Dust2 India - 1XBET Cup Open Qualifier 51: Recap

A fateful day at The Dust2 India - 1XBET Open Qualifier 51 saw an action packed Sunday as 12 teams turned up to fight for the two Masters #26 slots. After a first round that was filled with byes, it somehow turned into a bloodbath, as the final two standing teams locked horns for more than just qualification spots.

If you missed the games today, below is a quick summary of how the games unfolded:

Round 2

• True Thunder vs Slow Aimers
  Ph1NNN and Bhavi played in their most recent colours with Rossi in the opening game against Slow Aimers. Playing with a man short on Inferno, Slow Aimers could only put up a single round on the board as they ended up losing 1-13.

• OxinGame Esport vs Rage Quitters
  In their 5v4 game against Rage Quitters on Ancient, OxinGame Esport secured a flawless win. Starting on the CT-side, they didn't let a single round slip by, culminating with a 13-0 win.

• CRIMSON vs team_monstiger
  CRIMSON, the latest home for R2B2, clouda, f1redup, and EmbeR and Benzene, fought off team_monstiger in their opening game to clinch a convincing 13-3 victory.

• OxinGame NXT vs South Serpente
  OxinGame faced off South Serpente on Mirage in their next matchup. An even 6-6 first half, was followed by a second half favouring OxinGame NXT, as they conceded a single round to clinch a 13-7 victory.

• True Thunder vs Legion
  True Thunder vanquished Legion in the third round of play to clinch a 13-6 victory on Dust2. It was yet again a game that started with an even score line at halftime, but the momentum shifted in the second half, as True Thunder did not lose a singe round on their way to victory, as it was the IGL Bhavi leading the charts with 22 kills.

Round 3

• Crimson vs OxinGame Esport
  Crimson's next match in their bracket pitted them against OxinGame Esport on Ancient. Crimson stayed in control of the game from start to finish, converting a 9-3 half into a 13-6 win.

• True Thunder vs OxinGame NXT
  While Ph1NNN and Bhavi took care of OxinGame Esport, f1redup, R2B2 and company eliminated OxinGame NXT in the third round of play. Playing on Mirage, True Thunder demolished their foe to secure a 13-3 win.

Round 4

• True Thunder vs Crimson
  The ultimate showdown between former teammates happened in the last round on Ancient. While it was Ph1NNN stealing the show for True Thunder, who established a 9-3 lead, it was clouda resisting from the other end. However, it was True Thunder to ultimately seal the deal, clinching a 13-9 win.

Both True Thunder and Crimson have qualified for Dust2 India - 1XBET Cup Masters 26