Team Secret won both of their matches on Saturday to move from last place to fourth in the Group B standings at the Riyadh Masters.
None of the other seven teams in Group B won more than one match in group stage action on Saturday. BetBoom Team, Talon Esports and Team Aster are currently in a three-way tie for first to lead the group.
In Group A, Quest Esports and Xtreme Gaming each collected a win and a draw on Saturday and are tied for first in the standings with Evil Geniuses — all at one win, three draws and no losses.
The $15 million Riyadh Masters features 20 teams, eight of which qualified directly to the group stage.
The group stage began Friday and features two groups of eight teams. Those matches are best-of-two in a single round-robin format. The top four teams advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, while the fifth- and sixth-place teams from each group advance to the lower bracket. The remaining teams are eliminated.
The playoffs are from July 25-30 and will be double elimination. All matches are best-of-three except for the grand final, which is best-of-five.
The winning team pockets $5 million with $2.5 million going to the runner-up.
On Saturday, Team Secret downed TSM 2-0, winning in 34 minutes on red and 25 minutes on green. Team Secret also beat BetBoom Team 2-0, prevailing in 46 minutes on green and 28 minutes on red.
BetBoom had a better day against Team Liquid, winning in 36 minutes on red and 32 minutes on green.
Other Group B victories included Talon Esports beating TSM and Team Aster topping Tundra Esports.
Quest Esports, who settled for a draw with Gaimin Gladiators, took down Team Spirit in 36 minutes on green before a 39-minute triumph on red. Xtreme Gaming had a draw with 9Pandas, but defeated PSG.LGD in 42 minutes and 50 minutes, both on red.
Team Spirit also dispatched PSG.LGD in Saturday’s only other victory in the group.
Group stage action continues on Sunday with 16 more matches, with eight in Group A and eight in Group B.
Group A standings (match W-D-L, map record)
T1. Evil Geniuses — 1-3-0, 5-3
T1. Quest Esports — 1-3-0, 5-3
T1. Xtreme Gaming — 1-3-0, 5-3
T4. Gaimin Gladiators — 0-4-0, 4-4
T4. Team Spirit — 1-2-1, 4-4
T6. 9Pandas — 0-3-1, 3-5
T6. OG — 0-3-1, 3-5
T6. PSG.LGD — 1-1-2, 3-5
Group B standings (match W-D-L, map record)
T1. BetBoom Team — 3-0-1, 6-2
T1. Talon Esports — 2-2-0, 6-2
T1. Team Aster — 2-2-0, 6-2
4. Team Secret — 2-0-2, 4-4
T5. Shopify Rebellion — 0-3-1, 3-5
T5. Team Liquid — 0-3-1, 3-5
T7. TSM — 0-2-2, 2-6
T7. Tundra Esports — 0-2-2, 2-6
Riyadh Masters prize pool:
1. $5 million — TBD
2. $2.5 million — TBD
3. $1.7 million — TBD
4. $1.2 million — TBD
5-6. $800,000 — TBD
7-8. $500,000 — TBD
9-12. $300,000 — TBD
13-14. $200,000 — TBD
15-16. $100,000 — TBD
17-20. $50,000 — beastcoast, Entity, Virtus.pro, Execration
–Field Level Media
