Dust2 India - 1XBET Open Qualifier 29: Recap

The 29th iteration of the Dust2 India - 1XBET Cup Open Qualifier has been wrapped up, and we have the first two teams to confirm their slots in the $1500 Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 15. Here is how the day looked for the 10 participating teams.

Round 1

The first round consisted entirely of byes, as Unfzed, Intense Gaming, ROG Academy, LateNighTers, st4boys-, Project Lethals, VICTORES SUMUS, and POG_POG_POG_POG made it to the second round.

Round 2

• st4rboys- vs Project Lethals
  The second round kicked off on Dust2 where st4rboys overwhelmed Project Lethals to secure a 13-3 win. st4rboys' chart-topper, hfstr-, stood head and shoulders above the rest, boasting a 118 ADR.

• VICTORES SUMUS vs POG_POG_POG_POG
  VICTORES SUMUS' opening skirmish against POG_POG_POG_POG on Ancient turned into a bloodbath, as they conceded just a single round in both halves to win by a 13-2 score line.

• Unfazed vs Intense Gaming
  Unfazed stood true to their name against Intense Gaming, as they stayed in control throughout the game on Anubis, converting a 7-5 half to a 13-8 win.

• ROG Academy got a walkover against LateNighTers and proceeded to the next round.

Round 3

• ROG Academy vs Unfazed
  Unfazed's journey in the 29th Qualifier only took them as far as the third round, as they conceded a defeat to ROG Academy in a 7-13 fashion on Dust 2. Their loss was compounded by the handicap of playing 4v5 due to sadbutrue’s absence, which proved too steep to overcome.

• st4rboys- vs VICTORES SUMUS
  The third round saw a upset happen, as VICTORES SUMUS fell to st4rboys- by a 9-13 margin on Anubis. However, it was RaYzeR leaving the game that forced VICTORES SUMUS in an unfavourable situation, having to play 4v5.

As the Qualifier 29 concludes, both st4rboys- and ROG Academy have booked their slots in the Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 15 which will take place on 27th October, at 11:00 AM IST.