Secret, Liquid and G2 x iG pick up wins at PGL Wallachia

G2 x iG, Team Liquid and Team Secret improved to 2-2 with victories on Monday in group stage action at the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event in Bucharest, Romania.

G2 x iG swept nouns and Liquid also earned a 2-0 win over MOUZ, while Secret posted a 2-1 win over Virtus.pro.

The $1 million Dota 2 event is beginning with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams will advance to the double-elimination playoffs, while the bottom eight will be eliminated.

All matches in the tournament are best-of-three except for the grand final on May 19, which will be best-of-five. The championship side will make $300,000, with the runner-up receiving $175,000.

Monday's winners are tied for ninth place, while Monday's losers are tied for 12th at 1-3.

The tournament continues Tuesday with three matches between 2-1 teams:

--Aurora vs. Shopify Rebellion

--Gaimin Gladiators vs. BOOM Esports

--BetBoom Team vs. Team Spirit

PGL Wallachia Season 1 group standings:

T1. Team Falcons, 3-0

T1. Xtreme Gaming, 3-0

T3. Aurora, 2-1

T3. BetBoom Team, 2-1

T3. BOOM Esports, 2-1

T3. Gaimin Gladiators, 2-1

T3. Shopify Rebellion, 2-1

T3. Team Spirit, 2-1

T9. G2 x iG, 2-2

T9. Team Liquid, 2-2

T9. Team Secret, 2-2

T12. nouns, 1-3

T12. MOUZ, 1-3

T12. Virtus.pro, 1-3

T15. Azure Ray, 0-3

T15. HEROIC, 0-3

PGL Wallachia Season 1 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

12-14. $15,000

15-16. $10,000

--Field Level Media