The field for the Dota 2 evet contains 16 teams — six invited teams and 10 teams who made it via regional qualifiers — divided into four groups of four teams, with each match best-of-two. After group play Wednesday and Thursday, eight best-of-three seeding matches will be played Friday and Saturday to set the playoff bracket. The playoffs begin Sunday with the best-of-five grand final taking place Sept. 15. The total prize pool is $2,415,143. Payouts for each finishing place have yet to be announced. Playing in Group A on Wednesday, Xtreme beat HEROIC in 41 and 35 minutes, both times on green, before downing Gaimin Gladiators in 35 minutes on green and 30 minutes on red. Liquid and Spirit made quick work in establishing the pecking order in Group D. Liquid beat Aurora in 33 minutes on red and 44 minutes on green, then topped beastcoast in 41 minutes on green and 29 minutes on red. Spirit topped beastcoast in 38 and 30 minutes, both times on green, before taking down Aurora in 26 minutes on green and 57 minutes on red. Cloud9, one of two teams to play only once on Wednesday, also ended the day unbeaten after topping G2 x iG in Group B, winning in 35 minutes on red and 44 minutes on green. In other matches Wednesday, 1w Team tied HEROIC and lost to Gaimin Gladiators in Group A; Tundra tied Talon Esports and G2.iG beat Talon in Group B; and Team Falcons registered a pair of ties, against Team Zero and nouns, while BetBoom Team beat nouns and lost to Zero in Group C. The International 2024 Thursday's schedule Group A –Xtreme Gaming vs. 1w Team –Gaimin Gladiators vs. HEROIC Group B –Tundra Esports vs. Cloud9 –G2 x iG vs. Tundra Esports –Talon Esports vs. Cloud9 Group C –BetBoom Team vs. Team Falcons –nouns vs. Team Zero Group D –beastcoast vs. Aurora –Team Liquid vs. Team Spirit –Field Level Media
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The Philippines will play Malaysia in an international friendly on June 1.
The two countries last met on February 29 in Manila, where the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup champions grabbed a late 1-1 draw after Syakir Ali s goal levelled Denis Wolf s first-half opener.
Malayasia will be the first country to test the Philippines after the AFC Challenge Cup, where they finished third for the first time.
Malaysia has invited us to play a friendly in Kuala Lumpur on June 1 and more or less, we ll go there, Football Federation (PFF) chairman Mariano Nonong Araneta told the Philstar.
I ve had initial talks with (team manager) Dan (Palami) and he s okay with this.
Araneta said Thailand and Indonesia had been invited to play friendlies in the Philippines on June 5…
FC Porto have moved to confirm reports linking them with a move for Club America defender Diego Reyes.
Reyes, 20, has impressed for both club and country over the last year or so and is heavily tipped to move to Europe in the near future.
While Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are also keen, FC Porto and Benfica are thought to be leading the race for the player’s signature.
Porto chairman Pinto da Costa has admitted the Dragons are interested in signing the talented defender.
“He is a good player and we are always interested in good players,” da Costa told reporters after Porto’s league game against Setubal was postponed.
that Porto have already made a contact with Club America as they plan to conclude the deal before the January transfer win…
Mason Mount will not join up with England for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine.
The Chelsea midfielder recently sustained a pubic bone injury and will miss his club s Premier League clash with Everton on Saturday.
Blues head coach Graham Potter announced at a press conference on Friday that the issue will also prevent Mount from going on international duty, despite being named in Gareth Southgate s Three Lions squad on Thursday.
He wasn t 100 per cent the last game, Potter said. He is still not quite there, so he will miss the England camp as well.
Mount has struggled for form this season, recording just six goal involvements (three goals, three assists) in 32 appearances.
Reports suggest he could attract interest from Liverp…
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said it is vital that his team breaks the La Liga duopoly of Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Valencia are the only side to have won the title outside of Spain s biggest two clubs since 2004, but with Atletico placed second in the table, there is a belief around Vicente Calderon they can mount a genuine challenge for domestic glory this season.
