National Esports Championships will select the Indian contingent for the Asian Games 2022; dates, how to register, and more
The Electronic Sports Federation of India (ESFI) has announced the National Esports Championships 2022 (NESC 2022) as part of the "AESF Road to Asian Games" program. The championships will open up opportunities for Indian players to make their way to the 2022 Asian Games.
Asian Games 2022 has opened the door for esports to be included as part of the official games, with eight medal events and two demonstration events. The medal events include PUBG Mobile (Asian Games version), Dota 2, Hearthstone, League of Legends, FIFA, Street Fighter V, Arena of Valor (Asian Games version), and Dream of the Three Kingdoms 2.
While Arena of Valor and PUBG Mobile is banned in India, National Esports Championships 2022 or NESC 2022 will allow players and teams from the other medal events to make their way to the Asian Games 2022.
The 2022 iteration is the first instance where esports will be an official medal event at Asian Games and the third time in a Multi-sport event. The other two cases were in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines and the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. The 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 10 to 25, 2022.
As part of the "AESF Road to Asian Games" program, ESFI is organizing National Esports Championships 2022, which will bring together players and teams across India to get a chance to represent the country at the Asian Games 2022.
The event kicks off on April 4, 2022, and will be conducted over 15 to 20 days to select players and teams across DOTA 2, Hearthstone, FIFA 22, Street Fighter V, and League of Legends. Due to Covid-19, the National qualifiers will be held virtually.
As for both Arena of Valor and PUBG Mobile, the organizers are waiting for clarification from
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