Secret, Liquid and G2 x iG pick up wins at PGL Wallachia
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Jordan Woodruff G2 x iG, Team Liquid and Team Secret improved to 2-2 with victories on Monday in group stage action at the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event in Bucharest, Romania.
G2 x iG swept nouns and Liquid also earned a 2-0 win over MOUZ, while Secret posted a 2-1 win over Virtus.pro.
The $1 million Dota 2 event is beginning with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams will advance to the double-elimination playoffs, while the bottom eight will be eliminated.
All matches in the tournament are best-of-three except for the grand final on May 19, which will be best-of-five. The championship side will make $300,000, with the runner-up receiving $175,000.
Monday's winners are tied for ninth place, while Monday's losers are tied for 12th at 1-3.
The tournament continues Tuesday with three matches between 2-1 teams:
--Aurora vs. Shopify Rebellion
--Gaimin Gladiators vs. BOOM Esports
--BetBoom Team vs. Team Spirit
PGL Wallachia Season 1 group standings:
T1. Team Falcons, 3-0
T1. Xtreme Gaming, 3-0
T3. Aurora, 2-1
T3. BetBoom Team, 2-1
T3. BOOM Esports, 2-1
T3. Gaimin Gladiators, 2-1
T3. Shopify Rebellion, 2-1
T3. Team Spirit, 2-1
T9. G2 x iG, 2-2
T9. Team Liquid, 2-2
T9. Team Secret, 2-2
T12. nouns, 1-3
T12. MOUZ, 1-3
T12. Virtus.pro, 1-3
T15. Azure Ray, 0-3
T15. HEROIC, 0-3
PGL Wallachia Season 1 prize pool:
1. $300,000
2. $175,000
3. $120,000
4. $80,000
5-6. $60,000
7-8. $40,000
9-11. $20,000
12-14. $15,000
15-16. $10,000
--Field Level Media