DOTA 2 The International 2022 Group Stage Day 1 results: Evil Geniuses reigns supreme while PSG.LGD struggles

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The first day of DOTA 2 The International (TI) 2022 Group Stage marked the beginning of the most awaited yearly event and fans were treated to exhilarating gameplay. Each of the twenty qualified teams, divided into two groups, was in action with Evil Geniuses stealing the spotlight.

The Group Stage for TI 2022 is being telecast across five different streams on PGL's official Twitch channels. A total of 25 matches were played with a mixed bag of results that had likely defied the general predictions.

So what did Day 1 of the Group Stage look like for DOTA 2 fans?

Evil Geniuses run on Day 1 is not something that the community was likely expecting. They are the only team to have won all three of their matches with 2-0 wins over both PSG.LGD and OG. The North American DOTA 2 outfit dominated each series and sits atop Group A at the end of Day 1.

Evil Geniuses' fans have had a gala time in the office and will hope their team's flying start continues on Day 2. Both Royal Never Give Up and OG had strong showings but fans were pleasantly surprised with Hokori. The South American team drew all of their games.

The biggest surprise from Group A has been the performance of PSG.LGD. Although they were being touted as one of the top seeds to win TI this year, they struggled in their series on Day 1. Hokori and Soniqs both took a game off the Chinese team while Evil Geniues routed them off.

Team Aster, Team Secret, Team Spirit and Thunder Awaken all have 1-1-0 score after their Day 1 matches in Group B. Team Secret also clocked in the shortest match in this year's TI yet, defeating beastcoast before the 20 minute mark.

TSM and Tundra Esports managed 2 draws each. beastcoast, Entity, Fnatic and Talon Esports make up the bottom half of Group B