Mumbai Marshals topped Esports Premier League 2021 Champions

Mumbai Marshals emerged as champions within the inaugural version of the Esports Premier League (ESPL) 2021. The nation’s first-ever franchise-based Esports league, which witnessed high-octane competitors of Free Fire matches, concluded in a nail-biting finale.

The mega prize distribution ceremony befell at a metropolis lodge on Monday within the presence of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Mr Manish Sisodia and Ms. Kalli Purie, Vice Chairperson, India Today Group, because the champions and the runner-ups had been handed over the trophies and the money awards.After two and a half months of digital competitors, two of essentially the most spectacular and expert groups from the league stage, Bangalore Ballistics and Mumbai Marshals, locked horns in an exhilarating grand finale.A neck to neck competitors noticed the Mumbai group getting previous the opposition for the distinguished title. The ESPL season 1 champions, Mumbai Marshals have some prime gamers in its roster together with Sagar Patel, Indranil Saha, Jayesh Yadav, Naitik Khosto and Asjad Khateeb, who additionally grabbed the Most Valuable Player award. For his spectacular present all through the match, Jayesh Yadav aka Mr Jay from MumbaiMarshals, with 74 kills, was named because the participant of the match together with an award of Rs. 30,000.“It was like a festival of Esports, playing out in the last couple of months. There was an overwhelming response coming from all over the country. The gamers showcased their A-game and the competition was nothing short of top class. I hope these athletes will further utilise this experience and win medals for the country in the coming time,” said Mr.Vishwalok Nath, Director, ESPL.”We, at ESPL, are committed to revolutionising the Indian Esports ecosystem and we are very proud to announce our next big Esports IP, World Esports Cup. We are thankful to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Manish Sisodia who unveiled the logo of this upcoming championship. We believe this tournament will also help us to contribute in making India a global Esports powerhouse. We are also thankful to all our sponsors and stakeholders for their support and belief. This is just the beginning of a new era,” Nath additional added.With greater than 100 million video views and one million-plus registrations for the ESPL 2021, eight groups, representing eight cities/states, had been lastly chosen for the finals on the finish of the third spherical after a extremely aggressive ultimate stage of the league. The group matches had been adopted by knockout rounds the place 96 groups participated. The eight groups that made itthrough the knockout finals had been assigned one Franchise group every.The listing of franchise groups included Mumbai Marshals, Rajasthan Reapers, Bangalore Ballistics, Hyderabad Hydras, Chennai Celestials, Delhi Dukes, Punjab Paladins and Kolkata Kaijus. The match noticed a large prize pool of INR 25 lakh with a money prize award to all of the top-8 groups.The Mumbai group took dwelling the most important share of Rs 12 lakh from the prize cash. Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, whereas addressing the ESPL winners and gamers, mentioned, “Esports now’s rising very quick. I’m satisfied that this “E” sport deserves all of the assist and recognition. I promise that the Delhi authorities will encourage Esports in each doable method. We shall be glad to encourage all of the initiatives that can assist the business and the sector to develop.ESPL 2021, which had Infinix smartphone because the presenting sponsor, was performed beneath the aegis of gamer-centric marketing campaign ESPLGameSeFame with Tiger Shroff because the inimitable model ambassador that inspired gamers to showcase their prime recreation and get recognised within the business. The match additionally noticed big response and was streamed dwell on Disney+Hotstar, Free Fire official streaming platform Booyah and Malayalam OTT platform Koode alongside official YouTube and Facebook channels of India Today and Aaj Tak and its web sites.