Conflict with xiao8 left Xtreme on the verge of elimination from DreamLeague 29
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Author: hexeliyaa
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Published at: 2026-05-17 17:41:00
The fifth day of the group stage of DreamLeague 29 has ended. For Group A, this stage is over: Team Falcons, Team Spirit, Team Liquid and Aurora advanced to the upper bracket, Virtus.pro and Vici Gaming – to the lower bracket, while ex-Heroic and GamerLegion ended their run. As for Group B, Natus Vincere, PARIVISION and BetBoom Team have already secured playoff spots, Nigma Galaxy and Rekonix have been eliminated, and the remaining teams will play tiebreakers tomorrow in a BO1 round-robin format:
The most interesting events of the day:
- Virtus.pro showed some decent Dota on the second map against Aurora, turning the game around in their favor. Analysts noted that they clearly prepared for the tournament, but the skill gap is still significant. Perhaps a day of rest before the playoffs will benefit them and they will surprise us in the next stage.
- Team Spirit cleanly swept ex-Heroic. The team’s coach, kaffs, said that the team’s bootcamp was organized by their former org, and despite the fact that the organization has already left the discipline, it did not abandon the roster to fend for itself. However, even that did not help them advance further.
- PARIVISION and Team Falcons, both favorites in their groups, dropped a map each to weaker opponents. This shows a slight overall slump of the teams toward the end of the season and gives hope for an exciting final, since anyone can surprise in the fight for a slot at The International 2026 and Esports Nations Cup 2026.
- Xtreme Gaming lost 2-0 to a fired-up Natus Vincere with Daze. Since yesterday, drafts for them have been handled by Maps, assistant to xiao8. The latter, according to rumors, had a falling-out with Ame over drafts, which led to the player calling GG after a single bad death at the 30th minute in an important game. According to Chalice, the coach flew away from the bootcamp location and may leave the team soon.
- Tundra Esports want to cling to the last spot in the upper playoff bracket and are heading into tiebreakers against PlayTime and Xtreme Gaming.
DreamLeague 29 takes place online from May 13 to 24 with a prize pool of 1 million dollars. DreamLeague 29 is the final tournament of the EPT season, after which invites to the Esports World Cup 2026 will be issued.