Asian Games 2022 esports: Indian contingent for 4 titles revealed
After a month of intense competition across different esports titles, the National Esports Championships 2022 is entering its final stages. After confirming FIFA 22 and Street Fighter V contenders for the Asian Games, Indian representatives for Hearthstone and League of Legends also emerged.
For the first time ever, esports has been included as a medal event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. This has opened up the opportunity for players and teams to represent the country in Asiad.
The Hearthstone tournament at NESC 22 saw some of the country’s best face off against each other. After an intense playoff stage, Shikhar Choudhary faced Karthik Varma Vegesna in the finals. Shikhar won the match with a final score of 3-1 and 3-2. After winning, he shared,
He further elaborated:
Both Shikhar Choudhary and Karthik Varma Vegesna have qualified for the Asian Games and will be representing the country.
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The NESC 22 saw four teams face off in the playoff stage in hopes of qualifying and representing India at the Asiad. Temple of Kings, one of the most prominent League of Legends teams, faced Team Coco Cats in the grand finals.
Temple of Kings compromised of:
Temple of Kins won 3-0 comfortably in the best-of-five grand finals. After winning, captain Akshaj expressed his excitement ahead of the 2022 Asian Games by saying,
Temple of Kings will be representing Team India in League of Legends at the 2022 Asian Games.
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After being a showcase event at the 2018 Asiad, esports has been included as a medal event in the 2022 Asian Games. The esports included in the event are as follows:
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The qualified teams so far are as follows:
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