Gaimin Gladiators reach PGL Wallachia grand final
A backlit keyboard is part of the gear online video game streamer Jordan Woodruff uses in his Gilbert home.
Jordan Woodruff Gaimin Gladiators swept Team Liquid on Saturday to reach the grand final at the $1 million PGL Wallachia Season 5 event in Bucharest, Romania.
Liquid dropped into Sunday's lower-bracket final against BetBoom Team, with the winner advancing to face Gaimin Gladiators in Sunday's best-of-five title clash. At stake is a top prize of $300,000.
Sixteen teams began the Dota 2 competition on June 21, with the top eight advancing from the group stage to the double-elimination playoffs.
Gaimin Gladiators have won all six matches this week. They swept Liquid with a 44-minute victory on red and a 36-minute win on green.
BetBoom Team rallied to knock out Team Spirit in fourth place. Spirit opened with a 42-minute win on green, but BetBoom Team answered with 36- and 34-minute triumphs on red.
PGL Wallachia Season 5 prize pool:
1. $350,000
2. $145,000
3. $100,000
4. $80,000 -- Team Spirit
5-6. $60,000 -- Natus Vincere, Xtreme Gaming
7-8. $40,000 -- Tundra Esports, Aurora Gaming
9-11. $20,000 -- Team Tidebound, Wildcard, HEROIC
12-14. $15,000 -- Edge, OG, Nigma Galaxy
15-16. $10,000 -- Avulus, Virtus.pro
--Field Level Media
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