Workforce Liquid pulled out a marathon 3-2 win over Workforce Falcons on Friday to succeed in the semifinals of the BLAST Slam VI occasion in Attard, Malta.
Within the different quarterfinal match, Workforce Yandex took down HEROIC 3-1.
The Saturday semifinals will characteristic Workforce Liquid vs. OG after which Natus Vincere vs. Workforce Yandex.
BLAST Slam VI is a 12-team Dota 2 occasion that pays $300,000 to the winner and $1 million total. The occasion opened with three days of group play — a round-robin, best-of-1 format by which every staff performed one another staff as soon as. The highest two groups within the standings, Natus Vincere and OG, moved on to the semifinals of the playoffs.
The groups ending third by way of eighth within the standings superior to the play-in spherical — 4 best-of-3 matches by which the winners advance to the playoffs and the losers had been eradicated. The groups ending ninth by way of twelfth in group play competed within the last-chance playoff, one other best-of-3 format the place the winners superior to the play-in spherical and the losers went residence.
All playoff matches are best-of-5. The championship squad will obtain $300,000 plus $100,000 in staff earnings, whereas the runner-up will get $150,000 and $50,000 in staff earnings.
On Friday, Workforce Falcons opened with a 45-minute win on crimson earlier than Workforce Liquid posted a 33-minute victory on crimson and a 35-minute win on inexperienced. Workforce Falcons despatched the match to the restrict with a 43-minute victory on inexperienced earlier than Workforce Liquid took the decisive fifth map in 38 minutes on crimson.
Poland’s Michal “Nisha” Jankowski recorded a 46/13/54 kill-death-assist ratio for Workforce Liquid. Slovakia’s Oliver “skiter” Lepko wound up at 40/17/28 for Workforce Falcons.
After HEROIC earned a 34-minute win on crimson, Workforce Yandex captured three consecutive maps, in 46 minutes on crimson, 46 minutes on inexperienced and 47 minutes on inexperienced.
Kazakhstan’s Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov produced a 43/12/43 Ok/D/A ratio for Workforce Yandex. Nicaragua’s Yuma “Yuma” Langlet completed at 38/13/30 for HEROIC.
BLAST Slam VI prize pool
1. $300,000 (plus $100,000 in staff earnings)
2. $150,000 (plus $50,000)
3-4. $60,000 (plus $29,000)
5-6. $35,000 (plus $15,000) — Workforce Falcons, HEROIC
7-10. $22,500 (plus $6.250) — Workforce Spirit, Xtreme Gaming, Tundra Esports, GamerLegion
11-12. $10,000 (plus $2,500) — REKONIX, MOUZ
–Subject Stage Media
