Effortlessly navigating their manner by means of the South Asian regional qualifiers, India’s CS:GO staff showcased a dominant mixture of high-quality gameplay and supreme abilities to overpower Pakistan and Nepal on the ultimate day and qualify for the Asian qualifiers that are set to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 10-17, 2023.
Comprising staff captain Harsh Jain (f1redup), Jaspreet Singh (SpawN), Sadab Khan (SK wow^), Piyush Kalwania (clouda), Nikhil Kathe (N1kace) and substitute Omkar Thube (omkar09), the proficient staff started the qualifiers with a bang by placing up complete efficiency to take down Bangladesh with a 16-9 win and Sri-Lanka with a 16-8 victory on the opening day.
The staff then continued their momentum on the second day and recorded a 16-5 win towards Nepal adopted by a 16-6 triumph towards Pakistan. Team captain Harsh was instrumental in India’s monumental victories all through the qualifiers and led his facet by instance by notably notching a complete of 29 kills towards Bangladesh and 31 kills towards Nepal.
“Qualifying for the Asian qualifiers and representing India as well as the country’s CS:GO community is an incredible accomplishment for all of us. I am really happy that we finished at the top in the South Asian Regionals by beating each and every team. This is the result of months of extensive practice sessions, strategic planning, and careful analysis of our competitors. The competition will undoubtedly be fierce as we’ll be facing off against some of the best teams from Asia but we feel that we’re ready for it. We can’t wait to compete, and give our best to qualify for the World Esports Championships in Iasi,” stated Harsh Jain, captain of the Indian CS:GO staff.
The expert staff had secured their maiden qualification on the South Asian regional qualifiers by triumphing over Team Wicked Gaming within the finals of the National Esports Championships (NESC) 2023, performed by the Esports Federation of India (ESFI) earlier this yr. They will now battle it out towards prime CS:GO groups from Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to qualify for the fifteenth World Esports Championships in Iasi from August 24 – September 4, 2023.
With a whopping prize pool of $500,000 (INR 4.12 crore), the fifteenth World Esports Championship 2023 is about to be the biggest version of the match to date with not less than 130 nations taking part in eFootball, DOTA 2, Tekken7, Mobile Legends, PUBG: Mobile and CS:GO.
“We are extremely proud of our CS:GO team for making it to the Asian qualifiers. The journey till here has been tough, but the hard work and dedication of our players have paid off. They have put in countless hours of practice and have shown incredible resilience and determination in their stunning victories against the top teams from South Asia. We wish them all the best for their upcoming qualifiers and are confident that they will make it to the grand finals in Iasi,” stated Vinod Tiwari, President, Esports Federation of India.
India’s first-ever feminine esports staff (CS:GO) comprising Swayambika Sachar (Sway), Shagufta Iqbal (xyaa), Nidhi Salekar (Stormyyy), Dilraj Kaur Matharu (COCO), and Aastha Nangia (CrackShot) shall be enjoying their South Asian Qualifiers towards Sri Lanka on eleventh May and Team India (DOTA) will kick off their South Asian Qualifiers from fifteenth May onwards.
The fifteenth World Esports Championships can be that includes well-renowned Tekken 7 skilled Abhinav Tejan, and eFootball athlete Ibrahim Gulrez representing the nation on the prestigious match.
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