At the end of the group stage of the Dota 2 World Championship in Singapore, Evil Geniuses from North America and Tundra Esports from Western Europe are at the top of their groups. The two favorites PSG.LGD and Team Spirit have so far fallen short of expectations.
Apparently the best team of the group stage was EG, who won Group A with an emergence of 7-0-2. Tundra Esports narrowly beat Team Secret for first place in Group B.
Western European teams in particular were able to distinguish themselves in the group phase. The region alone provides half of the teams in the upper bracket. Gaimin Gladiators is the only team from Western Europe to compete in the lower bracket. Tournament favorites PSG.LGD may have settled into a comfortable third place in Group A, but the team has fallen short of expectations.
Surprisingly, the reigning world champions from Team Spirit could only reach the lower bracket after winning the Arlington Major. With a score of 1-7-1, the Eastern Europeans were only able to draw against most teams. The Dota 2 World Championship playoffs will take place on October 20th. begin and broadcast on their own WM channels.