BetBoom Team defeated Gaimin Gladiators in a tiebreaker match Friday to secure second place in Group Stage 2 at DreamLeague Season 20.
BetBoom Team advanced straight into the upper-bracket final of the playoff stage, where they will play PSG.LGD on Saturday, while Gaimin Gladiators must start in the lower-bracket semifinal against Talon Esports.
BetBoom beat GG in 39 minutes on green and in 53 minutes on red. Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko of Russia averaged a 9.5-1.0-12.0 kills-deaths-assists ratio to lead BetBoom.
BetBoom opened the second stage 5-0 before dropping its final two matches to slip into a tie at 5-2 with Gaimin Gladiators.
Sixteen Dota 2 teams from around the world were invited to DreamLeague Season 20 to compete for a $1 million prize pool. The winner will receive $300,000 and the runner-up will earn $175,000, with the top two finishers also qualifying for the Riyadh Masters later this year.
Group Stage 1 went from June 11-14, with a single round-robin format and all matches best-of-two. The top four teams from each group advanced to Group Stage 2 and formed one single group of eight, featuring best-of-three matches.
The top four finishers from Group Stage 2 qualified for a double-elimination playoff stage to be played Saturday and Sunday; all matches will be best-of-three except for the best-of-five grand final.
The playoff stage begins Saturday with two matches:
–PSG.LGD vs. BetBoom Team (upper-bracket final)
–Gaimin Gladiators vs. Talon Esports (lower-bracket semifinal)
Group Stage 2 standings:
1. PSG.LGD, 6-1 — advances to playoffs
2. BetBoom Team, 5-2 — advances to playoffs
3. Gaimin Gladiators, 5-2 — advances to playoffs
4. Talon Esports, 4-3 — advances to playoffs
5. Team Spirit, 3-4
6. Evil Geniuses, 3-4
7. 9Pandas, 2-5
8. Team Aster, 0-7
DreamLeague Season 20 prize pool:
1. $300,000, Riyadh Masters berth
2. $175,000, Riyadh Masters berth
3. $120,000
4. $85,000
5. Team Spirit — $52,500
6. Evil Geniuses — $47,500
7. 9Pandas — $42,500
8. Team Aster — $37,500
9-10. Tundra Esports, beastcoast — $25,000
11-12. Team Secret, Shopify Rebellion — $20,000
13-14. TSM, OG — $15,000
15-16. Team Liquid, Entity — $10,000
–Field Level Media