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ESPL finalizes eight teams for its inaugural edition

ESPL finalizes eight teams for its inaugural edition

The Esports Premier League (ESPL) finalizes the top eight teams of the inaugural edition of the nation-wide Esports league which is set to begin on August 16. Recently, state ministers from seven regions launched their respective franchise team names, logos, and jerseys.

While the Esports industry has been in the quest to gain legitimacy and recognition from the government – involvement and acceptance from the government at this level to the tournament is a stride for the Esports industry in India.

“To have the best gamers from across the country representing final eight franchise teams as well as their team’s official jersey being unveiled by the state ministers is a matter of absolute honor and pride. Even in its inaugural edition, ESPL has received exceptional response from the Esports community, the players, and the audience,” shares Vishwalok Nath, Director, ESPL.

Here is the complete list of Ministers and personalities who unveiled teams representing their respective states:

1. V. Srinivas Goud, Minister of Sports & Youth Services, Govt. Of Telangana

2. Sunil ChhatrapalKedar, Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Govt. of Maharashtra

3. Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, Govt. of Delhi

4. Manoj Tiwary, Minister of Department of Youth Services and Sports, Govt. Of West Bengal

5. K.C. Narayana Gowda, Minister of Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports Department of Planning, Govt. of Karnataka

6. Ashok Chandna, Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs (Independent Charge), Govt. of Rajasthan

7. Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Punjab

8. RJ Balaji, Radio jockey, Director, Sports Broadcaster, and Writer based out of Chennai

The final eight franchise teams and the players were chosen through a draft process. The teams qualified through the draft process include BADGE99, Total Gaming, 4 UNKNOWN, TSM FTX, No Chance, AFF Esports, Head Hunters, and TWO SIDE GAMERS. Each of these teams was picked to represent a city team and in the final stage during the draft, popular influencers and Esports gamers were roped in to conduct the process.

The eight franchise teams are Punjab Paladins, Chennai Celestials, Delhi Dukes, Hyderabad Hydras, Kolkata Kaijus, Rajasthan Reapers, Mumbai Marshals, and Bangalore Ballistics. Below is the complete list of players of all these teams who will represent the respective state teams:

BADGEE99 will represent Kolkata Kaijus
Hriteek Ranjan
Muhammed Faizal.N
Prahast Garg
Azmal Akhtar Choudhury
Yogesh Buchale    
Total Gaming will represent Hyderabad Hydras  
Ajay Sharma
Vora Hetkumar
Daksh Garg
Narai Yadav
Anshul Rawat
4 UNKNOWN will represent Rajasthan Reapers  
Swastik Madhukar Dushing
Anand Madhukar Dushing
RadheThakor
Vadehr Anil Devashibhai
Mohd Zuber  
AFF Esports will represent Delhi Dukes  
Owais Bhati
Kanishk Verma
Rahil Katoch
Pavan Adwani
Arpit Tyagi  
TWO SIDE GAMERS will represent Bengaluru  Ballistics
Ritik Jain
Ojasvi Kamra
Vihan Datta
Bhavesh Lakhwani
No Chance will represent Chennai Celestials  
Priyansh
Devesh Chauhan
Aritra Adak
Priyanshu Kumar
Soumya Sundar  
TSM FTX will represent Mumbai Marshals  
Sagar Patel
Indranil Saha
Jayesh Yadav
Naitik Khosto
Asjad Khateeb  
Head Hunters will represent Punjab Paladins  
Satyam Thakur
Md. Abdul Moghni
Aasim Usama
Jatin Taneja
Priyanshu Halder Saha

ESPL 2021, which began on June 16, will see the athletes competing in the popular battle royale game Free Fire as the winners will have INR 25 lacs prize money to win.

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Disclaimer: Information mentioned here has not been verified or endorsed by The Gaming Reporter and is in accordance with the press release shared by the company or their appointed representatives.

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