Deadspin | Tundra Esports win 4 matches, rise atop BLAST Slam VI – Imperial Wire

Tundra Esports received all 4 of their matches on Wednesday to maneuver into sole possession of first place on the BLAST Slam VI.

Tundra improved to 6-1 by way of the primary two days of competitors after defeating MOUZ, Workforce Yandex, GamerLegion and HEROIC — all on purple. Tundra Esports dispatched MOUZ in 38 minutes, Yandex in 49 minutes, GamerLegion in 39 minutes and HEROIC in 47 minutes.

BLAST Slam VI is a 12-team Dota 2 occasion that pays $300,000 to the winner and $1 million general. The occasion opens with three days (Tuesday by way of Thursday) of group play — a round-robin, best-of-1 format by which every group will play each other as soon as. The highest two groups within the standings will advance to the semifinals of the playoffs.

Groups ending third by way of eighth within the standings advance to the play-in spherical — 4 best-of-3 matches by which the winners advance to the playoffs and the losers are eradicated. The groups ending ninth by way of twelfth in group play will transfer to the last-chance playoff, one other best-of-3 format the place the winners advance to the play-in spherical and the losers go house.

The play-in and last-chance rounds will likely be performed Friday by way of Sunday. The 4 remaining groups will play within the quarterfinals Feb. 13. The semifinals will likely be Feb. 14 and the grand last on Feb. 15.

OG adopted up successful all 4 of their matches on Tuesday by dropping three of 4 on Wednesday to slide right into a four-way tie for second place with Workforce Liquid, Natus Vincere and Xtreme Gaming.

Liquid received three of their 4 matches on Wednesday, highlighted by an 84-minute victory on inexperienced over Natus Vincere and a 46-minute overcome Xtreme Gaming on inexperienced.

Natus Vincere and Xtreme Gaming every break up their 4 matches on Wednesday.

BLAST Slam VI standings

1. Tundra Esports (6-1)

T2. Natus Vincere (5-3)

T2. OG (5-3)

T2. Workforce Liquid (5-3)

T2. Xtreme Gaming (5-3)

6. Workforce Yandex (4-3)

7. Workforce Falcons (4-4)

T8. GamerLegion (3-4)

T8. HEROIC (3-4)

10. Workforce Spirit (2-5)

11. MOUZ (2-6)

12. REKONIX (1-6)

BLAST Slam VI payouts

1. $300,000 (plus $100,000 in group earnings)

2. $150,000 (plus $50,000)

3-4. $60,000 (plus $29,000)

5-6. $35,000 (plus $15,000)

7-10. $22,500 (plus $6.250)

11-12. $10,000 (plus $2,500)

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