"I feel eISL will be the benchmark for growth of FIFA esports in India": Navin Haridoss, Chennaiyin FC eISL player
The league stage of the first season of eISL is all set to conclude today, 13 March 2022, with its final three matches. The Grand Finals of the tournament are scheduled to be held on 14, 19, and 20 March 2022.
Chennaiyin FC is one the four teams to have qualified for the Grand Finals of eISL 2021. In conversation with Sportskeeda Esports’ Debolina Banerjee, Navin Haridoss of Chennaiyin FC, talks about eISL, his journey in the FIFA competitive scenario, his hopes of taking part in the 2022 Asian Games, and more.
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Navin: I started playing FIFA in 2010 and back then I used to play with my brother. Eventually, I started playing it competitively in 2017. When I played my first LAN event, I was able to reach the finals and that gave me a lot of confidence and motivation to play FIFA professionally.
Navin: I feel sports games do not get enough attention and the reason behind it is that most people are into shooting games like PUBG, Call of Duty, etc. The games that are played more will obviously be followed more also. Most FIFA players will be football fans and not common gamers, hence the competitive scenario is more in other games compared to football games.
Navin: Yes, I will try my best to qualify for the 2022 Asian Games.
Esports as a profession will now be taken very seriously as its reach will be very high. The public will come to learn more about esports and the community will strengthen.
Navin: My go-to formation in this FIFA is 4-4-2. The reason behind it is that it gives a lot of balance to the team. The defense is solid in the 4-4-2 formation and I feel that in FIFA 22, you need wingers to add variation to your game.
I usually never change formation and trust my basics. The only situation when I change is if I
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