Dota 2 Championships Day Two roundup: Victories for Evil Geniuses, EHOME

Published: August 5 2015 | 16:24

Last updated: August 5 2015 | 16:57

Evil Geniuses and EHOME register wins in the Upper Bracket of the International Dota 2 Championships while Team Empire and Cloud 9 drop out.

Victories for Evil Geniuses and EHOME were among the highlights on Day Two of the International Dota 2 Championships in Seattle.

The US-based Evil Geniuses triumphed over compLexity Gaming by two games to nil in the Upper Bracket, a match that was disrupted by a DDoS attack.

Smiles of victory. @ppdDota after EG's win today. By @johnornelas (@SanDisk | #ti5contest) http://t.co/UVsbqyA2QD pic.twitter.com/z52r48s6AA
— Evil Geniuses (@EvilGeniuses) August 5, 2015

Also in the Upper Bracket, Team Secret - one of the favourites to go all the way this year - were beaten 2-0 by Chinese outfit EHOME in a one-sided contest.

Highly-fancied Russian outfit Team Empire bowed out of the tournament after crashing to a surprise 2-0 reverse at the hands of MVP Phoenix in the Lower Bracket thanks to a dominant display from Kim 'QO' Seon-yeop.

There was also disappointment for another American side Cloud 9, who were sent packing after losing in straight games to China's Vici Gaming in the second tier.