Gambit wins the competition after a tough start

Gambit Esports made their way to the competition through a direct Invite. In the group stage, they only got one win for themselves from the four games played. However, this was enough to qualify for the playoffs. In the first game of the playoffs, they got a 2-0 victory against the leaders of Group B, Pavaga Gaming. To reach the grand finals, Gambit won against Forward Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas. In the grand finals, Gambit met OG, where they won with a solid 3-0. The CIS team secured the prize money of $ 50,000 for first place and also got the ticket to Bucharest Minor.

OG makes its way to the final undefeated

OG has clearly won every single one of the four games until the finals. Nevertheless, they already lost their win streak in the first game against Gambit Esports. Just to give you an idea how poorly OG played, the first game lasted only 19 minutes. OG also gave Gambit Esports the next two games of the best of five grand finals. In the end, one had to be satisfied with the second place on the OG side.

Gambit qualified for the Bucharest Minor as the first of the CIS region. The competition was not within the competitive circuit. Gambit Esports arrived at the competition from winning the WePlay tournament! Dota 2 Winter Madness against OG.

The Bucharest Minor

The eight teams have been divided into two groups of four. They played the matches to Bo3 or the best of three games. The two best teams from each group qualified the next phase to double elimination.

Among the top teams qualified so far are Gambit Esports, EHOME, and Keen Gaming. While the other two of each group will go to the lower bracket: BOOM ID, Team Team, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Playmakers Esports.

Remember that now every tournament is important because unlike the past of the competitive circuit, this year all the teams that qualify for the Majors and Minors get points.

Last season only the top four in each tournament got the points. In addition, the champion of the Minor gets the last place for the next Major. In this case, the one that will be held in Chongqing at the end of January, only six days after the Minor ends. The Minor of Bucharest will distribute 500 points and $ 300,000 in prizes.