On their way to victory, they managed to defeat several strong opponents: Neither
The other half of the bracket was dominated by
Finally, Next and EG met in the only best-of-three match of the competition. The Geniuses however did not need all three games to secure the win. They brought their contenders down twice in a row. After some decent but unstable results, this was the first remarkable success for the European and American legends in Dota 2.
Placings
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4th: