Tundra, BetBoom win groups at BLAST Slam I

Tundra Esports swept four matches on the opening day of BLAST Slam I to win Group B in the $1 million Dota 2 event at Copenhagen, Denmark.

Team Liquid posted a 3-1 mark on Tuesday to qualify second behind Tundra in Group B.

In Group A, BetBoom Team and Xtreme Gaming shared first place at 3-1, but BetBoom Team claimed first place thanks to a head-to-head victory.

The 10 competing teams were divided into two groups for the opening round-robin phase of single-map matches. The top team in each group advances to the playoff semifinals, the second-place teams move into the quarterfinals, the third-place teams open the playoffs in Round 2 and the fourth- and fifth-place teams start the playoffs in Round 1.

The playoffs begin Wednesday, with all matches best-of-three except for the best-of-five final on Sunday. The winning team will receive $400,000, and the runner-up will earn $200,000.

In Group B on Tuesday, Tundra Esports beat OG in 24 minutes on red, topped Gaimin Gladiators in 38 minutes on red, stopped Team Liquid in 39 minutes on green and defeated Team Spirit in 31 minutes on red.

Liquid got past OG in 31 minutes on green, downed Spirit in 43 minutes on green and beat Gaimin Gladiators in 40 minutes on green.

In Group A, BetBoom Team prevailed against HEROIC in 32 minutes on red, defeated Xtreme Gaming in 29 minutes on red, lost to PARIVISION in 34 minutes on green and edged Team Falcons in 42 minutes on green.

Xtreme Gaming opened with a 64-minute triumph against Team Falcons on green, then bounced back from their loss to BetBoom Team by defeating HEROIC in 43 minutes on green and PARIVISION in 44 minutes on red.

On the first round of the playoffs on Wednesday, Team Spirit will oppose HEROIC for the right to meet PARIVISION on Thursday, while Team Falcons will meet OG for the right to oppose Gaimin Gladiators.

BLAST Slam I prize pool

1. $400,000

2. $200,000

3-4. $80,000

5-6. $50,000

7-8. $40,000

9-10. $30,000

--Field Level Media