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.
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.