Liquid edge Aurora in DreamLeague Season 28 first-place battle

Team Liquid won a first-place showdown with Aurora Gaming on Tuesday, registering a 2-1 decision in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.

The result leaves Team Liquid (4-0) alone atop the standings. Aurora Gaming (3-1) share second place with Tundra Esports (3-1), who downed Xtreme Gaming 2-0 on Tuesday.

In the day's other action, BetBoom Team bested PARIVISION 2-1, and Team Falcons toppled MOUZ 2-0.

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 runs through Friday.

From there, four teams will compete in a double-elimination playoff bracket Saturday and Sunday. The playoff 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 Tuesday, Team Liquid opened with a 39-minute win on red before Aurora Gaming equalized in 49 minutes on green. Liquid clinched the series with a 42-minute decision on red.

Sweden's Michael "miCKe" Vu paced Liquid with a 38-12-40 kill-death-assist ratio. Ukraine's Artem "lorenof" Melnyk wound up at 31-15-31 for Aurora Gaming.

Tundra Esports stymied Xtreme Gaming in 36 minutes and 47 minutes, both on red.

Bulgaria's Bozhidar "bzm" Bogdanov logged a 22-4-30 K-D-A ratio for Tundra. China's Wang "Ame" Chunyu finished at 14-12-7 for Xtreme Gaming.

PARIVISION powered to a 24-minute win on green before BetBoom Team prevailed in 62 minutes and 27 minutes, both on green.

Russia's Ilya "Kiritych" Ulyanov steered BetBoom Team with a 23-8-22 K-D-A ratio. Russia's Alan "Satanic" Gallyamov posted a 19-13-7 K-D-A ratio for PARIVISION.

Team Falcons manhandled MOUZ in 33 minutes and 44 minutes, both on red, behind a 41-4-21 K-D-A ratio from Slovakia's Oliver "skiter" Lepko. Malaysia's Yeik "MidOne" Nai Zheng put up a 15-12-16 K-D-A ratio for MOUZ.

The Wednesday schedule:

--BetBoom Team vs. Xtreme Gaming

--Team Liquid vs. PARIVISION

--Team Falcons vs. Tundra Esports

--Aurora Gaming vs. MOUZ

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

1. Team Liquid, 4-0, 8-1

T2. Aurora Gaming, 3-1, 7-3

T2. Tundra Esports, 3-1, 7-3

T4. Team Falcons, 2-2, 4-4

T4. Xtreme Gaming, 2-2, 4-4

T4. BetBoom Team, 2-2, 4-5

T7. MOUZ, 0-4, 1-8

T7. PARIVISION, 0-4, 1-8

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

6. $35,000, $15,000

7. $30,000, $12,500

8. $25,000, $12,500

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