Aurora Gaming scrape into DreamLeague Season 28 playoffs

Aurora Gaming came from behind for a 2-1 win over BetBoom Team on Friday in their final Group Stage 2 match at DreamLeague Season 28, clinching a playoff berth.

The result left Aurora Gaming with a 4-3 record, tied for third place with Xtreme Gaming, who fell 2-1 to Team Falcons on Friday. That sets up Aurora Gaming and Xtreme Gaming for a lower-bracket semifinal match on Saturday to open the double-elimination playoffs.

There were no changes at the top of the standings on Friday. Team Liquid completed a 7-0 run through the round robin by rallying for a 2-1 victory over Tundra Esports, who took second place at 5-2.

Team Liquid and Tundra Esports will clash in the upper-bracket final on Saturday. The winner will head to the Sunday grand final, while the loser will face the Aurora-Xtreme victory in the lower-bracket final on Sunday.

The $1 million Dota 2 event began with 16 teams competing in a round-robin stage split into two groups of eight teams. All series consisted of two games, and the top four teams from each group advanced to Group Stage 2, a single round robin featuring best-of-three matches that ran through Friday.

The playoffs will feature best-of-three matches until the grand final, which will be best-of-five.

The championship team will receive $250,000 in prize money and a $40,000 club reward. The runner-up side will get $100,000 and a $30,000 club reward.

On Friday, BetBoom Team opened with a 26-minute win on red before Aurora Gaming bounced back for two victories on red, in 49 minutes and 43 minutes.

Russia's Egor "Nightfall" Grigorenko logged a 30-7-26 kill-death-assist ratio for Aurora Gaming. Russia's Danil "gpk" Skutin finished at 17-11-22 for BetBoom Team.

After Team Falcons posted a 48-minute victory on red, Xtreme Gaming equalized in 52 minutes on green. Team Falcons sealed the series with a 67-minute win on red.

Slovakia's Oliver "skiter" Lepko registered a 36-13-30 K-D-A ratio for Team Falcons. China's Wang "Ame" Chunyu propelled Xtreme Gaming at 19-18-38.

Tundra Esports prevailed in 43 minutes on green, but Team Liquid responded with a 30-minute triumph on green and a 43-minute win on red.

Poland's Michal "Nisha" Jankowski powered Team Liquid with a 34-6-37 K-D-A ratio. Russia's Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko guided Tundra Esports with a 26-17-18 K-D-A ratio.

PARIVISION swept MOUZ 2-0 with a 32-minute win on green and a 41-minute victory on red.

Russia's Alan "Satanic" Gallyamov amassed a 21-5-37 K-D-A ratio for PARIVISION. Malaysia's Yeik "MidOne" Nai Zheng ended up at 13-12-12 for MOUZ.

Dream League Season 28 Group Stage 2 final standings, with match record and map record

1. Team Liquid, 7-0, 14-4

2. Tundra Esports, 5-2, 12-6

T3. Aurora Gaming, 4-3, 11-8

T3. Xtreme Gaming, 4-3, 9-8

5. Team Falcons, 3-4, 7-9

T6. PARIVISION, 2-5, 6-11

T6. BetBoom Team, 2-5, 7-11

8. MOUZ, 1-6, 4-13

Dream League Season 28 prize pool, with prize money and club reward

1. $250,000, $40,000

2. $125,000, $30,000

3. $80,000, $25,000

4. $60,000, $20,000

5. $45,000, $15,000 -- Team Falcons

6. $35,000, $15,000 -- PARIVISION

7. $30,000, $12,500 -- BetBoom Team

8. $25,000, $12,500 -- MOUZ

9-10. $20,000, $10,000 -- OG, Natus Vincere

11-12. $17,500, $10,000 -- Team Yandex, Team Spirit

13-14. $15,000, $10,000 -- paiN Gaming, GamerLegion

15-16. $10,000, $10,000 -- Yakult Brothers, Execration

--Field Level Media