MOSCOW, Oct 20 Russian team Team Spirit eliminated in the first round of the lower bracket playoffs of the Dota 2 World Championship — The International (TI), which takes place in Singapore.Team Spirit, which is the reigning champion of TI, according to the results of the group stage, got into the lower bracket, where teams have no right to lose, and lost to BOOM Esports from Southeast Asia. In the second round, the Asian team will play with the finalist of last year's tournament, the Chinese PSG.LGD. Team Spirit is represented by the Russians Alexander TORONTOTOKYO Khertek, Magomed Collapse Khalilov and Yaroslav Miposhka Naydenov, as well as the Ukrainians Ilya Yatoro Mulyarchuk and Miroslav Mira Kolpakov. In the first round of the lower bracket, the teams play up to one victory, then both in the upper and lower — up to two victories. The final of the tournament will be held in the format of up to three wins. The Russian team took 13-16th place. She earned just over $250,000. Team Spirit was the winner of The International last season, winning more than $18.2 million. In the current draw from Eastern Europe, the Russian BB Team also played, which at its debut TI could not overcome the group stage. The playoffs of the tournament will be held on October 20-23 and 29-30. At the moment, the prize pool exceeds $16.9 million.
