Team Spirit leaves the Major in Berlin without prize money and DPC points
Andrew G.Team Spirit has been eliminated from the ESL One Berlin Major 2023 Dota 2 tournament after losing to Team Aster in the lower bracket playoffs. As a result, the team from Eastern Europe finished in 9-12th place and did not receive any prize money or DPC points.
This is the second Major in a row where the team led by Yaroslav "Miposhka" Naidenov has lost in the early stages of the playoffs. At the previous tournament, The Lima Major 2023, they made it to the second round of the lower bracket before losing to Talon Esports.
Only 9 Pandas represented Eastern European teams at the Major, and they were able to make it to the semifinals of the upper bracket where they will face Tundra Esports. BetBoom was eliminated from the tournament after the group stage.