19th Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou: Team India excels in the League of Legends seeding event – The Central and South Asia seeding event for the 19th Asian Games 2022 concluded at Macau. Among the participating countries, Team India dominated the competition. With this incredible performance, Team India is optimistic about its performance among the 19 nations that will participate in the League of Legends event at the Asian Games tournament. Here is everything you need to know about it.
Day 8 of the #RDAG2022 League of Legends event finally concluded with the last matches from the Central Asia and South Asia groups! 🌟
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— Asian Electronic Sports Federation (@AESF_Official) June 22, 2023
19th Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou: Team India excels in League of Legends seeding event
The Indian League of Legends team participated in the Central and South Asia seeding event along with teams from Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. Team India cruised through the competition with significant ease and earned 2-0 victories against all the 3 participating countries.
The Indian League of Legends team had the following roster:
- Captain – Akshaj Shenoy (Kai)
- Samarth Arvind Trivedi (CrankO)
- Mihir Ranjan (Lotus)
- Sanindhya Malik (Deadcorp)
- Aakash Shandilya (Infi)
- Aditya Selvaraj (Crow)
This team was selected for the Asian Games after they prevailed in the National Esports Championships (NESC) organized by the Esports Federation of India (ESFI).
Akshaj Shenoy, team captain of Team India League of Legends, said:
It feels amazing to have secured a favorable seeding for the Asian Games 2022 in such a dominating fashion. Each of the victories is a testament to the countless hours of practice and strategy planning it has taken for our team to reach this point. Our journey till now has been remarkable and we are fully prepared to face any challenge that comes our way
Mr. Lokesh Suji, Director, Esports Federation of India & Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation (AESF) also commended the team on their impressive results.
Team India’s scintillating performances in the League of Legends seeding event is a sign of what is to come in Hangzhou. We are not only proud to witness their achievements but are also confident that they will make India proud on the international stage against the leading teams from Asia. Everyone at ESFI extends its complete support to the team as they gear up to bring laurels to the country at the Asian Games.
The 19th Asian Games will have 19 national teams participating in the League of Legends event. It will be esports’ debut as an official medal event at the tournament. All regular matches will have a best-of-3 format while the gold medal and bronze medal matches will have a best-of-5 match series format.
AESF has also revealed that the seeding fixtures for the DOTA 2 team comprising skipper Darshan, Krish, Abhishek, Ketan, and Shubham will be conducted online on July 13. Meanwhile, Street Fighter V athletes—Mayank Prajapati and Ayan Biswas, will have their seeding fixtures conducted in Hangzhou, China from July 22-23. AESF will announce the dates for the seeding matches of FIFA Online 4 athletes—Charanjot Singh and Karman Singh Tikka later.
Stay tuned with us to get the latest updates from the esports and gaming community from across the country.
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