November 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans react during the League of Legends World Championships between T1 and DRat the Chase Center. Mandatory credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images BetBoom Team needed just over an hour in total to win two games as the Fissure Playground Belgrade event got underway on Friday in Serbia.
The $1 million Dota tournament begins with 16 teams competing in a group stage using a modified Swiss system. Group stage matches consist of a single map at the start, then are best of three for matches that decide advancement or elimination.
The top eight teams in the group stage advance to the double-elimination playoffs. All play-off matches will be best-of-three except for the grand final on February 2, which will be best-of-five.
On Friday, BetBoom Team Shopify routed Rebellion in 24 minutes on green, then topped Wildcard in 38 minutes on red. Russia’s Danil “gpk” Skutin compiled a combined 18-3-22 kill-death-assist ratio for the BetBoom Team.
Three other teams swept their two games on Friday.
Team Liquid defeated AVULUS in 36 minutes on green and then beat Talon Esports in 47 minutes on green. Team Spirit scored a 51-minute victory on green against Chimera Esports, then cruised past the Yakult Brothers in 46 minutes on red. Heroic needed 60 minutes on green against Team Falcons and then took down Aurora Gaming in 43 minutes on green.
In matches between teams that previously lost their openers, Gaimin Gladiators beat Xtreme Gaming in 45 minutes on red, PARIVISION earned a 35-minute win on green against Chimera Esports, Tundra Esports cruised past Shopify Rebellion in 26 minutes on green, and Team Falcons drew. out a 62-minute triumph against AVULUS in red.
In first round action, Talon Esports topped Gaimin Gladiators in 44 minutes on green, Wildcard beat Xtreme Gaming in 25 minutes on red, Yakult Brothers beat Tundra Esports in 29 minutes on green, and Aurora Gaming dumped PARIVISION in 52 minutes on green.
Saturday’s schedule:
Matchups of 2-0 teams
–BetBoom Team vs. Team Liquid
–HEROIC vs. Team Spirit
Matchups of 1-1 teams
–Talon Esports vs. Tundra Esports
–Yakult Brothers vs. PARISH VISION
–Aurora Gaming vs Gaimin Gladiators
–Team Falcons vs. Wildcatd
Matchups of 0-2 teams
–Xtreme Gaming vs. Chimera Esports
–Shopify Rebellion vs. AVULUS
Fissure Playground Belgrade prize pool
1. $400,000
2. $170,000
3. $100,000
4. $75,000
5-6. 50,000 USD
7-8. $35,000
9-11. $15,000
12-14. $10,000
15-16. $5,000
–Field Level Media
