Liquid barely stay perfect in DreamLeague Season 28’s Group Stage 2

Team Liquid came from behind to defeat PARIVISION 2-1 on Wednesday and maintain their perfect record in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.

Team Liquid (5-0) are atop the standings, just ahead of Tundra Esports, who moved to 4-1 by sweeping Team Falcons 2-0.

In the day’s other matches, Xtreme Gaming topped BetBoom Team 2-1, and MOUZ nipped Aurora Gaming 2-1.

The $1 million Dota 2 event began with 16 teams competing in a round-robin stage split into two groups of eight teams. All series consisted of two games, and the top four teams from each group advanced to Group Stage 2, a single round robin featuring best-of-three matches that runs through Friday.

From there, four teams will compete in a double-elimination playoff bracket Saturday and Sunday. The playoff will feature best-of-three matches until the grand final, which will be best-of-five.

The championship team will receive $250,000 in prize money and a $40,000 club reward. The runner-up side will get $100,000 and a $30,000 club reward.

On Wednesday, PARIVISION opened with a 55-minute victory on green, but Team Liquid took the next two maps, in 51 minutes and 27 minutes, both on red.

Poland’s Michal “Nisha” Jankowski carried with Team Liquid with a 30-8-38 kill-death-assist ratio. Russia’s Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov powered PARIVISION with a 29-10-26 K-D-A ratio.

Tundra Esports trampled Team Falcons in 35 minutes on red and 29 minutes on green behind a 17-3-28 K-D-A ratio from Bulgaria’s Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov. Slovakia’s Oliver “skiter” Lepko wound up at 7-8-4 for Team Falcons.

Xtreme Gaming sandwiched two wins on red, in 52 minutes and 37 minutes, around a 49-minute loss on green to BetBoom Team.

Malaysia’s Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang paced Xtreme Gaming at 15-7-26. Russia’s Danil “gpk” Skutin posted a 16-7-41 K-D-A ratio for BetBoom Team.

After Aurora Gaming jumped ahead with a 37-minute win on green, MOUZ closed the series with a pair of victories on green, in 34 minutes and 42 minutes.

Malaysia’s Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng registered a 33-15-38 K-D-A ratio for MOUZ. Russia’s Egor “Nightfall” Grigorenko produced a 24-8-25 K-D-A ratio for Aurora Gaming.

The Thursday schedule:

–Tundra Esports vs. BetBoom Team

–MOUZ vs. Team Liquid

–Aurora Gaming vs. Xtreme Gaming

–PARIVISION vs. Team Falcons

Dream League Season 28 Group Stage 2 standings, with match record and map record

1. Team Liquid, 5-0, 10-2

2. Tundra Esports, 4-1, 9-3

T3. Aurora Gaming, 3-2, 8-5

T3. Xtreme Gaming, 3-2, 6-5

T5. BetBoom Team, 2-3, 5-7

T5. Team Falcons, 2-3, 4-6

7. MOUZ, 1-4, 3-9

8. PARIVISION, 0-5, 2-10

Dream League Season 28 prize pool, with prize money and club reward

1. $250,000, $40,000

2. $125,000, $30,000

3. $80,000, $25,000

4. $60,000, $20,000

5. $45,000, $15,000

6. $35,000, $15,000

7. $30,000, $12,500

8. $25,000, $12,500

9-10. $20,000, $10,000 — OG, Natus Vincere

11-12. $17,500, $10,000 — Team Yandex, Team Spirit

13-14. $15,000, $10,000 — paiN Gaming, GamerLegion

15-16. $10,000, $10,000 — Yakult Brothers, Execration

–Field Level Media