Sim Racing World Cup final: India's Mohammed Ibrahim secures a berth at the first-ever SRWC
On the back of his exceptional performance in the Asian Continental Qualifiers, India's Mohammed Ibrahim has secured a place in the inaugural Sim Racing World Cup final. The global event will be held in Monaco from October 23-24. Ibrahim managed an impressive second-place ranking in the qualifiers, just behind Thailand's Thanathip Tanalapanan.
The very first edition of the Sim Racing World Cup is being organized by the International Esports Federation in association with the Monaco Esports Federation. The tournament will feature Assetto Corsa, a simulation racing video game developed by the Italian developer KUNOS-Simulazioni Srl. This particular title is well known for its realistic racing experience.
The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) stated in their press release that Ibrahim had managed to finish second in the Asian Continental Qualifiers with a lap time of 1:33.575. This was just moments behind Thailand's Thanathip Tanalapanan, who claimed the first position with a time of 1:33.561.
This sealed Ibrahim's berth at the inaugural Sim Racing World Cup, with his finish ranked globally as the fifth-fastest. According to ESFI's press statement, other than Tanalapanan, "only David Toth of Hungary (1:33.197), Slovenia’s Jernej Simonic (1:33.329), and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez (1:33.336), who qualified from the European continent, recorded a faster time than Ibrahim."
Speaking about his love for the game and his gameplay, Ibrahim stated:
With regards to how he can perform even better, he continued:
Davlish Singh, India's other driver participating in the qualifiers, managed a sixth position with a lap time of 1:34.026. The qualifiers saw the participation of 14 drivers from across Asia who fought for two berths in the final in
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