In the group stage of the Dota 2 Arlington Major have PSG.LGD and Team Aster won their respective groups. While Platzhirsch PSG.LGD has already qualified for the Dota World Championship, a good performance in the playoffs is essential for Aster.

The Chinese region as a whole, after not being able to participate in the previous major in Stockholm, has returned with excellent performances. Especially PSG.LGD looked almost invincible in the group stage and won games despite enormous losses.

Dota Major: Western European teams on the wane

The dominance of China is mainly to the detriment of the Western European teams, which are falling short of expectations. Tundra Esports, which took bronze in Stockholm, was eliminated in the group stage.

While Team Liquid just made it into the playoffs, it was still enough for OG and Entity for the Upper Bracket. Entity is also the only one of the three teams with German participation that survived the groups.

Three matches are scheduled for Tuesday in the Upper Bracket. With the pairings of Entity and OG, as well as Outsiders and Team Spirit, teams from the same region will meet twice.