Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 20: Preview
With the completion of the Dust2 India - 1XBET Open Qualifier 40 earlier today, the final two teams for the Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 20 has been locked in as we have the complete lineup for the Playoffs of the $1500 online tournament.
There are three Indian teams in the mix in Gods Reign, Victores Sumus and Flashback Gaming while Come Mid is the fourth and final team with a Pakistani core. The action kicks off with the two semi-finals moving into the Grand Final with the games set to take place on March 23, 2025 with the games set to start from 11:00 AM IST.
Here's a look at the schedule for Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 20.
Semi-Final 1 - 
Flashback Gaming vs 
Come Mid - 11:00 IST
The first semi-final will have DEFAULTER's Flashback taking on former Gods Reign's coach PokemoN's Come Mid. Flashback had qualified through Open Qualifier 39 while Come Mid made it through the Open Qualifier 40.
The India-Pakistan clash will have Come Mid, boast a Pakistani core along with two Irani players in x1ron and Dili. Flashback have been trying to find some consistency with some good form in the local events and will now look to take on and put up a good show against teams from outside India as well. Come Mid on the other hand, are an experienced core like their compatriots and with their two imports, should be putting up a strong fight against DEFAULTER and co. in what should be a close and exciting affair.
FlshbckCome Mid| Flshbck |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parijat 'reV3nnnn' Banerjee |
57 - 53 | +4 | 74.5 | 73.8% | 1.12 |
| Ritesh 'DEFAULTER' Sarda |
50 - 66 | -16 | 81.1 | 70.0% | 0.97 |
| Garvit 'EmbeR' Nehra |
52 - 57 | -5 | 74.5 | 66.2% | 0.94 |
| Vishwesh 'CycloneF' Waradkar |
49 - 56 | -7 | 66.7 | 67.5% | 0.91 |
| Piyush 'clouda' Kalwania |
53 - 60 | -7 | 68.2 | 65.0% | 0.88 |
| Come Mid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad 'SOULM8' Usman |
71 - 52 | +19 | 95.5 | 76.2% | 1.31 |
 Amir 'x1ron' Bafandeh |
58 - 45 | +13 | 75.2 | 76.2% | 1.21 |
| Abdul 'HSB' Haseeb |
58 - 55 | +3 | 80.4 | 68.8% | 1.09 |
| Seyed 'Dili' Hatef Mousavi |
56 - 53 | +3 | 67.7 | 71.2% | 0.98 |
| Saad 'PokemoN' Ahmad |
49 - 61 | -12 | 75.5 | 66.2% | 0.97 |
Semi-Final 2 - Gods Reign vs Victores Sumus - 11:00 IST
The second semi-final will have the all Indian derby as Gods Reign take on Victores Sumus. Gods Reign recent win at the Skyesports Souvenir 2025 LAN has seen them take big strides in the VRS rankings with Bhavi's boys sitting at #73 in the Valve rankings and with the MRQ around the corner, they will be looking to not only fix their rankings but also find consistency and good form. Gods Reign are coming off a near-upset against Lynn Vision in the ESL Challenger League Season 49 Asia-Pacific.
Victores Sumus, meanwhile, having been putting up strong performances in local events, securing Playoffs and Finals appearances but failing to go that final yard. Here will be a chance for BENZENE and co. to take that final step and there will be no better team to take down than Gods Reign if Victores Sumus wants to put their name as contenders in India.
Gods ReignVictores Sumus| Gods Reign |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran 'Rossi' Rudresh |
36 - 29 | +7 | 90.5 | 75.0% | 1.30 |
| Rahul 'R2B2' Banerjee |
38 - 25 | +13 | 79.5 | 79.5% | 1.29 |
| Bhavesh 'Bhavi' Sejwani |
38 - 33 | +5 | 84.2 | 81.8% | 1.28 |
| Aakash 'Ph1NNN' Bose |
33 - 31 | +2 | 90.9 | 84.1% | 1.25 |
| Harsh 'f1redup' Jain |
29 - 23 | +6 | 72.7 | 77.3% | 1.15 |
| Victores Sumus |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amandeep 'arakyN' Singh |
33 - 37 | -4 | 82.9 | 70.5% | 1.07 |
| Anirudh 'ChAmP' Aurange |
30 - 35 | -5 | 75.1 | 68.2% | 0.90 |
| Gourav ' RaYzEr ' Panwar |
26 - 32 | -6 | 56.6 | 61.4% | 0.84 |
| Sunny 'Recoilmaster' Kenyy |
27 - 35 | -8 | 70.0 | 52.3% | 0.81 |
| Yash 'Benzene' Kumar Singh |
22 - 35 | -13 | 69.7 | 59.1% | 0.80 |
The Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 20 will kick off tomorrow, March 23, 2025, from 11:00 AM IST with one semi-final and the Grand Final both being streamed on the Dust2 India Twitch channel.
Final - T.B.D vs T.B.D - 13:30 IST
Gods ReignCome Mid| Gods Reign |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aakash 'Ph1NNN' Bose |
38 - 28 | +10 | 100.8 | 78.0% | 1.38 |
| Bhavesh 'Bhavi' Sejwani |
33 - 25 | +8 | 85.1 | 73.2% | 1.29 |
| Rahul 'R2B2' Banerjee |
31 - 24 | +7 | 67.7 | 78.0% | 1.27 |
| Kiran 'Rossi' Rudresh |
29 - 26 | +3 | 85.3 | 85.4% | 1.21 |
| Harsh 'f1redup' Jain |
22 - 23 | -1 | 57.7 | 75.6% | 0.91 |
| Come Mid |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saad 'PokemoN' Ahmad |
32 - 29 | +3 | 86.5 | 68.3% | 1.16 |
| Seyed 'Dili' Hatef Mousavi |
30 - 29 | +1 | 79.2 | 58.5% | 0.99 |
| Amir 'x1ron' Bafandeh |
24 - 29 | -5 | 65.1 | 68.3% | 0.95 |
| Muhammad 'SOULM8' Usman |
18 - 32 | -14 | 48.6 | 61.0% | 0.67 |
| Abdul 'HSB' Haseeb |
22 - 34 | -12 | 53.9 | 63.4% | 0.65 |
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