PARI Universe Dota 2: Yandex, Liquid, Spirit and PARIVISION all win 2-0 on opening day
The US$250,000 PARI Universe began with four 2-0 wins for Team Yandex, Team Liquid, Team Spirit and PARIVISION. Here is the group-stage schedule in Malaysia time.
Four favourites won on the opening day of PARI Universe, the latest top-tier Dota 2 event. Team Yandex, Team Liquid, Team Spirit and PARIVISION all won 2-0 on Thursday 22 October in the US$250,000 online tournament. Organiser FISSURE runs the event, and it finishes with a best-of-five Grand Final on 1 November.
Opening day results
In Group A, Team Yandex beat GamerLegion. They won both games on the Dire side, in 37 and 33 minutes, Field Level Media reported. Yandex arrived in good form after winning BLAST SLAM 8.
Team Liquid's 2-0 over 1w Team was much less even. The first game ran 77 minutes before Liquid won it on the Radiant side. They then took the second game in only 27 minutes.
In Group B, Team Spirit beat LEGION in games lasting 42 and 33 minutes. PARIVISION, the reigning DreamLeague Season 29 champions, beat Astra Invicta 2-0. Their first game lasted 62 minutes, and they won the second in 31.
Format and prize money
The 10 teams are split into two groups of five. Each group is a single round-robin, and every series is best-of-three. The top four in each group go through to a double-elimination playoff, and the bottom team in each group is eliminated. The group stage runs until 26 October, and the playoffs run from 28 October to 1 November.
The champions get US$125,000 of the US$250,000 prize pool. Second place earns US$50,000 and third place US$30,000. Group A is Team Yandex, Team Liquid, 1w Team, GamerLegion and OG. Group B is Team Spirit, LEGION, PARIVISION, Astra Invicta and BetBoom Team. Nine teams were invited, and the tenth came through a closed qualifier held from 5 to 8 October.
Group stage schedule in Malaysia time
Series start at 08:00, 11:00, 14:00 and 17:00 UTC. In Malaysia that is 4pm, 7pm, 10pm and 1am the next morning.
- Friday 23 October: 1w Team v OG, Team Liquid v GamerLegion, BetBoom Team v Astra Invicta, PARIVISION v LEGION
- Saturday 24 October: 1w Team v GamerLegion, Team Yandex v OG, Team Spirit v BetBoom Team, Astra Invicta v LEGION
- Sunday 25 October: Team Liquid v OG, Team Yandex v 1w Team, Team Spirit v Astra Invicta, PARIVISION v BetBoom Team
- Monday 26 October: OG v GamerLegion, Team Yandex v Team Liquid, Team Spirit v PARIVISION, BetBoom Team v LEGION
The last day of the groups includes Yandex v Liquid and Spirit v PARIVISION. Those two series are likely to decide the top seeds.
Where PARI Universe sits in the calendar
The tournament comes in a busy end to the Dota 2 year. BLAST SLAM 9 follows from 20 to 29 November, and DreamLeague Season 30 is in December. Southeast Asian fans have no regional team in this event, but the evening start times in Malaysia make it easy to follow.
Key takeaways
- Team Yandex, Team Liquid, Team Spirit and PARIVISION all won 2-0 on day one.
- Liquid needed 77 minutes to win their first game against 1w Team.
- Four of the five teams in each group reach the double-elimination playoffs.
- The winners get US$125,000, and the best-of-five Grand Final is on 1 November.
FAQ
Is PARI Universe a LAN event? No. It is played online, and FISSURE runs it in partnership with PARI as part of its Universe series.
How many teams are eliminated in the group stage? Two, the last-placed team in each group. The other eight teams go through to the double-elimination playoffs starting on 28 October.
What time do PARI Universe matches start in Malaysia? Group-stage series start at 4pm, 7pm and 10pm, and the last series of the day starts at 1am the next morning.
Sources: Field Level Media, Hawk Live, esports.gg