Day 1 (July 19) - Play-In Stage

ID Team vs Team Result Countdown (AST) PDT EDT GMT CEST SGT AEST Format
A1 Team Liquid vs Entity 1:1 12:00 2:00 5:00 9:00 11:00 17:00 19:00 Bo2
A2 Team Aster vs Virtus.pro 2:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
A3 Execration vs TSM 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
B1 OG vs Quest Esports 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
B2 beastcoast vs Team Secret 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
B3 Xtreme Gaming vs 9Pandas 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
A4 Execration vs Team Liquid 0:2 14:30 4:30 7:30 11:30 13:30 19:30 21:30 Bo2
A5 Virtus.pro vs Entity 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
A6 Team Aster vs TSM 1:1 - - - - - - - Bo2
B4 beastcoast vs OG 2:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
B5 9Pandas vs Quest Esports 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
B6 Xtreme Gaming vs Team Secret 1:1 - - - - - - - Bo2
A7 Virtus.pro vs Team Liquid 0:2 17:00 7:00 10:00 14:00 16:00 22:00 0:00 Bo2
A8 Execration vs Team Aster 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
A9 Entity vs TSM 1:1 - - - - - - - Bo2
B7 Quest Esports vs Team Secret 2:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
B8 9Pandas vs OG 1:1 - - - - - - - Bo2
B9 beastcoast vs Xtreme Gaming 0:2 - - - - - - - Bo2
A10 TSM vs Team Liquid 0:0 19:30 9:30 12:30 16:30 18:30 0:30 2:30 Bo2
A11 Entity vs Team Aster 0:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
A12 Execration vs Virtus.pro 0:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
B10 9Pandas vs beastcoast 0:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
B11 Team Secret vs OG 0:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
B12 Quest Esports vs Xtreme Gaming 0:0 - - - - - - - Bo2
    • Azzu@lemm.eeOPM
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      1 year ago

      Yeah idk it’s basically just a second group stage before the main group stage.

  • lofbergio@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Man, i am so sick of these pointless group stages.
    I get that you gotta seed the brackets somehow but theres no spice in what essentially is two Bo1s between each team.

    Its like the math people found a good way to seed, but forgot to make it interesting.

    • Azzu@lemm.eeOPM
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      1 year ago

      It’s unfortunately the only way to make a tournament that is fair to the teams. The only alternative to not have boring group stages is to just not do group stages. Or do you know any other alternative?

      The fortunate thing for you is, you can have the “just not do group stages” experience: just don’t tune in to group stages, and only turn in to elimination matches. Those will be today and then on the 25th again.

      Since you can just not tune in, I don’t understand how you’re so sick of them. Do you feel compelled to watch group stages?

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        1 year ago

        Because i enjoy watching good dota being played but it fucking sucks watching a Bo2 that matters diddlysquat. They are even calling it Play-In Playoffs, what a bunch of numbskulls

        • Azzu@lemm.eeOPM
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          1 year ago

          Well, 4 teams got eliminated today in Bo3s, so calling it playoffs definitely makes sense.