VP遭DPL S29淘汰，仍保留EWC入围希望
Virtus.pro在DreamLeague第29赛季季后赛中不敌Tundra，遗憾止步。尽管首局由Timado带队打出压倒性优势，但VP未能稳住局势，随后连败出局。此次失利不仅终结了其本届征程，更大幅削弱了争夺2026电竞世界杯（EWC）直通席位的希望。在直邀积分争夺的关键节点，VP目前只能寻求其他突围途径。
中文翻译
Virtus.pro在季后赛中一度将关乎生机的关键胜利握在手中，却在拿下势如破竹的开局赛后，眼睁睁看着系列赛从手中溜走。这场失利不仅宣告了他们Dream联赛第29赛季征程的终结，也可能直接将通往2026年电竞世界杯（EWC）直通席的大门彻底关上。
跻身季后赛之际，VP仍是那些正苦苦争夺ESL职业巡回赛（EPT）积分、试图锁定2026年EWC直通席的队伍之一。与早已坐稳EWC参赛席位且极大概率能获得TI直邀的Tundra Esports不同，VP必须依靠此次赛事的深入推进，才能让直通梦想照进现实。
然而这一次，他们的旅途再次以令人扼腕的“差之毫厘”收场。
- 阅读《Dream联赛第29赛季：EWC 2026直通席的最后机会》
首局比赛堪称VP在本次赛事中打出的最精彩DOTA对决之一。
Timado完全掌控了全局节奏，频繁支援关键团战，助力VP将前期巨大优势滚成胜势。反观Tundra则显得茫然无措，Bozhidar "bzm" Bogdanov在比赛进行至16分钟时竟依旧缺乏发育，团队一贯的高效运转也未能如期展开。即便是拿出经典的炼金术士，也无法稳住战局。约莫在30分钟阶段，VP险些因连续两次失误让比赛重燃悬念，但队伍迅速稳住阵脚，在Tundra彻底把握机会之前便果断推平了基地。
那一刻，人们仿佛看到VP终于找回了制胜所需的竞技状态。然而风云突变，系列赛走势急转直下，第二局成为了全线崩溃的导火索。
Tundra旋即祭出以狼人与祈求者为核心的默契阵容发起反扑，VP在线上崩盘后便再未找到节奏。比赛雪球迅速向Tundra一方滚动，VP不仅难以呼应对方的进攻节奏，经济上也被越甩越远。
当真枪实弹的决胜图到来时，局势的压力已彻底倒向对手。
第三局中，VP试图重现首局的战术体系，指望借此延续之前的良好势头。但这一次，Tundra并未再给他们留下任何突破口。比赛逐渐演变成Tundra祈求者体系的运营秀与经济压制局。VP屡次陷入苦战难以招架，而在彻底丧失主动权之后，期待的翻盘奇迹终究未能降临。
最终，Tundra Esports以2-1的总比分带走胜利。
尽管止步赛场可能迫使VP卷入后续的电竞赛程预选赛，但队伍内部依然保留着最后的盼头。
- 阅读《前HEROICE选手遭淘汰，EWC希望悬于一线》
随着Dream联赛第29赛季今日继续进行两场淘汰附加赛，真正的生死压力将在明日升至顶点——届时Natus Vincere将于中欧夏令时间12:00迎战Playtime。在关键的EPT积分尚未尘埃落定之际，双方所搏杀的不只是保住本次赛事的资格，更是维系住直接晋级EWC的最后希望。
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Virtus.pro eliminated from DreamLeague Season 29Virtus.pro was eliminated from DreamLeague Season 29 but still cling to EWC slot hopes.
Virtus.pro came within reach of a crucial playoff survival victory against Tundra Esports , only to watch the series slip away after a dominant opening game. The loss not only ends their DreamLeague Season 29 run, but might shut the door on a direct invite to the 2026 Esports World Cup.
Coming into playoffs, VP sat among the teams still desperately chasing enough ESL Pro Tour points to secure a direct invite to the 2026 Esports World Cup. Unlike Tundra Esports — who had already locked in their EWC slot and remain highly likely to receive a direct invite to The International — Virtus.pro needed a deep run here to keep those hopes realistic.
Instead, their tournament ended in another painful “almost.”
- Read DreamLeague Season 29: The last chance for an EWC 2026 direct invite
Game 1 was arguably some of the best Dota Virtus.pro have played all event.
Timado completely controlled the tempo of the map, constantly arriving to key fights and helping VP snowball a massive early advantage. At the same time, Tundra looked lost. Bozhidar "bzm" Bogdanov barely had farm even 16 minutes into the game, while Tundra’s usual efficiency never truly materialized. Even the classic Alchemist pick wasn’t enough to stabilize things. There was a bit of a slip around the 30-minute mark when VP made a pair of mistakes that briefly threatened to reopen the game, but they recovered quickly and closed out the victory before Tundra could fully capitalize.
For a moment, it looked like VP had finally found the performance they needed. But then the series turned and Game 2 was where everything unraveled.
Tundra struck back immediately with a far more cohesive draft centered around Lycan and Invoker, and VP never managed to recover from the lanes. The game snowballed heavily in Tundra’s favor, with VP struggling to answer the tempo or keep pace economically.
By the time the deciding third map arrived, the pressure had completely shifted.
In Game 3 Virtus.pro attempted to return to a similar style as their successful first game, hoping to recreate the same momentum. But this time, Tundra never allowed them the openings they found earlier in the series. Instead, the game slowly became a showcase of Tundra's draft with Invoker and their farming efficiency. VP repeatedly found themselves unable to keep up, and once they lost control, the comeback never came.
The series ended 2–1 in Tundra’s favor.
Virtus.pro’s elimination might push them toward qualifiers for EWC, but they remain hopeful.
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While DreamLeague Season 29 continues today with two more elimination series, the pressure peaks tomorrow when Natus Vincere faces Playtime at 12:00 CEST. With crucial EPT points still on the line, both teams are fighting not just to survive the tournament, but to keep their direct EWC qualification hopes alive.