Nigma Galaxy defeated Talon Esports in the lower bracket of the Clavision Snow Ruyi Invitational for Dota 2, with the match ending 2:1. In the next round, Maroun 'GH' Merhe's team will face the loser of the match between G2, Invictus Gaming, and Xtreme Gaming.
Talon Esports has exited the tournament. The team, led by Pan 'Ponyo' Sze Xuan, finished in 7th-8th place and earned $26,250. Nigma Galaxy is competing with two stand-ins: Daniel 'Ghost' Chang and Ivan 'OneJey' Zhivitsky, replacing Amer 'Miracle-' Al-Barkawi and Kuro 'KuroKy' Salehi Takhasomi, respectively.
The Clavision Snow Ruyi Invitational runs from 28 July to 4 August in Zhangjiakou, China. Teams are competing for a prize pool of $500,000.