Tundra Esports won their lone match on Friday to remain the only undefeated team in Group B at the Dota 2 Riyadh Masters in Saudi Arabia.
In Group A, both OG and Team Spirit tied both of their Friday matches to stay unbeaten.
Tundra topped WBG.XG 2-0, prevailing in 34 minutes on green and in 55 minutes on red. Russia’s Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev paced Tundra with an average 9/1/15 kill-death-assist ratio.
OG downed Aurora in 40 minutes on green before Aurora gained a split with a 40-minute win on green. Peru’s Enzo “Timado” Gianoli produced an 8.0/5.5/7.0 K-D-A ratio for OG, while Thailand’s Nuengnara “23” Teeramahanon wound up at 7.3/3.5/11.0 for Aurora.
Gaimin Gladiators routed OG in 14 minutes on red before OG replied for a 44-minute victory on red. Denmark’s Marcus “Ace” Christensen guided Gaimin Gladiators with a 6.5/3.0/10.5 K-D-A ratio, as Timado finished at 8.0/4.5/7.5.
Spirit got past HEROIC in 41 minutes on green before falling in 52 minutes on green. Russia’s Denis “Larl” Sigitov posted an 8.0/4.5/12.0 K-D-A ratio for Spirit, with Peru’s Hector “K1” Rodríguez finishing at 10.5/5.0/14.0 for HEROIC.
LGD Gaming took the first map in 26 minutes on green before Spirit responded with a 30-minute triumph on green. Larl registered an 8.0/2.0/7.5 K-D-A ratio for Spirts, while ended up at Guo “shiro” Xuanang 3.5/1.5/5.0 for LGD’s all-Chinese squad.
In other Group B action on Friday, Team Liquid beat BetBoom Team 2-0, PSG Quest and beastcoast drew 1-1, and Entity swept MOUZ 2-0.
In Group A, Team Falcons posted a pair of 2-0 wins, against LGD Gaming and Blacklist International. Gaimin Gladiators downed Blacklist International 2-0, and Aurora defeated HEROIC 2-0.
The Saturday schedule:
Group A
–Team Falcons vs. OG
–Gaimin Gladiators vs. LGD Gaming
–Team Spirit vs. Aurora
–HEROIC vs. Blacklist International
Group B
–BetBoom Team vs. Entity
–Tundra Esports vs. PSG Quest
–Team Liquid vs. beastcoast
–WBG.XG vs. MOUZ
–PSG Quest vs. BetBoom Team
–WBG.XG vs. Entity
–MOUZ vs. Team Liquid
–beastcoast vs. Tundra Esports
The $5 million Dota 2 event, part of the Esports World Cup, began with 20 teams, with four eliminated prior to the start of group play.
The group stage runs through Sunday, with all matches best-of-two. Teams are competing in two round-robin groups of eight. The top four teams in each group move on to the playoffs’ upper bracket, with the fifth- and sixth-place teams in each group entering the playoffs’ lower bracket.
The double-elimination playoffs run Tuesday through July 21. All playoff matches are best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final.
The winning team will earn $1.5 million and 1,000 Esports World Cup team points, while the runner-up will receive $800,000 and 600 Esports World Cup team points.
Dota 2 Riyadh Masters standings (place, team, overall W-L-T record, maps record)
Group A
T1. Gaimin Gladiators, 2-1-2, 6-4
T1. OG, 1-0-4, 6-4
T1. Team Falcons, 3-2-0, 6-4
T1. Team Spirit, 1-0-4, 6-4
5. Aurora, 1-1-3, 5-5
T6. HEROIC, 1-2-2, 4-6
T6. LGD Gaming, 0-1-4, 4-6
8. Blacklist International, 0-2-3, 3-7
Group B
1. Tundra Esports, 3-0-1, 7-1
2. Entity, 3-1-0, 6-2
3. Team Liquid, 1-0-3, 5-3
4. WBG.XG, 1-1-2, 4-4
T5. BetBoom Team, 1-2-1, 3-5
T5. beastcoast, 1-2-1, 3-5
T5. PSG Quest, 0-1-3, 3-5
8. MOUZ, 0-3-1, 1-7
Dota 2 Riyadh Masters prize pool (money, Esports World Cup team points):
1. $1.5 million, 1,000 points
2. $800,000, 600
3. $600,000, 350
4. $400,000, 200
5-6. $300,000, 90
7-8. $200,000, 30
9-12. $100,000
13-14. $70,000
15-16. $40,000
17-18. $25,000 — Virtus.pro, nouns
19-20. $15,000 — G2 x ig, Azure Ray
–Field Level Media
