Virtus Pro and ex-HellRaisers exert absolute dominance over OG and Old G, eliminating them from the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes.
Many were hoping to see the fateful duel between Old G and their younger counterparts, OG, at the Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes Dota 2 tournament. However, that hope was broken when two Eastern European (CIS) teams took them out of the equation.
What is Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes?
Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes is Dota 2 event organized by Gaming Malta, Eden Esports, Pinnacle and GRID Esports. This tournament offers a grand total of $200,000 prize pool and features 40 teams. It is a large scale single elimination bracket tournament where teams will earn prize money starting from round two. The prize will rise with each subsequent round. For more details on the event, check out the article below.
Virtus Pro and ex-HellRaisers solid 2-0 over OG and Old G
Today, CIS gets to be the sunflower slayers. Both Virtus Pro and ex-HellRaisers dominated OG and Old G 2-0, eliminating them from the tournament. On the back of their recent successes (OG securing Berlin Major slot and Old G opening strong in Division II), their losses came as quite the bitter pill to swallow.
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Match summary:
Since OG, Old G, Virtus Pro and ex-HellRaisers received direct invites to the tournament, they all started at round 3 in the bracket. With their losses, OG and Old G ended up with 5th-8th place finish. Meanwhile, Virtus Pro and ex-HellRaisers will face each other at the semifinals on April 7, 9:00 a.m. PST.
A long way before the fated duel between OG and Old G
For now, it looks like it is going to take some time before fans can witness the highly anticipated generational clash between OG and Old G. The surest way to make this fateful encounter a reality is by having Old G perform well at the Western Europe Dota Pro Circuit (WEU DPC) Division II and get promoted to Division I for Tour 3. Until then, everyone can only continue to dream.
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