Putting up stellar performances, notable Tekken athlete Abhinav Tejan and eFootball professional Ibrahim Gulrez triumphed within the finals of the National Esports Championships (NESC) 2023 organized by the Esports Federation of India (ESFI) and secured their berths on the world finals of the 15th World Esports Championships (WEC) which can happen in Iasi, Romania from August 24 – September 4, 2023.
The 15th World Esports Championship 2023 could have a whopping prize pool of $500,000 (INR 4.12 crore) and is about to be the most important version of the match thus far with at the least 130 nations collaborating in eFootball, DOTA 2, Tekken7, Mobile Legends, PUBG: Mobile and CS:GO.
Despite ranging from the loser bracket, Tejan who’s a well-renowned title from the Tekken7 group proved his mettle in opposition to different high athletes of the nation and will likely be representing India on the WEC for a report sixth time. The 29-year-old who received the South Asia regional finals of the Tekken World Tour 2022 final 12 months defeated Loveneet within the grand finals by 3-2, 3-2.
“I have won a lot of tournaments in these past few years but winning the NESC 2023 was really important to me I had lost two times in it in the past 2 years. So, I wanted to make a comeback by winning it this year. Qualifying for the IESF finals in Romania had given me the chance to represent India for the 6th time in IESF finals which is personally a really proud moment. I am really looking forward to the finals where I will try my level best to get my country a medal this year,” mentioned Abhinav Tejan.
Similar to Tejan, Gulrez additionally started his marketing campaign from the loser bracket and displayed immense perseverance in addition to high-quality gameplay to change into the eFootball champion. He beat Pritesh Quinton Dsouza (bad_pritt) by successful the primary spherical by 3-2 and the second spherical by 3-0 to seal his maiden qualification on the WEC.
“The feeling is really amazing. I have been trying to achieve this feat for the last couple of years and to finally get there feels amazing. My victory involved a mixture of hard work and some luck. One can only feel that happiness after trying so hard to win the competition for the last couple of seasons,” mentioned Ibrahim Gulrez.
Alongside Tekken and eFootball, the esteemed nationwide qualifiers had been additionally organized for widespread PC titles CS:GO and DOTA 2.
In CS:GO (Open), Team Orgless5 toppled the two-time NESC champions Team Wicked Gaming by successful the finals by 2-0. Comprising crew captain Harsh Jain (f1redup), Jaspreet Singh (SpawN), Sadab Khan (SK wow^), Piyush Kalwania (clouda), Nikhil Kathe (N1kace) and substitute Omkar Thube (omkar09), the crew was dominant all through the match and produced scintillating performances in opposition to India’s main CS:GO groups.
“Our motto to win the qualifiers was to trust the process, trust ourselves and trust our decisions. We worked extremely hard to defeat the country’s best CS:GO teams and become the champions. The World Esports Championships are very important for us and now we will prove ourselves in the regional qualifiers to qualify for the global finals as well,” mentioned Harsh Jain, captain of Team Orgless5.
On the opposite hand, Team Top G comprising skipper Manav Kunte (mnz), Vishal Vernekar (HBK), Abhishek Yadav (Abhi-), Shahbaz Hussain (PinkMaN), Krish Gupta (Krish`) and substitute Jaikishan Malik (KaEL) prevailed within the finals of DOTA 2 by defeating Team Mob with a 2-0 rating line within the finals. The squad’s notable gamers Vishal and Abhishek had been additionally half of the historic DOTA 2 crew that received the bronze medal on the Commonwealth Esports Championships in 2022.
“We are beyond ecstatic to win the DOTA 2 India Qualifiers and it is an honour for us to represent India on the international stage. We have put in countless hours of practice, analyzing every move, and strategizing every play to reach this point, and it’s an incredible feeling to see our hard work pay off. The team has an unbreakable bond and we know that we can achieve anything if we keep this synergy together. We would also like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to ESFI for providing us with this amazing opportunity to showcase our skills on a national platform and we promise to give our best shot to bring home the championship,” mentioned Manav Kunte, captain of Team Top G.
Team Orgless5 and Top G will now be collaborating within the upcoming Asia regional qualifiers to qualify for the worldwide finals of WEC 2023. The groups will first be competing within the South Asian qualifiers in on-line mode and upon qualifying will play the regional finals offline. The dates of the regional qualifiers will likely be introduced by the International Federation quickly.
One of the nation’s high sports activities & Esports communication businesses, Artsmith-Concepts & Visions, will proceed its help to the Esports Federation of India as their official communication associate. NESC23 was additionally supported by Upthrust (Event Partner), Inox (Multiplex Partner) & Hama (Training Partner)
The NESC’23 concluded on Monday, March 27 and witnessed a complete participation of 275 athletes from everywhere in the nation.
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