Gods Reign and 2ez Gaming secures Asia Closed Qualifiers berths

After the opening day's action where we had almost 20 Indian teams signing up for the PGL Major Copenhagen Rest of Asia Qualifier, we have 4 remaining teams who will be in action today in the Ro16. Follow this live blog to stay updated with the results and updates of the Indian team.

Useful links

• Bracket

• Rules

• How to Qualify for the Major

• HLTV Tournament page

List of Indian teams in the RoA qualifier:

• 2ez GG

• Gods Reign

• Revenge Esports

• Grayfox Esports

• LOT Gaming

• Iyati

• Old School Esports

• FIREDUP Gaming

• True Rippers

• Enigma Gaming

• KingPins

• Airavata Esports

• Wasted Potential

• iKaRi

• Random5

• Legacy Esports

• Blink™

• NEVERLOSTINCSGO

A strong day for India ◴ 22:05

Two Indian teams through to Closed Qualifiers

Four Indian teams kicked the day off in the Ro16 of the Rest of Asia qualifiers. Gods Reign took down DarkSide to book their spot in the Closed Qualifiers as did 2ez Gaming, who ran through Little Boy's. While Gods Reign and 2ez Gaming booked their spots in the Closed Qualifier, Old School Esports and Enigma Gaming suffered heartbreaking losses which knocked them out.

2ez Gaming finished fifth in the Rest of Asia Open Qualifiers but it was Gods Reign who stole all the thunder, finishing with the top seed, taking down everyone to end the Rest of Asia Qualifier on a high.

Gods Reign and 2ez Gaming will be next seen in action at the Asia Closed Qualifier.

Dust2 India will be get you all the action from the Closed Qualifier, as our live blog will return soon.

Gods Reign ends the day on a high ◴ 21:44

In the final game of the Rest of Asia qualifier, Gods Reign hammered Myth Avenue Gaming 13-4 on Mirage to finish top of the Rest of Asia open qualifier and heads to the Closed Qualifier filled with confidence.

2ez Gaming runs through Trouble makers ◴ 21:27

2ez Gaming took down Trouble makers 13-5 on Ancient to secure the fifth spot in the Rest of Asia Open Qualifier.

Gods Reign takes down SR Nacague ◴ 20:46

In the semi-finals seeding game, Gods Reign went up against SR Nacague and the BO1 on Ancient went to overtime where Gods Reign secured the map at 16-12.

Gods Reign will now face Myth Avenue Gaming, who had knocked out Enigma Gaming earlier today, in the Final seeding match.

2ez Gaming wins their 5th place decider bracket opening game ◴ 20:06

2ez Gaming took on RESILIENCE in the first game of the 5th Place Decider Bracket and it was a clean 13-4 win for the Indian team on Inferno with Recoilmastr3 having a stellar map with 25 kills.

2ez will play the winner of the Drippy Lab and Trouble makers match in the 5th Place Decider match.

Gods Reign takes down Drippy Lab ◴ 18:03

After making it to the Closed Qualifiers, Gods Reign ran past Drippy Labs 13-7 on Anubis in their quarter-finals, which was a seeding game.

Gods Reign now are scheduled to play the winner of the Trouble makers/ SR Nacague in the semi-final seeding game.

2ez Gaming loses seeding match ◴ 16:56

2ez Gaming went down 10-13 to Dewa United on Overpass in the quarter-final game, which was the seeding game.

Irrespective of the loss, both teams have booked their spot in the Closed Qualifiers.

Gods Reign comes back on Anubis to knock DarkSide out ◴ 16:48

Gods Reign won their pick of Inferno 13-8 to draw first blood in the series but DarkSide put up a strong performance on Nuke, taking the series to a decider after a 13-9 win.

On the decider on Anubis, Gods Reign managed to come back from 7-10 down and hung on for a 13-11 win which helped them book their spot in the Closed Qualifier.

Enigma Gaming reverse-swept by Myth Avenue Gaming ◴ 16:34

SpawN and co. started their Ro16 game with a win on Anubis but Myth Avenue Gaming bounced back on Nuke to take a 13-6 win a stomped Enigma 13-3 on the decider on Ancient.

The loss sees Enigma Gaming's Rest of Asia Qualifier come to an end.

Enigma Gaming concede 2nd map, level series at 1-1 ◴ 15:40

Both teams traded rounds in the first half but MAG managed to get a slight edge with a 7-5 T-half. Enigma showed a strong T-side presence initially but things went downhill as MAG put up a 5-round streak to wrap things up.

