BOOM, G2 x iG and Liquid reach PGL Wallachia playoffs

BOOM Esports, G2 x iG and Team Liquid seized the final three playoff spots on Wednesday at the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 1 event in Bucharest, Romania.

BOOM defeated Shopify Rebellion and G2 x iG eliminated BetBoom Team with 2-1 wins before Liquid swept Team Secret to complete the group stage action.

The $1 million Dota 2 event started with 16 teams in a modified Swiss-system group stage. The top eight teams will begin the double-elimination playoffs on Thursday, while the bottom eight were eliminated.

All matches in the tournament are best-of-three except for the best-of-five grand final on Sunday. The winner will earn $300,000, with the runner-up receiving $175,000.

On Wednesday, Shopify Rebellion opened with a 27-minute win on red before BOOM Esports rallied with 46- and 43-minute wins, both on green. G2 x iG sandwiched a 40-minute win on red and a 40-minute win on green around BetBoom Team's 37-minute victory on green. Liquid outlasted Secret with a 49-minute victory on green and a 56-minute win on red.

Thursday's upper bracket quarterfinal matches:

--Xtreme Gaming vs. G2 x iG

--Aurora vs. Team Spirit

--Team Falcons vs. BOOM Esports

--Gaimin Gladiators vs. Team Liquid

PGL Wallachia Season 1 final group standings:

T1. Team Falcons, 3-0

T1. Xtreme Gaming, 3-0

T3. Aurora, 3-1

T3. Gaimin Gladiators, 3-1

T3. Team Spirit, 3-1

T6. BOOM Esports, 3-2

T6. G2 x iG, 3-2

T6. Team Liquid, 3-2

T9. BetBoom Team, 2-3

T9. Shopify Rebellion, 2-3

T9. Team Secret, 2-3

T12. nouns, 1-3

T12. MOUZ, 1-3

T12. Virtus.pro, 1-3

T15. Azure Ray, 0-3

T15. HEROIC, 0-3

PGL Wallachia Season 1 prize pool:

1. $300,000

2. $175,000

3. $120,000

4. $80,000

5-6. $60,000

7-8. $40,000

9-11. $20,000 -- BetBoom Team, Shopify Rebellion, Team Secret

12-14. $15,000 -- nouns, MOUZ, Virtus.pro

15-16. $10,000 -- Azure Ray, HEROIC