Victores Sumus and iYATi make inaugural Masters appearance
With two slots up for grabs in the Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 12, a host of teams battled it out in the Dust2 India - 1XBET Open Qualifier 24 to make it to the $1500 event.
Here's a quick recap of the match that took place in the Dust2 India - 1XBET Open Qualifier 24.
Round 1
The Round 1 games saw Victores Sumus, Project Lethals, POG_POG_POG_POG, st4rboys-. Random 5, Griffins Esports and iYATi get byes.
rEbOrN10 13 - 11 Nasha Patta (Inferno)
rEbOrN10 took on Nasha Patta with the action taking place on Inferno. A back and forth match saw rEbOrN10 pip their opponents 13-11 in a close fought encounter.
Round 2
Victores Sumus 13 - 7 rEbOrN10 (Mirage)
Victores Sumus, with their new lineup got things going on Mirage with a 9-3 half and wrapped things up at 13-7 with arakyN having an incredible match, dropping 29 kills in regulation.
POG_POG_POG_POG 13 - 3 Project Lethals
POG_POG_POG_POG ran through Project Lethals in their round 2 encounter, picking up a massive 13-3 win on Anubis.
st4rboys 13 - 8 Random 5
Pakistan's st4rboys took on Random 5 with the Pakistani boys putting up a strong performance on Nuke that saw them take a convincing 13-8 win to knock the Indian team out.
iYATi got a walkover in their round 2 game as well as Griffins Esports failed to join the server for their round 2 match.
Round 3
Victores Sumus 13 - 2 POG_POG_POG_POG
It was another dominating show from the Victores Sumus team as they demolished POG_POG_POG_POG 13-2 on Anubis to lock in a place in the playoffs.
iYATi 13 - 9 st4rboys
iYATi faced the team from across the border, Pakistan's st4rboys, as both teams were looking to make it to the Masters 12. Taking place on Dust2, it was an 8-4 start for the Pakistani squad but a strong comeback from iYATi saw them run away with a 13-9 win.
Round 4
By making it to the final round of the Dust2 India - 1XBET Open Qualifier 24, both iYATi and Victores Sumus had confirmed their spots in the Masters 12, alongside Carnival Gaming and Gods Reign.