Only one of the eight spots in Group Stage 2 remains up for grabs at DreamLeague Season 20 after Wednesday’s action.
9Pandas, BetBoom Team, Gaimin Gladiators and Team Aster advanced from Group B in Group Stage 1. Team Spirit, PSG.LGD and Talon Esports advanced from Group A, with the fourth spot to be decided in a tiebreaker.
Team Secret, Tundra Esports and Evil Geniuses will square off Thursday in a best-of-one round robin after each finished with identical 7-7 map records in Group A.
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 both of the top two finishers qualifying for the Riyadh Masters later this year.
Group Stage 1 began Sunday with a single round-robin format and all matches best-of-two. The top four teams from each group advance to Group Stage 2 and form one single group of eight. The top four finishers from Group Stage 2 will qualify for a double-elimination playoff stage June 24-25.
In Wednesday’s action in Group A, Team Liquid swept TSM and Spirit swept Secret, while the Tundra-EG and Talon-PSG.LGD matches ended in 1-1 draws.
9Pandas finished atop Group B with a 2-0 win Wednesday over beastcoast. Team Aster and BetBoom Team also registered sweeps against Entity and Gaimin Gladiators, respectively. OG and Shopify Rebellion drew 1-1.
Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. Team Spirit — 1-6-0, 8-6
T2. PSG.LGD — 1-6-0, 8-6
T2. Talon Esports — 1-6-0, 8-6
T4. Evil Geniuses — 0-7-0, 7-7
T4. Team Secret — 1-5-1, 7-7
T4. Tundra Esports — 1-5-1, 7-7
7. TSM — 0-6-1, 6-8
8. Team Liquid — 1-3-3, 5-9
Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
1. 9Pandas — 4-2-1, 10-4
T2. BetBoom Team — 3-2-2, 8-6
T2. Gaimin Gladiators — 2-4-1, 8-6
4. Team Aster — 2-4-1, 8-6
5. beastcoast — 1-5-1, 7-7
6. Shopify Rebellion — 0-6-1, 6-8
7. OG — 1-4-2, 6-8
8. Entity — 0-3-4, 3-11
–Field Level Media