Wicked Gaming see off SyreX to book Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 27 final berth

Indian squad Wicked Gaming have taken down Irani team SyreX in the first semi-final of the Dust2 India - 1XBET Masters 27 and made their way to the final following a clean 2-0 win. Stacked with Indian veterans, Wicked Gaming started the series with a stomping on Dust2 before turning around a slow start on Mirage to seal the series.

Despite starting with the T side pistol on Dust2, Wicked Gaming were unable to keep it flawless early on as SyreX got on board instant in the first gun round, shutting down an A hit from the Indian team. A double opener from DEFAULTER with Ph1NNN closing it down saw Wicked Gaming hit back instantly. f1redup's AWP took control of the T side with Crazy_Gamer have a host of impactful rounds early on that saw the Indian team go on a streak of 9 straight rounds.

It was a Ph1NNN clutch on the B site closing out an 11-1 half for Wicked Gaming and Wicked Gaming made sure to keep it clean and barring dropping the first gun round of the game, the Indian team was flawless as they started the series with a big 13-1 win to draw first blood.

A full house from 7Mhmd and Crazya gave SyreX their first pistol of the series, to get Mirage underway. After keeping it clean against the eco and conversion, it was SyreX's late executes that saw them see off nervy rounds. After a 6-1 start for SyreX, it were the double AWPs, with Crazy_Gamer wielding the second Big Green on the B site that shut down SyreX to get Wicked Gaming's second on the board.

The Indian team closed the half with five in a row to keep the scores tied after a slow start and Wicked Gaming went on to take the lead for the first time on Mirage after locking in the second half pistol. SyreX had the chance to close the lead after picking up the first gun round on their CT half but a big Ph1NNN clutch saw Wicked Gamingfight back and despite coming close on multiple times, it was Wicked Gaming making sure to hold on. The Indian team eventually closed out their map pick at 13-7, dropping just one round on their T side and sailed into the finals on the back of a 2-0 win.