Liquid and Secret advance to the group stage of the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year
Liquid and Secret advance to the group stage of the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year
On October 12, the last LAN-qualification matches of the biggest tournament of the year were played. Based on their results, the last two participants of the group stage were determined.
Secret defeated Virtus.pro 2-0 in the upper bracket and earned their first slot. Virtus.pro dropped to the lower bracket of qualification, where they played against Team Liquid, but lost again with a score of 0-2.
Thus, the following 20 teams will play in the group stage of the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year:
- PSG.LGD
- OG
- Team Spirit
- beastcoast
- Team Aster
- Thunder Awaken
- BOOM Esports
- TSM
- Tundra Esports
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- Soniqs
- Hokori
- Entity
- BetBoom Team
- Royal Never Give Up
- Talon Esports
- Team Secret
- Team Liquid
The group stage of the main Dota 2 tournament of the year will begin on October 15 and run through October 18.