VGJ.Storm Win GESC Thailand Minor
VGJ.Storm Win GESC Thailand Minor
The last minor tournament of the current Dota Pro Circuit season has concluded. In the grand final of GESC: Thailand Minor VGJ.Storm defeated Keen Gaming 2-0 and received $110,000 in prize money as well as 150 qualification points.
GESC: Thailand Minor was held on May 9-12 in Bangkok, Thailand. The list of participants consisted of eight teams, including two invited and six qualified teams. They were put into a single round-robin group with best-of-one series, which determined six participants of the single-elimination playoffs bracket. All matches of the playoffs stage were best-of-three, including the finals.
To reach grand finals, VGJ.Storm defeated The Final Tribe (2-1) and Fnatic (2-0), while Keen Gaming managed to outplay 2-1 both Evil Geniuses and Team Secret. The final series concluded with the 2-0 score in favor of North American team. For VGJ.Storm this is the first victory at a LAN-event since its inception in 2017. The victory granted them $110,000 in prize money and 150 DPC points.
Group Stage:
| 1. | Fnatic | 7-0 | 7p |
| 2. | Team Secret | 6-1 | 6p |
| 3. | Evil Geniuses | 5-2 | 5p |
| 4. | VGJ.Storm | 4-3 | 4p |
| 5. | The Final Tribe | 3-4 | 3p |
| 6. | Keen Gaming | 2-5 | 2p |
| 7. | SG e-sports | 1-6 | 1p |
| 8. | Alpha Red | 0-7 | 0p |
Playoffs Bracket:
Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | DPC Points | Team |
| 1st | $110,000 | 150 | VGJ.Storm |
| 2nd | $65,000 | 90 | Keen Gaming |
| 3rd-4th | $35,000 | 30 | Team Secret, Fnatic |
| 5th-6th | $17,500 | - | Evil Geniuses, The Final Tribe |
| 7th | $10,000 | - | SG e-sports |
| 8th | $10,000 | - | Alpha Red |