PARIVISION pin Spirit with first Group Stage 2 loss at DreamLeague

PARIVISION completed a 2-0 sweep on Tuesday to hand Team Spirit their first loss in Group Stage 2 action at the DreamLeague Season 24 event.

With the victory, PARIVISION moved into a tie for first place in the standings with Team Spirit and BetBoom Team. All three teams are 4-1.

Volodymyr "No(o)ne-" Minenko averaged 11.5 kills, 1.5 deaths and 14.0 assists as PARIVISION prevailed in 34 minutes on red and in 28 minutes on green.

Group Stage 1 featured two groups competing in single round-robin play, with all matches consisting of two games. The top four teams from each group moved on to Group Stage 2.

The eight teams that advanced to Group Stage 2 are playing each other in a lone round-robin group. All matches are best-of-three, and the two best squads will land in the upper bracket of the playoffs, the third- and fourth-place teams will head to the lower bracket of the playoffs and the remaining four teams will be eliminated.

Group Stage 2 runs through Thursday.

The playoffs, which start on Saturday, will feature a double-elimination bracket. All matches are best-of-three aside from the best-of-five grand final on Sunday. The winner will take home $300,000 of the $1 million prize pool.

In other action Tuesday, BetBoom Team also won 2-0, beating Team Falcons in 48 minutes on red and in 71 minutes on green.

Xtreme Gaming finally broke into the win column by edging Tundra Esports 2-1, and Team Liquid got the best of Team Waska by the same score.

Group Stage 2 action continues Wednesday with four matches:

--PARIVISION vs. Tundra Esports

--Xtreme Gaming vs. Team Liquid

--BetBoom Team vs. Team Spirit

--Team Waska vs. Team Falcons

DreamLeague Season 24 Group Stage 2 standings (overall win-loss record, match win-loss record):

T1. BetBoom Team, 4-1, 8-3

T1. PARIVISION, 4-1, 8-4

T1. Team Spirit, 4-1, 8-6

4. Team Falcons, 3-2, 7-6

5. Team Liquid, 2-3, 6-7

T6. Team Waska, 1-4, 4-9

T6. Tundra Esports, 1-4, 5-8

T6. Xtreme Gaming, 1-4, 6-9

DreamLeague Season 24 prize pool:

1. $300,000

2. $175,000

3. $120,000

4. $85,000

5. $52,500

6. $47,500

7. $42,500

8. $37,500

9-10. $25,000, 250 ESL Pro Tour points -- Gaimin Gladiators, Talon Esports

11-12. $20,000, 125 ESL Pro Tour points -- AVULUS, Azure Ray

13-14. $15,000, 70 ESL Pro Tour points -- Nigma Galaxy, HEROIC

15-16. $10,000, 30 ESL Pro Tour points -- Nouns Esports, Palianytsia

--Field Level Media