DreamHack Masters Spring 2021: Virtus.pro is still in the game
Ihor MatusThe first leg of the second round of the lower bracket in Group A has been completed. Virtus.pro extended their performance in this championship for at least one more match. They beat Spirit 2-0 and advanced to the next round. Spirit took 11 rounds on both maps.
On Train VP we started on the defensive side and took 10 rounds there. After the transition, they had much more difficult time for attack than for defense, but the map ended with a result of 16-11. The fight ended on Inferno. There Spirit showed a good game for the defensive side in the first half, however, as it turned out, Virtus.pro are able to filigreely defend bombsite points much better than Spirit. As a result, in the second half, Inferno Jame and his teammates lost only one round and took eleven.
In the next round, Virtus.pro will face the winner of the fight between G2 Esports and mousesports.
Six teams will advance to the final stage of the event. Only three teams from each group will be able to get into the playoffs. The teams that showed the best result in their eight will start their way right away from the semi-finals, while the rosters that took 2-3 places in the groups will go to the quarterfinals.
Matches history: DreamHack Masters Spring 2021
DreamHack Masters Spring 2021 started on May 29 and will end on the 5th. The total prize pool of the championship is $ 250,000. 16 participants are competing for the main cash prize of $ 100,000. The vice-champion will receive, in turn, $ 42,000. At the event, the organizers will also give away 4,200 ESL Pro Tour rating points, 1,000 of which will go to the winner's assets.