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Liquid, Spirit among four unbeatens at PGL Wallachia Season 7

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Syndication: Democrat and ChronicleYMCA member Austin Manengu works the keyboard as he plays a game of Fortnite during the unveiling of the new gaming lab at the Maplewood Family YMCA in Rochester Thursday, June 20, 2024. YMCA of Greater Rochester in partnership with Metro Sports & Entertainment Group will open two gaming labs for youth and teens this year.

Team Liquid, Team Spirit, HEROIC and PARIVISION remained unblemished with victories on Sunday in group stage play of PGL Wallachia Season 7 in Bucharest, Romania.

Xtreme Gaming, BetBoom Team, Tundra Esports and Team Yandex registered their first wins on the second day of competition.

The $1 million Dota 2 tournament features a group stage from Saturday through Wednesday with 16 teams playing a modified Swiss system format. All matches are best-of-three. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs, and the bottom eight are eliminated.

The playoffs run from March 12-15 in a double-elimination bracket. All matches are best-of-three until the grand final, which is best-of-five.

First place is worth $300,000, with $175,000 for second place and $120,000 for third.

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On Sunday, Team Liquid swept Vici Gaming, winning in 49 minutes and 39 minutes, both on red.

PARIVISION took care of Natus Vincere, winning in 71 minutes on green and 43 minutes on red.

HEROIC stayed unbeaten by downing Aurora Gaming. HEROIC opened with a 51-minute win on red, then Aurora drew even in 36 minutes on green. HEROIC won the final game in 50 minutes on red.

Team Spirit also improved to 2-0 by defeating Team Falcons. Spirit won in 47 minutes on red, then Falcons triumphed in 50 minutes before Spirit emerged with a 41-minute victory on red.

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Among teams seeking their first win in the opening two days, BetBoom Team swept OG, winning in 45 and 57 minutes, both on red.

Tundra Esports improved to 1-1 by sweeping Yellow Submarine with wins in 36 and 50 minutes, both on red.

Xtreme Gaming won the first game against Team Nemesis in 45 minutes on green, then Nemesis evened the match with a marathon 69-minute win on green before Xtreme Gaming clinched it in 65 minutes on red.

Round 3 matches on Monday:

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2-0 teams:

–Team Liquid vs. PARIVISION

–Team Spirit vs. HEROIC

1-1 teams:

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–Aurora Gaming vs. Tundra Esports

–Xtreme Gaming vs. BetBoom Team

–Natus Vincere vs. Vici Gaming

–Team Yandex vs. Team Falcons

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0-2 teams:

–Yellow Submarine vs. Team Nemesis

–OG vs. MOUZ

Group stage standings

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1. Team Liquid, 2-0

2. Team Spirit, 2-0

3. HEROIC, 2-0

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4. PARIVISION, 2-0

5. Natus Vincere, 1-1

6. Aurora Gaming, 1-1

7. Xtreme Gaming, 1-1

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8. Team Yandex, 1-1

9. Team Falcons, 1-1

10. BetBoom Team, 1-1

11. Vici Gaming, 1-1

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12. Tundra Esports, 1-1

13. Yellow Submarine, 0-2

14. OG, 0-2

15. MOUZ, 0-2

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16. Team Nemesis, 0-2

PGL Wallachia Season 7 prize pool

1. $300,000

2. $175,000

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3. $120,000

4. $80,000

5-6. $60,000

7-8. $40,000

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9-11. $20,000

12-14. $15,000

15-16. $10,000

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Celebrate International Women’s Month by watching ONE Championship’s CRAZIEST women’s KO’s in history

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To celebrate International Women’s Month this year, ONE Championship paid tribute to its top-notch female fighters by sharing on social media some of the craziest knockout finishes they have fashioned.

ONE uploaded a 13-minute video on its official YouTube channel featuring impressive KO performances and the unparalleled heart of women warriors in the promotion’s history.

Leading the video package is double world champion Stella Hemetsberger’s opening-round KO of Polish opponent Vanessa Romanowski in their Muay Thai battle at ONE Friday Fights 104 in April last year. Midway into the first stanza, the Austrian sensation set up a crisp combination, which she capped with a clean head kick that instantly dropped her opponent unconscious.

The win continued her impressive run in ONE Championship‘s Friday Fights series before ascending to the promotion’s main roster.

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Thai superstar Stamp Fairtex’s second-round KO of Alyse Anderson of the United States at ONE Fight Night 10 in May 2023 also makes the video package. The former three-sport world champion introduced herself to a wider American audience in the Denver, Colorado event, when she stopped Anderson with a crushing body kick that rendered the latter unable to continue.

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Atomweight kickboxing world champion Phetjeeja’s successful return to Muay Thai at ONE Fight Night 38 in December is spotlighted as well. ‘The Queen’ pummeled Polish striker Martyna Dominczak with powerful punches for an opening-round TKO finish.

Jackie Buntan, too, is also part of the video feature with her first-round demolition of Australian Diandra Martin at ONE Fight Night 10. The Filipino-American striker showcased her punching power with a solid combination to the body and head from which her opponent could not recover from.

Other female fighters whose KO finishes are included in the feature are ONE atomweight world champions Allycia Hellen Rodrigues (Muay Thai) and Denice Zamboanga (MMA), Burmese star Vero and retired former ONE world champion Janet Todd.

Check out ONE Championship’s video post below:

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Stella Hemetsberger adds her name to ONE Championship’s stellar female champions

Austrian striker Stella Hemetsberger has been with ONE Championship for one-and-a-half years and has been unstoppable. She punctuated it by becoming world champion in her last two matches.

The 27-year-old Phuket Fight Club affiliate became the ONE strawweight Muay Thai queen in her fourth fight in the promotion. She vied for the vacant belt and dominated Jackie Buntan in their five-round championship fight at ONE Fight Night 35 last September to win by unanimous decision.

She then followed it up with another world title win last month at ONE Fight Night 40, taking Buntan’s strawweight kickboxing gold. While Buntan put up a tougher stand than in their first encounter, Hemetsberger stayed the course and held on for the split decision victory.

Hemetsberger is thrilled with how things have panned out for her in ONE Championship, but said she is not yet done going for greater heights.

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