After being included as a showcase event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia, esports has become a medal event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
There will be competition across different esports titles: Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Dream of the Three Kingdoms 2, FIFA, Hearthstone, League of Legends, PUBG Mobile, and Street Fighter V.
Over the last week, over 200 esports athletes clashed at the National Esports Championships 2022, in hopes of qualifying for the Asian Games 2022 and representing the nation. After a strong competition, the contenders for the Asian Games are being decided for different titles, such as Street Fighter V and FIFA 22.
Over 60 players participated in the NESC FIFA 22 tournament, and one emerged victorious. Charanjot Singh, one of India’s star FIFA pros, clashed against Karman Singh in a nail-biting FIFA 22 grand final.
Charanjot, who previously won the AIFF eFootball Challenge 2021 last year, climbed his way from the losers bracket to face Karman, who has been leading the winner's bracket, in the grand finale.
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The Final Score was 4-1 and 6-5 in favor of Charanjot, securing his place as the Indian contender for FIFA 22 at the Asian Games. After winning the title he shared,
Street Fighter V at the NESC 22 saw the participation of 16 top-tier Street Fighter V esports athletes from across the country. Mayank Prajapati aka “MiKeYROG” faced off against Ayan Biswas in the grand finale. He outclassed Ayan with a scoreline of 3-0.
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After securing his berth at the Asian Games, Mayank expressed his feelings:
Charanjot and Mayank will be representing the nation at the Asian Games 2022. As the next step of their journey, they will be participating in AESF’s
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