And Cerezo feels it is crucial for both the club and supporters of the game that his side keep pace with unbeaten leaders Barcelona and break the trend in the league.
It is not only important for Atletico, but for football fans in general, he told Marca.
La Liga was a two-horse race, but Atletico started well and has now fully cemented its place in the pack challenging for the …
Corriere dello Sport claimed to be victim of a lynching over its controversial Black Friday headline as editor Ivan Zazzaroni suggested some clubs had expressed support.
The Italian sports publication sparked outrage when it used the term on Thursday s front page to accompany images of Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling.
The former Manchester United team-mates are set to square off in a Serie A fixture between Inter and Roma on Friday.
Inter striker Lukaku called it the dumbest headline he had ever seen and Smalling labelled it highly insensitive .
But after hitting out at social media and criticism and declaring its innocent intentions, Corriere refused to backtrack with its next edition.
Friday s headline read: Racist to whom? Lynching of a newspa…
Divock Origi of Liverpool is set to be rewarded for his heroics this season with a new contract, according to the .
The Belgian has scored some extremely important goals for the Merseysiders despite starting only six games in all competitions in 2018/19. In total, he played 19 times and scored six times, most notably the 96th-minute Merseyside Derby winner at Anfiled, another late winner against Newcastle last weekend, and two strikes which encased Georginio Wijnaldum s brace to complete an incredible comeback in the Champions League semifinal against Barcelona. He has now moved ahead of Daniel Sturridge in the pecking order, as Jurgen Klopp s preferred backup option in the forward line. The Liverpool boss has been impressed with his work ethic and continued improvement.
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Liverpool seem to be moving in the right direction under former-Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool have been in something of a flux in recent years from title challengers to midtable limbo.
However, rarely in the last decade have the Reds looked like they could be a real force to be reckoned with, apart from that one-off season when Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge nearly inspired the side Merseyside to a much-longed for league title in 2014.
Liverpool made it to the Europa League final on Thursday night, as the Reds defeated Villarreal 3-0 at Anfield to progress 3-1 on aggregate past the Spanish team.
The Merseysiders will now face another Spanish team in the final in Sevilla.
A Europa League triumph would give Jurgen Klopp’s team qualificat…
Josef Husbauer set his sights on keeping Cagliari in Serie A as he was presented to the media along with fellow new boy Duje Cop.
Midfielder Husbauer and striker Cop have joined Gianfranco Zola s side on loan from Sparta Prague and Dinamo Zagreb respectively with a view to permanent moves.
Czech Republic international Husbauer, 24, has experience of playing in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League but is now relishing the challenge of helping Cagliari climb away from the relegation zone.
Husbauer said: I saw Cagliari on television, [it] is a very good team. We are ready to give our best for salvation.
Former Banik Ostrava man Husbauer scored 18 goals in 29 appearances as Sparta were crowned Czech Liga champions last season.
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Looking to finish off the job and punch their Europa League quarter-final ticket on Thursday night, Bayer Leverkusen will make the trip to Ferencvaros for their second-leg showdown.
Starting with the hosts, although Ferencvaros might be cruising towards yet another domestic crown in 2023, it is fair to say that the Hungarian giants are in the midst of a recent wobble. Putting in a toothless display when they made the trip out to Germany for their first-leg meeting last week, Stanislav Cherchesov s men were eventually hit with a deserved 2-0 loss on foreign soil. Dominated for large spells and knowing that they face a huge test when they welcome Leverkusen to Budapest on Thursday night, the Green Eagles also failed to pi…
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Looking to extend on their recent flurry on Saturday evening, Chelsea will welcome relegation scrappers Everton to Stamford Bridge.
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Starting with the hosts, while Graham Potter might have found himself in the midst of a public nightmare after arriving at Stamford Bridge back in September, Chelsea have managed to find a crucial recent boost. While the former Brighton boss might know that he will need a minor miracle if the former European champions are to claim a top-four finish this season, the Blues do appear to have turned a corner. Last seen finally picking up their first away victory of 2023 as they claimed an action-packed 3-1 win away at Leicester, Potter s side will be looking to make another statement here. Mounting a C…