GamerLegion, Yandex, Team Spirit notch sweeps at PARI Universe event

GamerLegion, Team Yandex and Team Spirit swept to victories on Saturday at the PARI Universe tournament.

Only LEGION needed to go three maps for a victory over Astra Invicta. GamerLegion took down 1w Team 2-0, while Team Yandex shut out OG and Team Spirit did the same to BetBoom Team.

The $250,000, 10-team Dota 2 event is starting with a round-robin group stage, with all matches best-of-three. The top four teams in each group move on to the double-elimination playoffs, with the last-place team in each group eliminated.

The playoffs also will feature best-of-three matches until the best-of-five grand final on Nov. 1. The championship team will receive $45,000 for the club, $80,000 for the players.

On Saturday in Group A, GamerLegion swept 1w Team in 37 minutes and 48 minutes, both on Radiant. Yuma "Yuma" Langlet, a Nicaraguan/Belgian/German player, paced GamerLegion with a 22-4-15 kill-death-assist ratio. Bozhidar "bzm" Bogdanov of Bulgaria led 1w Team with a 9-9-10 K-D-A ratio.

Also in Group A, Team Yandex needed two long maps to down OG 2-0, winning in 61 minutes and 71 minutes, both on Dire. Kazakhstan's Alimzhan "watson" Islambekov led Team Yandex with a 38-8-36 K-D-A ratio. John "Natsumi" Vargas of the Philippines paced OG with a 20-17-25 K-D-A ratio.

In Group B, Team Spirit downed BetBoom Team 2-0, winning in 46 minutes on Radiant and 32 minutes on Dire. Ukraine's Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk paced Team Spirit with a 21-3-20 K-D-A ratio. Moldova's Vitalie "Save" Melnic of BetBoom Team notched a 7-10-20 K-D-A ratio.

Also in Group B, LEGION emerged with a 2-1 triumph over Astra Invicta. LEGION opened with a win in 37 minutes on Radiant, Astra Invicta drew even with a 55-minute victory on Dire. LEGION took the match with a 48-minute win on Dire.

Ukraine's Mikhail "Darklord" Blinov produced a 28-8-28 K-D-A ratio for LEGION while teammate Igor "Stojkov" Stojkov of North Macedonia posted a 36-7-35 K-D-A ratio. Ukraine's Artem "lorenof" Melnyk notched a 24-11-39 K-D-A for Astra Invicta.

The remaining group-stage schedule:

Sunday

Group A -- Team Liquid vs. OG

Group A -- Team Yandex vs. 1w Team

Group B -- Team Spirit vs. Astra Invicta

Group B -- PARIVISION vs. BetBoom Team

Monday

Group A -- OG vs. GamerLegion

Group A -- Team Yandex vs. Team Liquid

Group B -- Team Spirit vs. PARIVISION

Group B -- BetBoom Team vs. LEGION

PARI Universe prize pool, with player prize money and club share

1. $125,000 ($80,000, $45,000)

2. $50,000 ($32,000, $18,000)

3. $30,000 ($20,000, $10,000)

4. $15,000 ($10,000, $5,000)

5-6. $10,000 ($10,000, none)

7-8. $5,000 ($5,000, none)

9-10. none

--Field Level Media