Nouns, beastcoast, Infinity advance at PGA Wallachia Season 2

Nouns Esports, beastcoast and Infinity each advanced to the playoffs with a victory Wednesday at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition in Bucharest, Romania.

Nouns notched a 2-0 win over Invictus Gaming, beastcoast did the same against Azure Ray and Infinity posted a 2-1 triumph versus Alliance in Round 5 matches between 2-2 teams.

The $1 million Dota 2 event opened with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams -- all of which had to achieve three wins -- advanced to the double-elimination playoffs, while the bottom eight were eliminated.

All matches are best-of-three except for the best-of-five grand final on Sunday. The championship team will pocket $300,000, with the runner-up receiving $175,000.

Nouns secured a 41-minute win on red and 33-minute victory on green to dispatch Invictus Gaming.

beastcoast seized a 49-minute win on red and 55-minute victory on green to topple Azure Ray.

And Alliance recorded a 46-minute win on green before Infinity rebounded with 35- and 52-minute victories on red.

PGL Wallachia Season 2 group standings:

T1. HEROIC, 3-0

T1. Team Falcons, 3-0

T3. AVULUS, 3-1

T3. Natus Vincere, 3-1

T3. Tundra Esports, 3-1

T6. beastcoast, 3-2

T6. Infinity, 3-2

T6. Nouns Esports, 3-2

T9. Alliance, 2-3

T9. Invictus Gaming, 2-3

T9. Azure Ray, 2-3

T12. L1GA TEAM 1-3

T12. MOUZ, 1-3

T12. Nigma Galaxy, 1-3

T15. Apex Genesis, 0-3

T15. Team Waska, 0-3

PGL Wallachia Season 2 prize pool

1. $300,000

2. $175,000

3. $120,000

4. $80,000

5-6. $60,000

7-8. $40,000

9-11. $20,000 -- Alliance, Azure Ray, Invictus Gaming

12-14. $15,000 -- L1GA TEAM, MOUZ, Nigma Galaxy

15-16. $10,000 -- Apex Genesis, Team Waska

--Field Level Media