11-member Indian team for World Esports meet
Tekken 7 star Hitesh Khorwal and Ritesh Sarda-led Team Wicked Gaming secured their places in the Indian squad as the Esports Federation of India (ESFI) announced an 11-member contingent for the 14th edition of the World Esports Championships (WEC), to be held in Bali from November 27 to December 7.
Khorwal aka rcool and a five-member Team Wicked Gaming, comprising of skipper Sarda, Hrishikesh Shenoy, Anshul Ajay Adarkar, Shuvajyoti Chakraborty and Ninad Ramesh Sonare, sealed WEC berths after winning the Tekken 7 and Counter Strike Global Offensive (CS GO) titles respectively at the National Esports Championships, which saw a thrilling competition with the participation of top athletes from across the country virtually.
The upcoming World Esports Championship — organised by the International Esports Federation (IESF), will boast a massive prize pool of $500,000 (approximately Rs. 4 crore).
Besides Tekken7 and CS GO, WEC will also have DOTA 2 and efootball 2022 titles.
A DOTA 2 team, which qualified for the 2022 Asian Games, has been selected to represent India at the WEC as well.