PGL Wallachia 2024: Team Spirit made an incredible comeback against Falcons and advanced to the grand final!

Team Spirit defeat Team Falcons 2-1 and advance to the grand final of the PGL Wallachia 2024 Season 1, where they will face the undefeated Xtreme Gaming! Team Falcons were on the verge of victory, leading by more than 21,000 gold in the decisive third map, but an unsuccessful fight completely turned the outcome of the match, propelling the two-time The International champions to the grand final of this major PGL tournament.

Match summary: Team Falcons vs Team Spirit at PGL Wallachia 2024 Season 1

The first two maps were not very interesting to watch as they lacked any intrigue. On the first map, Team Falcons picked Monkey King for their stand-in Nine (who is replacing their midlaner Malr1ne). This hero did not pay off at all and had terrible stats by the end of the map.

On the second map, Team Falcons let Team Spirit regain some momentum and then won an easy map, saving all the action for the decisive third map of the semifinals.

On the final map, the advantage kept shifting back and forth. Initially, Team Spirit gave up a 5,000 gold lead, and later, Team Falcons, thanks to several successful fights, pulled ahead by 21,000 gold. However, at a critical moment, they lost a fight, and the map gradually came under the control of Miposhka and his team. Despite Falcons' efforts and elaborate smokes, they could not win the fight and missed out on the grand final.

For Team Falcons, this was a good result in the tournament, considering they were playing with a substitute in a key position. Although Nine is a former teammate of skitter and Sneyking, he had been inactive for a long time and had not played at a professional level. Securing third place against such strong teams is a commendable achievement.

Prize pool distribution for PGL Wallachia Season 1:

• 1st place: TBD - $300,000
• 2nd place: TBD - $175,000
• 3rd place: Team Falcons - $120,000
• 4th place: G2.IG - $80,000
• 5-6th place: BOOM Esports; Team Liquid - $60,000
• 7-8th place: Gaimin Gladiators; Aurora - $40,000
• 9-11th place: MOUZ; Team Secret; Shopify Rebellion - $20,000
• 12-14th place: nouns; Virtus.pro - $15,000
• 15-16th place: Azure Ray; HEROIC - $10,000

The tournament operator PGL has announced plans to organize at least eight major Dota 2 championships. Wallachia Season 1 will be the first tournament in the series and will take place in Bucharest, Romania. The announced prize pool for the tournament, for which esports teams will compete, will amount to 1,000,000 USD.