Team Falcons, BetBoom Team start fast at Wallachia Season 8

Xtreme Gaming, PARIVISION, Team Falcons and BetBoom Team won in sweeps as the PGL Wallachia Season 8 group stage opened on Saturday in Bucharest, Romania.

Other winners, by 2-1 scores, were Team Spirit, Team Liquid Aurora Gaming and HEROIC.

The $1 million Dota 2 tournament began Saturday with the 16-team group stage, which concludes Wednesday. Eight teams advance to the double-elimination playoffs on April 23-26. All matches are best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final.

Xtreme Gaming knocked off Natus Vincere in 44 and 34 minutes, both on green. PARIVISION took down MOUZ in 26 and 43 minutes, both on green.

BetBoom Team swept Virtus.pro in 34 and 40 minutes, both on green. Team Falcons dispatched Team Yandex in 49 minutes on green and 36 minutes on red.

Team Spirit dropped its opening map on green in 33 minutes to Vici Gaming, then rallied with wins in 58 minutes on red and 38 minutes on green.

Team Liquid won in 46 minutes, fell to GamerLegion in 39 minutes, then won the deciding map in 48 minutes -- all winning teams on red.

Aurora Gaming took the opener in 41 minutes on red, then South America Rejects drew even with a 24-minute victory on green before Aurora triumphed in 32 minutes on red.

HEROIC started fast in 32 minutes on green, then Tundra Esports won a marathon of 65 minutes on green before HEROIC won in 39 minutes on red.

Sunday's Round 2 schedule for 1-0 teams:

--Xtreme Gaming vs. Aurora Gaming

--Team Liquid vs. BetBoom Team

--Team Spirit vs. Team Falcons

--PARIVISION vs. HEROIC

Round 2 for 0-1 teams

--Vici Gaming vs. Natus Vincere

--MOUZ vs. GamerLegion

--Team Yandex vs. South America Rejects

--Tundra Esports vs. Virtus.pro

PGL Wallachia Season 8 prize pool:

1. $300,000 -- TBD

2. $175,000 -- TBD

3. $120,000 -- TBD

4. $80,000 -- TBDt

5-6. $60,000 -- TBD

7-8. $40,000 -- TBD

9-11. $20,000 -- TBD

12-14. $15,000 -- TBD

15-16. $10,000 -- TBD

--Field Level Media