What was the highlight of today's Singapore Major 2021 gaming day?
Ihor MatusToday's game day was very interesting and in some ways very intriguing. We tell you about the remarkable events of this day.
Evil Geniuses - 1st Finalist
With each passing day, ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 is getting closer and closer to its end. Many viewers were expecting to know the name of the first Upper Bracket finalist. It turned out to be the Evil Geniuses team. Invictus Gaming, even though by their nature, are not a weak team, but in a duel with EG they did not manage to take a single card. Well, now they have one more opportunity to get to the final, but this time in the lower bracket. It will not be so easy to do this, since they now have to fight with Thunder Predator. Why is it difficult? Read on in our material!
Who else will make it to the bottom bracket? - Secret!
This kind of pun can be used to describe what happened today in the second match of the upper bracket. While many spectators were confident in the victory of Team Secret, and bettors were expecting a juicy profit from express bets, PSG.LGD prepared well for Puppey and his teammates, as a result of which they beat Team Secret and became the second finalist in the upper bracket. This is not to say that the battle was very easy. On the contrary, the teams lacked two maps to determine the winner of the meeting and had to play a full-fledged Bo3 match. Now PSG.LGD will compete with Evil Geniuses for the right to become the first grand finalist of the championship, and Team Secret will play with OB Esports x Neon in the lower bracket. Easy for Secret? Perhaps, but PSG.LGD showed today that even the titan represented by Team Secret should not underestimate their rivals.
Vici Gaming Heading Home
In the confrontation between Vici Gaming and OB Esports x Neon, the Chinese were the favorite of the meeting, although not too strongly expressed. Nevertheless, the team from Southeast Asia showed good performance in the fight against the Chinese and extended their stay at the tournament for one more fight. Based on the fact that they will now have to try to beat Team Secret, this meeting will be the last. Nevertheless, Asians entered the top 6, and therefore guaranteed themselves a prize of $ 25,000.
Thunder Predator is on the move!
The dark horse from South America does not think to stop there. After an excellent performance in the group stage, where the team, by the way, took the first line with a result of 5-2-0, the team decided to continue to amaze viewers and Dota 2 fans. The start of the playoffs was unsuccessful and Team Secret beat Thunder Predator 2-0 and the latter had to break through the lower bracket. TP defeated Team Aster, after which they came face to face with Virtus.pro. In this fight, it was difficult to guess the winner, since the line-ups cannot be called weak and the intrigue should have been preserved until the very end, but something went wrong. Thunder Predator beat VP quite confidently, imposing a good fight on the CIS team. Nightfall and his teammates could not cope with the pressure on the first map, after which they lost to their opponents on the second. Thus, Virtus.pro finished their way to 7-8 place in the standings, and the game Thunder Predator never ceases to cause a feeling of surprise. After the match, a wave of praise for TP and massive support from Virtus.pro players appeared on the network. Virtus.pro general director Sergey Glamazda and ex-VP player spoke about what happened. If you missed this news and you are wondering how Glamazda explained the defeat, then we invite you to follow this link.
The championship is very controversial. Tomorrow will be full of other interesting meetings. Will Team Secret complete their path in the tournament without reaching the final? Will Thunder Predator extend its winning streak? Who will be the first grand finalist? You will find out the answers to all these questions tomorrow!
ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 Interim Results
- 7th-8th place: Vici Gaming - $ 12,500
- 7th-8th place: Virtus.pro - $ 12,500
- 9th-12th place: Fnatic
- 9th-12th place: Team Liquid
- 9th-12th place: Team Aster
- 9th-12th place: Quincy Crew
- 13th place: Alliance
- 14th place: AS Monaco Gambit
- 15th place: T1
- 16th place: Team Nigma
Matches history: ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021
The first Major tournament of 2021 runs from March 27 to April 4. Participants in the event share a total prize pool of $ 500,000 and 2,700 rating points between each other.