ESFI kickstarts registrations for national qualifiers for 14th World Esports Championships

The National Championships will be held virtually with top athletes from across the country engaging in a high-voltage competition in eFootball 2022, CS:GO and Tekken7.

Representative image: The National Championships will be held virtually with top athletes from across the country engaging in a high-voltage competition in eFootball 2022, CS:GO and Tekken7.

The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) announced the registration for the national qualification tournament — National Esports Championships (NESC 2022), to select the Indian esports contingent for the 14th edition of the International Esports Federation’s (IESF) World Esports Championship to be held at Bali, Indonesia.

The National Championships will be held virtually with top athletes from across the country engaging in a high-voltage competition in eFootball 2022, CS:GO and Tekken7.

The DOTA team, comprising of veteran athletes like Moin Ejaz (captain), Krish, Abhishek, Ketan and Darshan, which qualified for the 2022 Asian Games, will be part of Team India for the 14th World Esports Championships.

“We urge all esports athletes to participate in large numbers and become a part of the Indian esports contingent for the 14th edition of the World Esports Championships. The increasing interest for esports in our country currently is encouraging us to push the envelope and give the athletes and the audience something new and exciting each time,” said Lokesh Suji, director of Esports Federation of India and vice-president of the Asian Esports Federation.

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“This year’s World Championships will be the biggest in history with around 1,000 pro teams/athletes expected to participate. We also have multiple prestigious tournaments coming up like Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, etc,” Suji added.

The Indian contingent, selected based on their performances in the NESC2022, will take part in the World Esports Championships Regional Qualifiers, for which dates will be announced soon by the IESF. The Regional Qualifiers will be organised along with the other continental federations.

The Global Finals of the World Esports Championships will take place in Bali, Indonesia from November 27 to December 9.