"Will try our best to secure a podium finish at the 2022 Asian Games": Akshaj Shenoy, captain of Indian League of Legends team
India, just like several other countries, will be participating in the League of Legends event that will be held at the 2022 Asian Games in China. The participating squad from India will comprise of team captain Akshaj Shenoy alongside Aditya Selvaraj, Sanindhya Malik, Samarth Aravind Trivedi, Mihir Ranjan and Aakash Shandilya.
The qualified team had to go through a grueling competition in the National Esports Championship series and emerge victorious to reach this position. Now, captain Akshaj Shenoy and the rest of the team members are putting in their maximum possible effort to practice and prepare for the the 2022 Asian Games.
As such, in a conversation with Rishov Mukherjee from Sportskeeda Esports, Akshaj Shenoy spoke about how the team is preparing themselves mentally as well as strategically for the tournament. He provided insight on how the Indian League of Legends scene has developed over the years.
Finally, he also shared his thoughts on facing Faker at the tournament and what the results of the 2022 Asian Games will mean for League of Legends in the Indian subcontinent.
Akshaj Shenoy- The preparations are going well and we are grinding every day to perform on the international stage. We have team meetings to analyze the games of other teams from the Asian region. We are spending time watching the gameplays, making our own strategies, working on our coordination and group communications as well. ESFI is also in discussions with our team about improving the infrastructure and coaches which will upgrade the level of our game.
The NESC tournament went very well and I feel it was a very competitive and fun experience to fight teams around India since previously people were divided between South Asian teams and not
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