⁍ PSG.LGD knocked out Vici Gaming shortly before being ousted in the lower bracket of the DPL-CDA Professional League Season 2 playoffs on Saturday.
⁍ EHOME, the seventh-place finisher in group play, continued a strong run with a 2-0 win over Team Aster to reach the grand final.
⁍ The winner will face EHOME in the best-of-5 final later in the day.
– The best teams in the world are battling it out in the $185,000 online Dota 2 tournament in China, with the winner taking home more than $85,000 in prize money. The best-of-three playoff matches, which are best-of-three except for the grand final, are best-of-three except for the grand final, which Ehome won 2-0 over Team Aster in the upper bracket of the DPL-CDA Professional League Season 2 playoffs on Saturday, reports the Verge. Team Aster, which finished seventh in group play, will face Invictus Gaming in the lower bracket final on Sunday. In the day’s other matches, PSG.LGD knocked out Vici Gaming shortly before being ousted themselves in the lower bracket, earning about $14,275 in the process. Vici Gaming, who entered the playoffs as the top seed, stumbled out with a fifth-sixth place finish and earned about $9,275 after being swept by PSG.LGD in the day’s opening match. In that match, PSG.LGD needed just 19 minutes for the first map before closing it out in 34 minutes on the second map. All playoff matches in the $185,000 online Dota 2 event in China are best-of-three except for the grand final. The winner takes home more than $85,000. The DPL-CDA Professional League Season 2 prize pool (approximate USD): 4. $14,275— PSG.LGD 5-6. $9,275—CDEC Gaming, Vici Gaming 7-8. $4,280— Sparking Arrow Gaming, Royal Never Give Up 9-10.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/esports-dota-dpl-cda-season2-recap/vici-gaming-psglgd-ousted-at-dpl-cda-season-2-idUSFLM86P0TZ