DreamLeague S23 Playoffs Day 2: ISP outage eliminates Aurora and Heroic

Day 2 of the DreamLeague S23 Playoffs encountered a major ISP outage for some teams. The incident caused significant delays and ultimately led to the controversial elimination of two teams: Aurora and Heroic.

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Aurora and Heroic are eliminated due to an ISP outage

Aurora and Heroic faced an ISP outage resulting in their unfortunate elimination from DreamLeague S23. Aurora was pitted against BetBoom Team in the first elimination series on Day 2 of the DreamLeague S23 Playoffs.

The first two games of the series ran smoothly, but a city-wide ISP outage crippled Aurora in game 3. Unfortunately, despite an extended pause time, the outage showed no signs of immediate resolution, prompting the tournament organizers to make a difficult decision.

As a result, Aurora had to unwillingly forfeit their decider match against BetBoom, thus resulting in their unfortunate elimination from DreamLeague S23.

Hit by the same ISP outage that struck Aurora, Heroic also forfeited their first game against Azure Ray.

Being handicapped against an outcome not in their hands, Heroic battled for 66 minutes in a thrilling game 2 against the Chinese team but fell short, ultimately being eliminated from DreamLeague S23.

Ultimately, it was a heartbreaking day for both Aurora and Heroic with a technical knockout that saw them exit DreamLeague S23.

BetBoom eliminates Tundra Esports on Playoffs Day 2

The European squad's struggles with the new meta show no signs of stopping. Tundra's DreamLeague S23 run ended in a swift 2-0 defeat to BetBoom, eliminating them from the Dota 2 tournament.

Their signature playstyle seems to have hit a roadblock under the new patch. Similar to their upper bracket thrashing by Gaimin Gladiators (games averaging a mere 28 minutes), Tundra found themselves outmaneuvered by BetBoom.

Can they adapt to Dota 2 Patch 7.36 before their playstyle goes on ice?

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DreamLeague S23 Playoffs Day 3: Preview

The show must go on as Day 3 of DreamLeague S23 Playoffs is upon us. We’ve three exciting series lined up, with guaranteed two eliminations. Let’s take a look:

• Gaimin Gladiators vs Team Falcons: All eyes will be on the Upper Bracket Final as the juggernaut Gaimin Gladiators faces off against the full might of Team Falcons. The winner secures a spot in the grand finals.
• Xtreme Gaming vs Azure Ray: The battle of the Chinese giants. One team will bite the dust while the other will proceed to face BetBoom in the lower bracket semi-finals. Can Azure Ray pull off an upset against one of the tournament favourites in Xtreme Gaming?
• BetBoom vs TBD: BetBoom will battle the winner between Xtreme Gaming vs Azure Ray in the last series of Day 3. After a successful day 2, the European team is looking forward to end the day on a winning note and avoid being eliminated.