Deadspin: GamerLegion and Yandex reach upper-bracket final at PARI Universe

Upper-bracket wins

GamerLegion defeated OG in two maps, lasting 38 minutes on Radiant and 43 minutes on Dire. Francis “RCY” Fundemera recorded a 20-4-24 kill-death-assist line for GamerLegion, while Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen had an 8-12-5 line for OG.

Team Yandex took the first map against PARIVISION in 72 minutes, but PARIVISION tied the series with a 16-minute win. Yandex claimed the deciding map in 42 minutes. Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf finished with a 27-14-24 line; Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov had a 35-12-29 line for PARIVISION.

Lower bracket continues

Team Spirit also advanced with a 2-0 victory over LEGION. Both wins came on Dire, in 42 and 63 minutes. Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk recorded a 30-6-17 line for Spirit, and Igor “Stojkov” Stojkov had a 15-11-18 line for LEGION.

Tournament format and prize

The $250,000 event features 10 teams and began with a round-robin group stage. All matches are best-of-three; the top four teams from each group entered the double-elimination playoffs, while each group’s last-place team was eliminated.

Playoff matches remain best-of-three through the Saturday upper-bracket final. The grand final is best-of-five and scheduled for Sunday. The championship team’s prize allocation is $45,000 for the club and $80,000 for the players.