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BGMI, Street Fighter 6, Chess, and eFootball at Patliputra Khelo India

BGMI, Street Fighter 6, Chess, and eFootball at Patliputra Khelo India

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Titles like BGMI, Street Fighter 6, Chess, and eFootball will debut at the ESports event of Khelo India on May 6-7 in the Patliputra Sports Complex. The demo event will feature titles that span mobile, console, and strategy-based formats like chess. BGMI has the highest participation nationwide, and will remain a popular hook.But the notable addition is of chess which most recently became part of the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025, which boasted a prize pool of $1.5 million (INR 12.6 crore) for the title. In India, majors NODWIN Gaming have on boarded e-chess and organised the Chess Super League, featuring national and international stars and also hosted Chess tournaments at DreamHack India 2024 across rapid and blitz formats. “The inclusion of titles like BGMI, Street Fighter 6, Chess, and eFootball in the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 signals a big step forward for grassroots esports in India,” Akshat Rathee, Co-founder and Managing Director of NODWIN Gaming, said in a press release. Story continues below this ad Rathee said Khelo India could be a great …

India To Debut In FIFAe World Cup 2024 Ft. eFootball

India To Debut In FIFAe World Cup 2024 Ft. eFootball

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India are all set to make their debut in the FIFAe World Cup 2024 featuring eFootball, which will be held between December 9 and December 12 at the SEF Arena, Boulevard Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. The World Cup, which will be held as part of the FIFAe Finals 2024 in Riyadh, will feature competitions on both console and mobile platforms. Chinmay Sahoo, Ibrahim Gulrez, and Saksham Rattan will represent India in FIFAe World Cup (Console), while Danial Shakeel Patel will be the eTigers’ sole representative in FIFAe World Cup (Mobile). The domestic qualifiers for the FIFAe World Cup were held in October, with participants from across the country fighting it out across three rounds of in-game events. The top eligible athletes from the FIFAe Ranking list based on the online qualifier results were invited for online trials, based on which the squad was selected. India have been drawn in Group A in both the Console and Mobile events. They will face Korea Republic, Spain, and France on December 9, and Poland, Malaysia, the …

Pavan ‘MrTomboy’ Kampelli wins historic eFootball medal at 2024 Asian Esports Games

Pavan ‘MrTomboy’ Kampelli wins historic eFootball medal at 2024 Asian Esports Games

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In a momentous achievement for Indian esports, Pavan “MrTomboy” Kampelli captured a bronze medal in eFootball at the 2024 Asian Esports Games (AEG) in Bangkok, Thailand, championing India’s first-ever podium finish in a football sports simulation esports title. En route to the bronze, Pavan also defeated the 2022 eFootball World Finals Winner (Mobile), Asgard Azizi of Team Indonesia, 2-1, adding flourish to his performance. Pavan competed against some of the best eFootball players from across Asia and faced a tough start against eventual winner TXRO of Team Thailand. However, he showed remarkable resilience and bounced back by securing hard-fought victories over players from Indonesia, Syria, and Laos, all with identical 2-1 scorelines, to confirm a historic bronze medal. This impressive performance allowed Pavan to advance to the Lower Bracket Final, where he fought TXRO valiantly for a spot in the Grand Finals, but fell to a narrow defeat A delighted Pavan reflected on his achievement: “Winning this bronze feels surreal. It’s a huge honour to represent India and bring home our first-ever medal in eFootball. …