Xtreme Gaming, Falcons advance in PGL Wallachia playoffs

Xtreme Gaming and Team Falcons each recorded a sweep on Thursday to advance to the upper bracket semifinals of the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event in Bucharest, Romania.

Xtreme Gaming posted a 2-0 victory over G2 x iG to set up an encounter versus Team Spirit on Friday in the upper bracket semis. Xtreme Gaming notched 27- and 67-minute wins on green.

Team Spirit had a tougher time of it against Aurora on Thursday. Aurora seized a 71-minute win on red before Team Spirit answered with 41- and 40-minute victories on green.

Also on Thursday, Team Falcons secured a 2-0 win over BOOM Esports after collecting 32- and 34-minute wins on green.

They advanced to face Team Liquid, who notched a 2-1 triumph over Gaimin Gladiators. The Gladiators posted a 35-minute win on green before Liquid responded with 39- and 37-minute victories on green.

The $1 million Dota 2 event started with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams will begin the double-elimination playoffs on Thursday, while the bottom eight were eliminated.

All matches in the tournament are best-of-three except for the best-of-five grand final on Sunday. The winner will earn $300,000, with the runner-up receiving $175,000.

Friday's upper bracket semifinal matches:

--Xtreme Gaming vs. Team Spirit

--Team Falcons vs. Team Liquid

Friday's lower bracket Round 1 matches:

--G2 x iG vs. Aurora

--BOOM Esports vs. Gaimin Gladiators

PGL Wallachia Season 1 final group standings:

T1. Team Falcons, 3-0

T1. Xtreme Gaming, 3-0

T3. Aurora, 3-1

T3. Gaimin Gladiators, 3-1

T3. Team Spirit, 3-1

T6. BOOM Esports, 3-2

T6. G2 x iG, 3-2

T6. Team Liquid, 3-2

T9. BetBoom Team, 2-3

T9. Shopify Rebellion, 2-3

T9. Team Secret, 2-3

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 -- BetBoom Team, Shopify Rebellion, Team Secret

12-14. $15,000 -- nouns, MOUZ, Virtus.pro

15-16. $10,000 -- Azure Ray, HEROIC

--Field Level Media