CryptØmasters Dota 2 Group Stage is over, with the Top Players Awaiting the Playoff Finals
From October 15 through 18, the group stage of the CryptØmasters Dota 2 was held. It determined the top finalists to progress to the final tournament battle.
The preliminary stage has seen 16 teams fight to qualify for the next stage. They were divided into four groups each consisting of four participants. The matches were played in a best-of-one format, with the two top teams to advance to playoffs.
The stage 1 standings, meanwhile, see the following teams claim top spot:
Team Spirit
Bursaspor
NoPango
EPG
Team Lithium
WuTang
Nemiga
Team Empire
The tournament finals will be held from October 19 to 21. The playoff series will see eight teams compete for $30,000 in prize money and 1,000,000 LUC (Level Up Coin - the in-house currency of the P2L.TV streaming platform).
In that, the prize pool distribution will look as follows: the winner will bring home $15,00, with the runner-up getting $5,000. The award for the third and fourth place will be $2,000, while the rest of finalists will receive $1,500 each.
The finals will be played in the Single Elimination format in a best-of-two series with the winners progressing all the way to the best-of-three grand finals.
The first matches will kick off on October 19:
13:00 (GMT+03:00) - Team Spirit vs Bursaspor
16:00 (GMT+03:00) - NoPango vs EPG
19:00 (GMT+03:00) - The first semi-finals between the match winners Team Spirit vs Bursaspor and NoPango vs EPG
On Saturday, October 20, at 21:00 (GMT+03:00), Nemiga and Team Empire will play their first match.
On Sunday, October 21, at 16:00 (GMT+03:00), the second semi-finals will run between the winners of matches Team Lithium vs WuTang and Nemiga vs Team Empire, with the grand finals to start at 19:00 (GMT+03:00).
The final stage will be covered by Maincast studio. The coverage for the English-speaking community will be provided by Admir "LizZard" Salkanovich and Darren Killerpigeon Elmy.
Watch the tournament here:
The English channel: https://p2l.tv/cryptomasters_dota2_en
The Russian channel: https://p2l.tv/cryptomasters_dota2_ru
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