Falcons, HEROIC are first to reach PGL Wallachia Season 2 playoffs

Team Falcons and HEROIC became the first two teams to punch their tickets to the playoffs at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 when they finished their group stage runs at 3-0 Sunday in Bucharest, Romania.

Two matches in Sunday’s Round 3 pitted 2-0 teams against each other. Team Falcons swept AVULUS in two maps, winning in 39 minutes on green and 21 minutes on red.

HEROIC, meanwhile, battled past Tundra Esports 2-1. HEROIC prevailed in 26 minutes on green before Tundra responded in 41 minutes on green. HEROIC pulled out the final map in 46 minutes while playing on red.

The $1 million Dota 2 event opened with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams will advance to the double-elimination playoffs, while the bottom eight will be eliminated.

All matches are best-of-three except for the best-of-five grand final on Oct. 13. The championship team will pocket $300,000, with the runner-up receiving $175,000.

In other results Sunday, Apex Genesis and Team Waska were the first two teams shown the door when they lost their 0-2 matches.

Infinity rallied to beat Team Waska 2-1; Waska won the first map in 61 minutes on red before Infinity answered with a 39-minute victory on red and a 55-minute win on green.

Apex Genesis was swept by beastcoast, who won in 36 minutes on red and 30 minutes on green.

In the four matches pitting 1-1 teams, Azure Ray beat Nigma Galaxy 2-1; Alliance swept Nouns Esports 2-0; Invictus Gaming rallied past L1GA Team 2-1; and Natus Vincere defeated MOUZ 2-0.

PGL Wallachia Season 2 group standings

T1. HEROIC, 3-0

T1. Team Falcons, 3-0

T3. Alliance, 2-1

T3. AVULUS, 2-1

T3. Azure Ray, 2-1

T3. Invictus Gaming, 2-1

T3 Natus Vincere, 2-1

T3. Tundra Esports, 2-1

T9. beastcoast, 1-2

T9. Infinity, 1-2

T9. L1GA Team 1-2

T9. MOUZ, 1-2

T9. Nigma Galaxy, 1-2

T9. Nouns Esports, 1-2

T15. Apex Genesis, 0-2

T15. Team Waska, 0-2

PGL Wallachia Season 2 prize pool

1. $300,000

2. $175,000

3. $120,000

4. $80,000

5-6. $60,000

7-8. $40,000

9-11. $20,000

12-14. $15,000

15-16. $10,000 — Apex Genesis, Team Waska

–Field Level Media