Established Dota 2 teams dominate GEST Dota 2 group stage

Zenith, MUFC, Orange and Natural 9 top their groups in GEST Dota 2 edition. Playoffs begin next Saturday.

The group phase matches of the South-East Asian Dota 2 tournament GEST is over. In six rounds, the 16 teams battled it out today, followed by GoDz, LD and Myzzrym as the casters on three videostreams.

Zenith, MUFC, Orange and Natural 9, four teams already established in Dota 2 have won their groups. The DotA-experienced participants in series of GEST have struggled in the competition. Of these four teams, Natural 9 and Orange lost a map in the group phase, while MUFC and Zenith went through it undefeated.

All four will continue to the playoff stage together with the runner-ups of each group, which are namely Mineski, First Departure, Duskbin and Armaggeddon. This way, Singapore is the most frequently represented country in the playoffs, Malaysia and Philippines sending two teams, Australia one team.

The playoffs will be played soon at a date still to be announced. The winning team gains $1,000, the runner-up $500. Both finalists will play against LGD and another Chinese team for more prizemoney afterwards.