Tundra Esports and Gaimin Gladiators won their respective groups at ESL One Stockholm. Thus, both group wins go to teams from Western Europe and with German players in the lineup.

For Erik "tOfu" Engel and Leon "Nine" Kirilin, there is already a reason to celebrate in the group stage of the Stockholm Major. The two Germans were able to convince with Gladiators and tundra and go from the best position to the playoffs, which begin on Monday. Especially Tundra Esports impressed fans and lost only a single match during the group stage.

The Western European teams generally performed very well in the group stage, with one exception, all the teams from the region were able to make it into the upper bracket of the playoffs by placing well in the group stage. Only Team Liquid was placed in the Lower Bracket after a series of tiebreakers, where the team could be eliminated after only one lost game.

Evil Geniuses eliminated early

Evil Geniuses were the only team eliminated in the groups. The winners of the North American Dota Pro Circuit started the tournament with two defeats on the first day and could only slightly improve over the next three days. The Russian team Mind Games in Group B was disqualified due to visa problems.

The playoffs begin on May 16. The last three days of the knockout round will be played in front of an audience in Stockholm.