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Athletes owning esports organisations

Over the last few years, the esports industry has grown exponentially in terms of revenue and viewership. What sets esports apart is its inclusivity. People from all ages and demographics...

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Nov 11, 2023 Aditya Chaudhuri

Team Vitality Sponsors 

Team Vitality is a global esports organisation founded in August 2013. Fabien Davide and Nicolas Maurer built this team that has several professional gamers and content creators from across Europe...

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Jul 7, 2023 karanveernath19

GodLike Esports win CoD Mobile India Pova Cup

GodLike Esports emerged victorious in the first season of the CoD Mobile India Pova Cup. The team dominated throughout the tournament and didn’t lose a single series – reaffirming their stand as the best CoD Mobile squad in the country. The CoD Mobile India POVA Cup is presented by the premium smartphone manufacturer Tecno Pova and is organised by the leading esports tournament organiser, Skyesports. The tournament saw the best eight teams from across the country competing for glory in CoD Mobile. After an exhilarating group stage which concluded earlier this month, the top four teams advanced to the Playoffs held on March 10 to 12. GodLike Esports established a winning streak in the group stage itself, winning all seven of their matches. They were dominant in the Playoffs as well to secure a finals spot against 5 and a Half Men. The intense series saw swift resistance from 5 and a Half Men as the team were able to win two series in the best-of-seven. GodLike Esports didn’t falter, though, and pushed them back to take the series 4-2. 5 and a Half Men will still walk away with their heads held high as the runners-up.

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Mar 16, 2023 Aditya Chaudhuri

NESC 2023 set to select Indian contingent for 15th World Esports Championship

The National Esports Championships (NESC) 2023 organised by the Esports Federation of India (ESFI) is all set to pick the Indian contingent for the upcoming 15th World Esports Championships (WEC) in Iasi, Romania, which will commence from March 15, 2023 and will be conducted online. ESFI’s event partner Upthrust Esports will be executing the qualifiers where a total of 275 athletes will be participating across all four titles – CS:GO, DOTA 2, Tekken7, and eFootball 2023. Marking a historic step, the country’s top female CS:GO athletes will be battling it out in the NESC to secure their berth at WEC 2023 for the very first time. While the open qualifiers of CS:GO will have 21 teams (127 athletes) competing, the women qualifiers will see the participation of 2 teams (11 athletes). For DOTA 2 there will be six teams (33 athletes) fighting against each other and for the single-player titles such as Tekken7 and eFootball 2023, there will be 72 and 32 competitors respectively. Vinod Tiwari, President of the Esports Federation of India, commented, "We are proud to see the overwhelming response for NESC 2023 from the male as well as female athletes of the country. The participation of such talented athletes will give India the impetus to exceed all expectations at the World Esports Championships. The qualifiers are going to be an exciting affair with high-quality gameplay and top-notch thrilling moments as every athlete gives it their all to compete on the biggest of stages. Everyone at ESFI wishes the participants all the best and is looking forward to the qualifiers."

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Mar 15, 2023 Aditya Chaudhuri