We are halfway through the groupstage of the Balkan Championship 2014. Depending on the amount of points they gather, the 16 participants will qualify for the Upper Bracket or the Lower Bracket of the playoffs. All the teams originate from the Balkan peninsula.
The Balkan DotA2 Chamionship, a tournament hosted by the creators of the Bulgarian Amateur League, gives the chance to 16 teams from the Balkans to battle for the $1000 prize pool. The tournament started on April 24th, and the teams have already played most of their games in the groupstage. Depending on their final placement, they will either advance to the Upper or Lower Bracket of the playoffs, a system similar to The International 3.
So far, the top four teams of Group A are the Bulgarian Total Aggression! and Error404, followed by the Romanians TCN and the Serbians mYinsanity. As for the second group, the leader of the race is Komanda Minus, also from Bulgaria. The top four is completed by neXt! from Romania, Global Challengers from Republic of Macedonia and the Greek squad Imba Battlenet.
The remaining games will take place from May 10th through May 15th, and they will decide the final group standings.
For more information about the tournament, check out the official website here.
