ChaiViz
25.09.2026
The Upper Bracket Quarterfinals are done, and PGL Wallachia Season 9 already has clear favorites. Xtreme Gaming and Team Yandex swept their opponents. LGD Gaming survived a messy three-game series against NAVI. Aurora Gaming made quick work of GamerLegion.
The playoffs run through September 27 at the PGL Studio in Bucharest, with $1,000,000 on the line. Every series is best-of-three until the best-of-five Grand Final. That leaves room for upsets and room for Pick'ems points.
We have mapped out every remaining series in this Dota 2 ongoing tournament. Use it to build your GoCore Pick'ems bracket before the next round locks.
Two teams stand above the rest. Xtreme Gaming went 3-0 in the Swiss stage, then handled Team Nemesis 2-0. Ame looks sharp again, and the reunited core around Xm and XinQ plays with real confidence.
Team Yandex sit right beside them. Adding ATF turned a talented squad into a genuine title threat. Their 2-0 over 1w Team was never in doubt.
Below that, the Dota 2 tier list gets crowded. Aurora look dangerous but patched together, with Stojkov standing in for Mikoto. LGD have talent and shaky coordination. NAVI, GamerLegion, Nemesis, and 1w Team now need wins just to survive.
Nemesis have been the tournament's quiet overachievers. They fielded two stand-ins and still beat 1win, Conventus Stellarum, and MOUZ in the Swiss stage. NAVI pushed LGD to three games, but the loss showed how new this lineup still is. Nemesis play with nothing to lose, and that freedom has worked all week.
Our pick: Team Nemesis
Both teams lost 2-0 in the quarterfinals, so confidence is low on each side. 1w Team still have Shad filling in for Pure on carry. Even so, this roster carries more individual firepower than GamerLegion. Expect that experience to decide the tight moments.
Our pick: 1w Team
Xtreme are the cleanest team in Bucharest, and they adapt fast. When a last-pick Viper shut down Xm's Slark against Nemesis, the team found a way back and closed the series. LGD beat NAVI through Wits' Doom and clutch Black Holes from Davai Lama. Their mid-game decisions looked disconnected, though. Xtreme will punish those mistakes.
Our pick: Xtreme Gaming
This is the headline series of the round. ATF faces former Falcons teammate Skiter for the first time in three years, and they will meet directly in lane. Aurora have the talent to make it close. Yandex have the stability, with a settled lineup against Aurora's stand-in setup. Over three games, that difference should show.
Our pick: Team Yandex
This is LGD's first event together, and every series helps them gel. Nemesis have overachieved all tournament. Against a stronger roster that is finding its rhythm, the run ends here.
Our pick: LGD Gaming
Aurora drop down with their form intact. 1w Team will be coming off an elimination series with stand-in questions of their own. Skiter gives Aurora the higher ceiling, and that should be enough.
Our pick: Aurora Gaming
Two talented rosters with rough edges meet here. The difference is consistency. Aurora have looked organized in every series, while LGD's mid-game errors keep returning. In a best-of-three where one bad fight can swing a map, we trust the calmer team.
Our pick: Aurora Gaming
The two strongest teams at the event meet with a Grand Final seat on the line. ATF gives Yandex an offlane edge few teams can match. Xtreme have been excellent, but this is the first opponent that can go toe to toe with them in every role. Yandex take the series and wait in the Grand Final.
Our pick: Team Yandex
Xtreme drop down, but they remain the better team on paper. Aurora will have fought through two elimination series to get here. Xtreme's ability to adjust between games decides this one, and it sets up the rematch.
Our pick: Xtreme Gaming
A best-of-five rewards adaptation. Xtreme will have seen Yandex's drafts up close in the Upper Bracket Final. A longer series gives Ame and Xm more room to find answers, just as they did against Nemesis. Yandex arrive with the bracket advantage. Xtreme arrive battle-tested. We pick Xtreme Gaming to lift the PGL Wallachia Season 9 trophy.
Our pick: Xtreme Gaming
Odds on a dota betting site shift with every result. On GoCore Pick'ems, every correct pick earns a point and every wrong one costs a point. Reading the bracket well is the whole game. Lock in the safer picks first, then choose where to take your risks. Our boldest calls are Nemesis over NAVI and Xtreme winning the title from the lower bracket.
Which pick would you flip? Share your bracket with the GoCore community before the next round locks.
ChaiViz
25.09.2026
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