Virtus.pro Win the First Division of EPIC League

Virtus.pro’s new Dota 2 roster has won its first event under this name – the team led by Vitalie "Save-" Melnic managed to defeat OG in the grand finals of EPIC League – Division 1, securing $200,000 in prize money. The runner-up team received half of that amount.

VP started the event by winning the group stage with the 7-2 series score, losing only to Team Liquid and Vikin.gg, both times 1-2. The first place in group allowed them to start the playoffs from the upper bracket – there they defeated Team Secret (2-0) and Vikin.gg (2-0). The final series concluded with the 3-2 score.

Playoffs Bracket:

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Earlier in November Virtus.pro disbanded their main roster led by Alexey "Solo" Berezin and promoted the players of their youth squad, VP.Prodigy. While the team earlier won other events, including EPIC Prime League 1, this is their first victory as the organization’s main roster.

EPIC League Division 1 was played online on December 8th – 13th, featuring eight teams competing for a $500,000 prize pool. The tournament’s second division, which featured a $48,500 prize pool, also concluded this weekend – in the grand finals Alliance defeated Live to Win with the 3-2 score.

First Division Results: