Vici Gaming rallied for a 2-1 win over Amaru Gaming as the Games of the Future event got underway on Friday in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The $1 million Dota 2 event features 16 teams divided into four groups for the opening double-elimination stage. All group-stage matches are best-of-three.
The winners of the four groups will advance to the playoff quarterfinals. The second- and third-place sides from each group will compete in the preliminary playoff round, and the fourth-place squads will be eliminated.
The single-elimination playoffs will feature best-of-three matches until the grand final on Wednesday, which will be best-of-five. The winning team will earn $350,000.
In Group A on Friday, Amaru opened with a 37-minute win on green before Vici prevailed in 25 minutes and in 37 minutes, both on green. Guo “shiro” Xuanang logged a 24-7-22 kill-death-assist ratio for all-Chinese Vici Gaming. Peru’s Jean “PiPi” Valente paced Amaru Gaming with a 13-8-22 K-D-A ratio.
The other Group A opener saw Yellow Submarine sweep Execration 2-0.
In Group B, Rune Eaters dumped Midas Club 2-0, and PlayTime toppled Team Resilience 2-0.
GLYPH bested Enjoy 2-0 while Zero Tenacity downed Yakult Brothers 2-0 in Group C.
Group D featured a pair of 2-1 decisions. Xtreme Gaming edged LGD Gaming, and REKONIX nipped L1GA TEAM.
The Saturday schedule —
Group A elimination match: Execration vs. Amaru Gaming
Group A winners match: Yellow Submarine vs. Vici Gaming
Group B elimination match: Midas Club vs. Team Resilience
Group B winners match: PlayTime vs. Rune Eaters
Group C elimination match: Enjoy vs. Yakult Brothers
Group C winners match: GLYPH vs. Zero Tenacity
Group D elimination match: L1GA TEAM vs. LGD Gaming
Group D winners match: REKONIX vs. Xtreme Gaming
Games of the Future prize pool
1. $350,000
2. $160,000
3. $120,000
4. $70,000
5-8. $35,000
9-12. $25,000
13-16. $15,000
–Field Level Media
