Six of the 10 teams in the Group Stage advanced to the Playoffs to join directly invited teams AVULUS and 1win Team.

The group stage of Dota 2 Champion of Champions Tour (CCT) Series 5 concluded on Wednesday (November 20), with 6/10 teams advancing to the Playoffs round, where they will compete for the majority of the $50,000 prize pool. .  

Dota 2 CCT Series 5 Group Stage Developments

MOUZ, DMS, and Passion UA ​​all finished with 3-1 records in Group A, but MOUZ took the top spot with a win/loss game ratio of 7-2. DMS is second at 7-3, and Passion UA ​​is third at 6-4.  

MOUZ won 2-0 in three series against Passion UA ​​and Zero Tenacity, while L1GA dropped the head-to-head match. MOUZ's only loss was against DMS, who won after three games. In addition to the win over MOUZ and the default win from L1GA, DMS also defeated Zero Tenacity 2-0 but lost to Passion UA. Passion UA ​​took third place in Group A thanks to 2-1 wins over DMS and Zero Tenacity, and a default win over L1GA, despite losing 0-2 to MOUZ.  

L1GA only played one match in the Group Stage against Zero Tenacity and lost 0-2, and forfeited all other matches. Both L1GA and Zero Tenacity failed to advance past the Group Stage.  

In Group B, One Move had a perfect streak in the Group Stage, posting a 2-0 win over Dragon Esports Club and 2-1 wins over NAVI Junior, Nemiga, and Palianytsia. NAVI Junior took second place with a 3-1 record, thanks to 2-0 wins over Dragon Esports Club, Nemiga, and Palianytsia, despite losing to One Move.  

Dragon Esports Club just barely passed the Group Stage with a 2-2 record thanks to 2-0 wins over Nemiga and Palianytsia. Meanwhile, Nemiga and Palianytsia were eliminated when Nemiga only won one match against Palianytsia, the team lost almost all (8/9) of the games played.