BetBoom Team march to top of Group A at ESL One Birmingham

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BetBoom Team picked up a pair of 2-0 wins on Tuesday to make a charge up the Group A standings at the ESL One Birmingham event in England.

After entering the day in sixth place in the six-team group, BetBoom blanked Talon Esports and Shopify Rebellion to move into a tie for first with Team Liquid. Team Liquid went 1-0-1 on Tuesday, beating Shopify and playing to a draw with Team Falcons.

In other Group A action, Team Falcons came away with a tie in their meeting with G2 x iG, who also fell 2-0 to Talon Esports.

Twelve teams, including eight regional qualifiers, are competing in this week's tournament for a share of a $1 million prize pool and 26,640 ESL Pro Tour points. The group stage (running Monday through Wednesday) splits teams into two round-robin groups of six, where all series consist of two games.

The top two teams from each group advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, the third- and fourth-place teams from each group will move into the lower bracket and the other teams will be eliminated. The double-elimination playoff bracket features best-of-three matches except for Sunday's grand final, which is best-of-five.

Xtreme Gaming was the only team in Group B to come away with a victory on Tuesday, topping Gaimin Gladiators 2-0. Five other matches resulted in 1-1 ties, forging a three-way tie between HEROIC, OG and Tundra Esports atop the standings.

The group stage concludes Wednesday with six total matches:

Group A

--Talon Esports vs. Team Falcons

--BetBoom Team vs. Team Liquid

--Shopify Rebellion vs. G2 x iG

Group B

--HEROIC vs. Gaimin Gladiators

--Tundra Esports vs. Xtreme Gaming

--OG vs. Team Spirit

ESL One Birmingham Group Stage standings (W-T-L match record, map record)

Group A

T1. BetBoom Team, 2-1-1, 5-3

T1. Team Liquid, 1-3-0, 5-3

T3. G2 x iG, 1-2-1, 4-4

T3. Talon Esports, 1-2-1, 4-4

T3. Team Falcons, 0-4-0, 4-4

6. Shopify Rebellion, 0-2-2, 2-6

Group B

T1. HEROIC, 1-3-0, 5-3

T1. OG, 1-3-0, 5-3

T1. Tundra Esports, 1-3-0, 5-3

4. Team Spirit, 0-4-0, 4-4

5. Xtreme Gaming, 1-1-2, 3-5

6. Gaimin Gladiators, 0-2-2, 2-6

ESL One Birmingham prize pool

1. $300,000, 6,400 ESL Pro Tour points -- TBD

2. $175,000, 4,800 -- TBD

3. $120,000, 4,000 -- TBD

4. $85,000, 3,200 -- TBD

5-6. $57,500, 2,240 -- TBD

7-8. $47,500, 1,040 -- TBD

9-10. $30,000, 560 -- TBD

11-12. $25,000, 280 -- TBD

--Field Level Media