PSG.LGD Advance to WePlay AniMajor and Eliminate RNG to the Lower Division
PSG.LGD Advance to WePlay AniMajor and Eliminate RNG to the Lower Division
PSG.LGD managed to win their final match within the Upper Bracket of the Chinese DPC league, where they outplayed Royal Never Give Up with a 2-0 score. Now the team has a 5-2 score, which secures them a spot at the upcoming major. Meanwhile RNG placed next-to-last in the league with a 2-5 score, thus next season they will play in the lower bracket.
In today’s second match EHOME were defeated by IG with a 0-2 score, losing their chance to advance to the major. Currently the group standings look as follows:
| 1. | Team Aster | 5-1 | 10-4 |
| 2. | PSG.LGD | 5-2 | 10-6 |
| 3. | Vici Gaming | 4-2 | 10-4 |
| 4. | Invictus Gaming | 4-3 | 8-8 |
| 5. | Elephant | 3-3 | 7-6 |
| 6. | EHOME | 3-4 | 7-9 |
| 7. | Royal Never Give Up | 2-5 | 7-10 |
| 8. | Sparking Arrow Gaming | 0-6 | 0-12 |
The qualifier will conclude on May 21st with the following matches: Sparking Arrow vs Vici Gaming (5:00 AM BST), Aster vs Elephant (8:00 AM). The region’s best team will advance directly to the playoffs, the second-best team will start the major in the groups, while the teams placed 3rd and 4th will compete in the Wild Card stage.
WePlay AniMajor was announced last week. The event will be held in Kyiv, Ukraine from June 2nd – 13th. The tournament will take place without live audience and will feature 18 teams competing for $500,000 and 2700 DPC points. Earlier Alliance and Virtus.pro secured their places in the tournament’s playoffs stage, while Team Spirit advanced to the groups.