Indian teams falter in the first Qualifier of Asia Series #1

The first Qualifier for the $10,000 MESA 1XBET Asia Series #1 has concluded, and unfortunately, no Indian teams managed to make it through to the main event.

Out of the two participating Indian teams, VICTORES SUMUS and ROG Academy, VICTORES SUMUS managed to make it the farthest, getting eliminated in Round 4. They still have another shot with the second qualifier set to take place today.

Let us now take a look at the matches of the two teams from the second round onwards, as they received walkovers in the opening round.

Round 2

• VICTORES SUMUS vs kedavra
  VICTORES SUMUS kicked off Inferno with a convincing win against kedavra on Inferno. Despite initially trailing by 5-7, they mounted a comeback to secure a 13-8 win.

• ROG Academy vs Tsegaslal (bye)

Round 3

• VICTORES SUMUS vs The Qube
  arakyn, BENZENE and Recoilmaster stepped up for VICTORES SUMUS to help take down The Qube. Played out on Nuke, the matchup saw VICTORES SUMUS dominate right from the outset, converting a 9-3 half to a 13-9 win.

• NomadS vs ROG Academy
  ROG Academy's odyssey came to an end in Round 3 at the hands of NomadS. With Ancient the playing field, ROG Academy never stood a chance against the Mongolian team, who secured a 13-5 win.

Round 4

• Dewa United vs VICTORES SUMUS
  VICTORES SUMUS fell to Dewa United in Round 4, with a 13-8 scoreline, despite being up 7-5 at halftime. arakyn fought valiantly, notching 21 kills, but couldn't take his team over the line.