Gods Reign wins GG LEAGUE RAMADAN RIVALS Qualifier 2

The second qualifier of PLG and MESL's GG LEAGUE RAMADAN RIVALS saw a handful of Indian teams in action over the weekend with not only a $750 prize pool on the line up but also a playoffs spot for the main $2000 event as well.

Here's a look at how the Indian teams fared in the second qualifier. The results of all the games can be found here.

Round 1

Gods Reign and Grayfox started off with a bye which saw their path to the second round be relatively easier than the other team's.

• SlowAimers 2 - 13 StrikingKats (Ancient)

Pakistani team StrikingKats started their BO1 against India's SlowAimers on Ancient with a strong 10-2 lead before quickly closing it out at 13-2 to knock the Indian team out.

• 2EZ Gaming 13 - 3 gL (Ancient)

UAE's gL faced 2EZ Gaming in their opening BO1 which also took place on Ancient and the Indian team blew them away with a comfortable 13-2 win to sail into the second round.

• ROG Academy 1 - 13 PotyPeeks (Vertigo)

Another India - Pakistan matchup saw ROG Academy take on PotyPeeks with the Pakistani team smashing the Indian team 13-1 on Vertigo

• Crescent 13 - 9 PREMIER PROS

BENZENE and CycloneF's new project - Crescent faced a mixed Middle-Eastern stack of PREMIER PROS on Anubis. The Indian team started with a 9-3 lead and while PREMIER PROS fought back in the second half, Crescent hung on for a 13-9 win.

Round 2

• Gods Reign 13 - 5 khatru peek (Anubis)

Gods Reign faced Pakistan's khatru peek in their Round 2 matchup on Anubis and a strong team performance from the Indian team saw them start 9-3 and closed it out quickly at 13-5.

• 2EZ Gaming 13 - 6 THEBRAINDEADS (Nuke)

Another India-Pakistan matchup saw 2EZ Gaming take on THEBRAINDEADS in Round 2 with the action taking place on Nuke. While it was close in the first half at 7-5 in the Indian team's favour, 2EZ Gaming put in a strong second half to secure the map 13-6.

• Grayfox Esports 13 - 7 WestrenRegion (Nuke)

Marzil and his boys got in the server finally, after their opening round bye, against WestrenRegion on Nuke. A strong performance from ghostxD saw Grayfox turn it around after a tied opening half to secure the map at 13-7.

• Crescent 13 - 5 ELO DELIVERY (Ancient)

UAE's ELO DELIVERY took on Crescent in their second round game and it was a big 13-5 win for the Indian team on Ancient with Lord Grim dropping 23 kills in 18 rounds.

Round 3

• Crescent vs love birds

We moved to BO3s from the third round onwards and Crescent's pick of Ancient started the series which the UAE team took with ease at 13-3. Nuke started with Crescent finally putting up a fight to tie the opening half but love bird's strong second half saw them pick up the map 13-7 to lock in the series 2-0.

• Grayfox Esports vs FOG ESPORTS

FOG ESPORTS took on Grayfox in the third round game with the action starting on Mirage. FOG ran away with a 10-2 start before dropping a single round in the second half to close the map at 13-3.

• 2EZ Gaming vs st4rboys

Pakistan's st4rboys took on 2EZ Gaming with the series starting on 2ez's pick of Inferno. A strong showing from the Pakistani's saw them go 13-6 to win the opening map before securing their own pick of Mirage at 13-9 to secure the series 2-0.

• Gods Reign vs team_Shahzada

Team_Shahzada started the series with a stunning 13-11 win on their pick of Nuke before normal service resumed as Gods Reign reverse-swept the series following a 13-7 win on Ancient and 13-5 win on the decider on Anubis with Ph1NNN having a big match.

Round 4

Gods Reign vs st4rboy

The only remaining Indian team in the qualifier was Gods Reign and they faced yet another Pakistani team in the fourth round in st4rboys. The BO3 series started which a big upset as st4rboys demolished the Indian team 13-3 on Mirage. Gods Reign answered back on their pick of Ancient with a 13-7 win before closing out the series 13-5 on Anubis to book their spot in the Grand Final and also the main event.

Final

Gods Reign vs lovebirds

The Final saw Gods Reign take on lovebirds with Overpass, the lovebirds' pick kicking things off. lovebirds started with a 13-9 win before Gods Reign won their pick of Anubis with a same score-line. On the decider on Ancient it was a neck-and-neck affair which saw Gods Reign edge out love birds 13-11 to take the series 2-1 and book their spot in the main event. By virtue of finishing second, love birds are also headed to the main event.

Source: PLG

The tournament format has four separate single-elimination qualifiers, each having 32 slots and offering a $750 cash prize per week. The top two teams from each weekly qualifier advance to the playoffs, where they compete in an eight-team bracket for a $2,000 cash prize.

The first two qualifiers are done, with two Indian teams in True Rippers and Gods Reign having booked their spot in the main event.