The trio of Derek, ariucle and Tugu locked down a solid CT-defense for MAG, closing out Nuke 13-6 to push the series into the decider.

Old School knocked out ◴ 15:35

Old School Esports was the first Indian team to secure their Ro16 slot after a dominant 13-1 in their Ro32 matchup. Their open qualifier run has come to an end at the hands of Drippy Lab who put up a 13-6 win on Anubis and a 13-7 win on Ancient, sweeping the series 2-0.

With this win, Drippy Lab have secured their closed qualifier slot.

Gods Reign lose Nuke, push series into decider ◴ 15:30

Coming into their Map pick of Nuke, DarkSide toppled Gods Reign's CT-defense to secure an 8-4 T-half in their favor. DarkSide secured match point straight out the gate in the second half at 12-4 but Gods Reign wouldn't go down without a fight.

Ph1NNN led the charge for Gods Reign's comeback efforts but their 5-round streak came to an end as DarkSide secured Nuke 13-9, levelling the series at 1-1 and pushing the series into the decider.

2ez Gaming confirm Asia closed qualifier slot ◴ 14:55

2ez Gaming put up a dominant performance, closing out Overpass 13-1, becoming the first Indian team in the qualifier to confirm their closed qualifier slot.

bb1 went ballistic, dropping 32 frags across the series at an ADR of 111 and a HLTV rating of 1.92. Winning out the series 2-0 with 13-1 score lines on either maps, 2ez Gaming dropped just 2 rounds across the entire series.

Old School concedes map 1 ◴ 14:45

Old School have conceded their first map, Anubis against Drippy Lab. Starting on the CT-side, Old School could not contain Drippy Lab's T-side, resulting in a 8-4 half in Drippy Lab's favor. Managing to secure just a couple of rounds in the second half, Old School conceded the opening map of their Bo3, 13-6.

Enigma Gaming goes 1-0 up in their Bo3 ◴ 14:40

CatastrOphE and SpawN put up big performances for Enigma on Anubis, securing a 13-7 win. Enigma approached the map with a strong T-side, taking the first half 9-3. MAG started well on their T-side and just as they found their footing, Enigma recovered to seal the deal.

Gods Reign secure map 1, close out Inferno 13-8 ◴ 14:35

Gods Reign have started their Bo3 against DarkSide with a 13-8 win on Inferno. A good start on the T-side gave them a 9-3 T-half. DarkSide gave Gods Reign a run for their money in the second half but the Indian team managed to keep their composure and close out Inferno 13-8.

ph1NNN topped the charts on Inferno with 22 frags at an ADR of 92.

2ez Gaming display masterful CT-side on Inferno, go 1-0 up ◴ 14:17

A wonderful CT-side on Inferno netted 2ez Gaming a 13-1 win on Inferno in their Ro16 showing against Little Boys, going 1-0 up in the Bo3. bb1, ShiNchan and Recoilmaster held an ADR in excess in 100.

Having cleaned out Little Boys on their own pick of Inferno, 2ez Gaming are just a single map win away from confirming a closed qualifier slot.

Gods Reign BO3 starts on Inferno ◴ 13:08

Gods Reign to get their BO3 underway on their pick of Inferno against DarkSide with DarkSide choosing Nuke and Anubis being the decider.

reV3nnnn also streaming the games today.

2ez Gaming still waiting for their opponents ◴ 13:08

2ez Gaming who have made it to the Ro16 are waiting to find out who their opponent will be after their initial opponents, Narrow Escape was disqualified for playing in the incorrect region.

The full-Chinese stack was playing in the Rest of Asia Qualifier, which is not only to Chinese teams since China has an entire qualifier dedicated for them. 2ez Gaming now are waiting for the winner of the Positive CS and Little Boy's game to find out whom they will face.

4 Indian teams to battle it out in the Ro16 today ◴ 13:00

We have Gods Reign, Old School Esports, Enigma Gaming and 2ez Gaming fighting it out in the Ro16 today with all eyes on reaching the closed qualifier. A win for each of the four teams will see them book their spot in the Top 8 effectively putting them through to the Closed Qualifiers. The Bo3 games get underway from 13:30 IST

Follow our live blog to stay updated with the latest results of the Indian teams in the RoA Open Qualifier