A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home. Jordan Woodruff Team Liquid, Tundra Esports and BetBoom Team won their matches Tuesday to advance out of the group stage at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.
Liquid swept Team Tidebound while Tundra and BetBoom each posted 2-1 wins against Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming, respectively.
Liquid, Tundra and BetBoom joined previous playoff qualifiers Team Spirit and PARIVISION, with the final three spots to be determined Wednesday.
The $1 million Dota tournament began with 16 teams in a modified Swiss group stage format with the double-elimination playoffs running through April 27.
All matches in the group stage are best-of-three. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs, and the bottom eight are eliminated. The playoffs are Thursday through Sunday, with all matches best-of-three except for the grand final, which is best-of-five.
Liquid defeated Tidebound in 35 minutes and 50 minutes, both on green. Falcons opened with a 73-minute win on red but Tundra answered with a 37-minute win on red and a 28-minute victory on green. BetBoom sandwiched a 39-minute win on red and a 42-minute win on green around Aurora’s 45-minute win on red.
In Tuesday’s matches pitting 1-2 teams, NAVI Junior swept Nigma Galaxy, Xtreme Gaming swept Shopify Rebellion and HEROIC defeated Edge 2-1. The losing teams were eliminated.
Matches scheduled Wednesday for 2-2 teams:
–Team Tidebound vs. Xtreme Gaming
–Team Falcons vs. NAVI Junior
–Aurora Gaming vs. HEROIC
Dota PGL Wallachia Season 4 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 — Shopify Rebellion, Edge, Nigma Galaxy
15-16. $10,000 — AVULUS, Talon Esports
–Field Level Media
