Spirit only make Lower Bracket, Talon, TSM, BetBoom and Soniqs eliminated from TI11
After four days packed with intense Dota 2 action, The International 11's Group Stage has finally come to a close.
Day 4 of the Group Stage ended with two North American teams, TSM FTX and Soniqs Esports, eliminated from the tournament.
Also failing to make the Main Stage of the tournament were Eastern European squad BetBoom Team and Southeast Asia regional winners Talon Esports.
In Group A, Western European powerhouse OG managed to turn things around, winning their last series against China heavyweights RNG to squeak into the upper brackets, joining PSG.LGD, Team Liquid and Evil Geniuses.
Meanwhile, BOOM Esports managed to make the lower brackets after a surprise victory over Group A leaders EG, joining Hokori, Gaimin Gladiators and RNG in the pool for the nerve-wreaking Best of 1.
It was particularly heartbreaking for RNG, who had looked so strong in the early days of the Group Stage, only to have their team hit by COVID and having to settle for a lower bracket slot.
Over on Group B, Tundra solidified their status as Western Europe force with a 14-4 record, the only team in the Group Stage to not lose a single series.
Joining them in the upper bracket are Secret, Aster and Thunder Awaken.
Meanwhile, Entity had to fight tooth and nail against a Talon squad looking for their maiden TI Main Stage appearance.
They eventually defeated the plucky SEA squad, but near bottom of the Group Stage and having to fight in the Bo1 was probably not where the team that made Secret and Liquid fight through the Last Chance Qualifiers for their shot at TI11 thought they would be at this stage of the tournament.
Another surprise for the Lower Bracket from Group B are Team Spirit, the defending champions from TI10. They are joined by Beastcoast and Fnatic, rounding up the list of teams that will be in that anxiety-inducing first round.
Here’s how all the matches in the final day of TI11’s Group Stage went down:
Entity 0-2 Talon Esports
Team Aster 0-2 Team Secret
Thunder Awaken 1-1 TSM
Team Spirit 1-1 Beastcoast
Tundra Esports 2-0 Fnatic
Royal Never Give Up 0-2 OG
PSG.LGD 1-1 BetBoom Team
Team Liquid 2-0 Hokori
Evil Geniuses 0-2 BOOM Esports
Gaimin Gladiators 2-0 Soniqs Esports
Team Aster 1-1 Team Spirit
Fnatic 2-0 TSM
Tundra Esports 2-0 Entity
Team Secret 2-0 Talon Esports
Thunder Awaken 1-1 Beastcoast
The Group Stage also ended with tiebreakers to determine some of the teams that got eliminated.
Group A:
Soniqs Esports 0-1 BOOM Esports
BOOM Esports 1-0 BetBoom Team
Group B:
Entity 2-0 Talon Esports
Here are the final standings for the TI11 Group Stage:
Group A
Evil Geniuses - 14-4 - upper bracket
Team Liquid - 13-5 - upper bracket
PSG.LGD - 12-6 - upper bracket
OG - 10-8 - upper bracket
Hokori - 9-9 - lower bracket
Royal Never Give Up - 9-9 - lower bracket
Gaimin Gladiators - 8-10 - lower bracket
BOOM Esports - 5-13 - lower bracket
BetBoom Team - 5-13 - eliminated
Soniqs Esports - 5-13 - eliminated
Group B
Tundra Esports - 14-4 - upper bracket
Team Secret - 13-5 - upper bracket
Thunder Awaken - 10-8 - upper bracket
Team Aster - 10-8 - upper bracket
Fnatic - 9-9 - lower bracket
Team Spirit - 9-9 - lower bracket
Beastcoast - 8-10 - lower bracket
Entity - 6-12 - lower bracket
Talon Esports - 6-12 - eliminated
TSM - 5-13 - eliminated
The International 11's Main Event starts on Thursday (20 October).
It will be a double-elimination bracket and is split into two phases, the first being held from 20 to 23 October while the second will take place from 29 to 30 October.
For everything you need to know about TI11, check here.
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