ESFI announces the Indian contingent for 14th World Esports Championships
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Tekken7 star Hitesh Khorwal and Ritesh Sarda-led Team Wicked Gaming secured their places in the Indian squad as the Esports Federation of India (ESFI) announced a strong 11-member contingent for the 14th edition of the World Esports Championships.
The 14th World Esports Championships is scheduled to be held from November 27th and continue till 7th December. The major tournament will be held in Bali this year with fierce competition from the participants.
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World Esports Championships: 11 member Indian contingent revealed
Khorwal aka rcool and a five-member Team Wicked Gaming, comprising of skipper Sarda, Hrishikesh Shenoy, Anshul Ajay Adarkar, Shuvajyoti Chakraborty and Ninad Ramesh Sonare, sealed WEC berths after winning the Tekken7 and CS:GO titles respectively at the National Esports Championships, which saw a thrilling competition with the participation of top athletes from across the country virtually.
Besides Tekken7 and CS:GO, WEC will also have DOTA2 and PES2022 titles. A DOTA2 team, which qualified for the 2022 Asian Games, has been selected to represent India at the WEC as well. The team will consist of veteran athletes including Moin Ejaz, Shubham Goli, Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav and Vishal Verenakar, who is included in place of Krish.
As the PES/eFOOTBALL still does not have an option to hold online championship, ESFI has been evaluating to organise an offline event that may be held in Delhi or Mumbai and the dates and venue for the qualifiers will be announced soon. Lokesh Suji, Director of Esports Federation of India and Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation commented-
“The NESC ’22 was a stupendous success in every possible way, there were many impressiveresults. This Indian contingent will be a tough one to beat and I'm certain that they will not only put up a strong fight but also strive for a podium finish. It’s great to see an immense interest among the Indian youth towards Esports."
A two-day National Esports Championships saw participation of 16 top teams from across the country in a multiplayer first-person shooter esports title CS:GO. The defending champions Wicked Gaming put up a brilliant show and remained undefeated throughout the qualifiers.
On the other hand, in single player fighting game Tekken7, Khorwal also successfully defended his title after he brilliantly ended the sensational run of Kashmir’s Arsalan Nabi Wani aka KMR in the final with a 2-0 win. Celebrating his victory, the star player commented-
“NESC is always an arduous task for Tekken participants since our scene has progressed tremendously well and reached a new zenith. So, it's a moment to cherish for me. It creates a perfect scenery of success for me after putting my blood and sweat into this game."
The Indian contingent will now take part in the World Esports Championships Regional Qualifiers, for which the dates will be announced soon by the IESF. For CS:GO & Tekken 7, Regional Qualifiers will be played but irrespective of the results, they will participate in the Global Finals to be held in Bali.
The upcoming World Esports Championship—organised by the International Esports Federation (IESF), will boast a massive prize pool of USD 500,000 (INR 4 crore approximately).
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