DotA Ballers League, one of the hottest events at the moment is proceeding fast with Playoffs. We already had few surprises in early rounds to spice up the tournament in it's ending phase!
| Winner Brackets | |||
| Round 1 results | |||
 mKvL | < |  XsK | 2 |
 w4sp | < |  TeG | 1 2 3 |
| MYM | > |  vTs | 1 2 |
 srs | > | x6 (hi2u) | 1 2 |
 WBG | < | eMg | 1 3 |
 SK | < | rSky | 2 3 |
 mouz | > |  xLo | 2 3 |
 SGC-_-iR | > | CID | 1 2 |
| Round 2 results | |||
| XsK | < | TeG | 1 2 |
| MYM | vs | srs | 1 2 3 |
| eMg | < | rSky | 1 2 |
| mouz | > | SGC-_-iR | 1 2 |
| semifinals | |||
| TeG | vs | MYM | TBD |
| rSky | vs | mouz | 1 |
Winner brackets
Best of three format in winner brackets, unfortunately there was quite a number of reloaded games, so not every match has full replay coverage. Most noticeable results from first round include SK losing to rSky and srs defeating freshly sponsored hi2u now known as x6. vTs played a very good match against MYM, although being defeated, they have put up a solid fight against one of the best teams in the world.
Semifinals are coming, only one game to finish up the pairs. mouz after defeating xLo and SGC-_-iR will face rSky, who after winning versus SK also pulled a straight 2-0 victory against eMg. TeG played a long three game match against w4sp, then overcoming XsK. Now they await the better from game MYM versus srs.
| Loser Brackets | |||
| Round 1 results | |||
| mKvL | < | w4sp | 1 |
| vTs | < | x6 (hi2u) | ff |
| WBG | < | SK | 1 |
| xLo | > | CID | 1 |
| Round 2 | |||
| SGC-_-iR | > | w4sp | 1 |
| eMg | > | x6 | 1 |
| SK | vs | srs | TBD |
| XsK | > | xLo | 1 |
Loser brackets
Things are run much faster here. Games are only best of one to prevent prolonging of the tournament. It is of course not a fault of the teams - loser brackets generally slow up progression, hence the solution by DBL Admins seems to be a good and working idea.
Last Asian team, mKvL has ended it's appearance, defeated by w4sp. vTs after their great performance against MYM unfortunately forfeited their games against x6. SK is still in the tournament and will surely want to prove they are a force not to be treated lightly, ending the journey of WBG and now awaiting the loser from MYM/srs game. Ukrainians from xLo yesterday conquered CID and will now face a tough opponent - XsK. All American eMg vs x6 and european clash between SGC-_-iR and w4sp close the list of upcoming games. Be sure to check out all the replays of your favourite teams, links to respective games are available on the right of the match in tables.
Links
The Gaming League - source
