First day of The International preliminaries is finished for Group A. CLG and LGD without a loss until now, Zenith in last position.
Warmup time is over, now it counts. The first six rounds in The International preliminaries have been played. Group A is finished for the first day after 6 of 14 rounds.
The preliminaries of The International are important for two reasons: Getting into tournament mode for all teams and for the seeding of the playoffs, starting Friday.
CLG and LGD undefeated
Both CLG and LGD have done a great job on the first day. They lead the table together with a clear 6-0 score. The head-to-head confrontation of the two teams will happen as the first match on Tuesday.
All other teams in their group A have been struggling this Sunday. Worst start had team Zenith, with a 1-5 opening. Last-minute-team mousesports, replacement for MUFC, at least gained two wins and is now at a 2-4 score, showing their nomination as one of the replacement teams was not for nothing.
| The International Group A 6/14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Wins | Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 CLG | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 LGD | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| DK | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 absolute Legends | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Team EG | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Moscow 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 mousesports | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zenith | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
More information: The International Coverage