Digest of the first game day of the PGL Arlington Major

The long-awaited Dota 2 Major called PGL Arlington Major started yesterday. The first stage of the tournament was the group stage. Fans were expected to play 16 matches in bo2 format.

Also, the editors of EGamersWorld conduct a daily interactive column with predictions for the fantasy league from the authors of our site. You can find the results of the first day and forecasts for today in the relevant news.

Group A

Team name

Match statistics

Map statistics

1

Team Liquid

1-1-0

3-1

2

Fnatic

0-2-0

2-2

3

OG

0-2-0

2-2

4

Outsiders

0-2-0

2-2

5

PSG.LGD

1-0-0

2-0

6

Royal Never Give Up

0-2-0

2-2

7

Soniqs

0-1-1

1-3

8

Talon Esports

0-1-1

1-3

9

Thunder Awaken

0-1-0

1-1

It is worth noting the excellent game from PSG.LGD, who prove that they are one of the best teams in the world when motivated. The tournament was also successfully started by Team Liquid. Royal Never Give Up made some embarrassing mistakes and lost one map to the teams they were supposed to replay.

You can read about the results of the first series of matches in Group A, as well as the second series of matches in our news.

Group B

Team name

Match statistics

Map statistics

1

Team Aster

2-0-0

4-0

2

Team Spirit

2-0-0

4-0

3

BOOM Esports

1-1-0

3-1

4

Entity

1-0-1

2-2

5

Natus Vincere

1-0-1

2-2

6

Tundra Esports

0-1-1

1-3

7

beastcoast

0-0-2

0-4

8

Evil Geniuses

0-0-2

0-4

There are fewer teams in Group B as Xtreme Gaming decided to pull out of the PGL Arlington Major. Evil Geniuses had a disastrous start for the best team in North America. They lost to BOOM Esports, who, on the contrary, started the Major on a good note. Natus Vincere are showing strange drafts, but they managed to save the day thanks to the decent personal performance of the players.

You can read about the results of the first series of matches in group B, as well as the second series of matches in our news.

Recall that the PGL Arlington Major takes place from 4 to 14 August this year. The top 17 teams from around the world compete for the $500,000 prize pool and 4,570 DPC points needed to qualify for The International 2022. The venue is Esports Stadium Arlington in Arlington, Texas. The winner will receive the main prize of $200,000 and 820 DPC points.

Keep following the news and events at the Major with EGamersWorld!