PGL Wallachia Season 2 Guide: Participating teams, competition format, prize pool and other important information
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PGL Wallachia Season 2 is about to begin with 16 teams competing for the majority of the $1 million prize pool. Below is all the information you need to know.


PGL Wallachia Season 2 is the first event after TI 2024. This is also the second event in PGL's 3-year plan, including 8 Dota 2 tournaments - each with a total prize of 1 million USD, taking place on different seasons. 2024, 2025 and 2026.


Initially, a total of 10 teams were directly invited to the tournament based on their performance in previous tournaments during the year. The remaining 6 spots are reserved for the teams that win the regional qualifiers. This caused many surprises because the team list was finalized before The International and the transfer after TI.


In the end, 6 teams had to withdraw from the tournament and be replaced. Fans will notice a few interesting things. Defending champion Team Spirit, who won their first title of the year in Season 1, will not participate in the tournament. TI 2024 champion Team Liquid has also withdrawn and there are no representatives from the SEA region. But in return, there are four South American teams and two North American teams!

However, the tournament still takes place with a full squad and teams are trying to win the majority of prizes and show off their new squads.


Teams invited to participate in PGL Wallachia Season 2:


Team Falcons

Tundra Esports

MOUZ

Alliance

Natus Vincere

Nigma Galaxy

Invictus Gaming

Nouns Esports

Heroic

beastcoast

Infinity


Teams that qualify:


AVULUS - Western Europe

L1GA TEAM - Eastern Europe

Azure Ray - China

Apex Genesis - North America

Team Waska - South America


PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition format:

PGL will host the entire event at their studio in Bucharest, Romania, from October 4 to 13, 2024, without a live audience. 16 teams will start competing in the group stage according to the adjusted "Swiss System" format, including 5 rounds in the BO3 (Best of 3) format.

PGL Wallachia Season 2 group stage:


The group stage takes place from October 4 to 9, 2024.

Swiss system of 16 teams.

All matches are BO3.

The top 8 teams advance to the playoffs.

The remaining teams are eliminated.


Match schedule Round 1:


Azure Ray vs Infinity: 9:00 CEST

MOUZ vs Apex Genesis: 9:00 CEST

Nouns Esports vs L1GA TEAM: 12:00 CEST

Invictus Gaming vs Alliance: 12:00 CEST

Heroic vs Natus Vincere: 15:00 CEST

AVULUS vs beastcoast: 15:00 CEST

Team Falcons vs Nigma Galaxy: 18:00 CEST

Tundra Esports vs Team Waska: 18:00 CEST


PGL Wallachia Season 2 playoffs:


Taking place from October 10 to 13, 2024.

Double win-loss bracket format.

All matches except the grand final were BO3.

The grand final is BO5.


PGL Wallachia Season 2 Awards:


The total prize of 1 million USD is divided as follows:


Champion: 300,000 USD
Runner-up: 175,000 USD
3rd place: 120,000 USD
4th place: 80,000 USD
Ranks 5-6: 60,000 USD
Rank 7-8: 40,000 USD
Ranks 9-11: 20,000 USD
Rank 12-14: 15,000 USD
Rank 15-16: 10,000 USD