OG, Natus Vincere
11-12. $17,500, $10,000 — Team Yandex, Team Spirit
13-14. $15,000, $10,000 — paiN Gaming, GamerLegion
15-16. $10,000, $10,000 — Yakult Brothers, Execration
–Field Level Media
