Jagran New Media’s entertainment arm Jagran play announces its first esport tournament to boost the esport industry in India
Jagran Play’s first esport tournament is been making news all over the gaming circle. Their upcoming Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) tournament will be having a prize pool of ₹ 20 lakh plus other prizes. The tournament will be sponsored by Betway, powered by Mediatek, and roping in Playtonia as the esport platform partner.
On the announcement Gaurav Arora, Chief Revenue Office, Jagran New Media said “The strategy is to create something impactful, to look beyond what we have currently. As the youth is highly engaged in these activities and are gaining personal interest in the gaming area, we are in action to offer opportunities on Jagran play which will increase our visibility and help us grow. IP’s like these also add value to advertiser ecosystem where they have an opportunity to reach out to a very specific set of audiences ”.
Tournaments like these are another step toward giving a boost to esport industry in India. The tournament will be in place for 44 days for the gamers to showcase their skillset, win exciting prices, and get acknowledged. There will be participating teams like Godlike, Enigma Gaming, Team Vitality, Revenant Esports and many more. The game will have over 500 matches, participated by 500 teams and 3000 players. Enjoy the live stream of the entire tournament on multiple platforms, including the official YouTube and Facebook channels of Jagran Play, Jagran New Media, Dainik Jagran, and their websites.
Format of the tournament includes invited and online guests
The tournaments will have invited team qualifiers battling against each other and the top 4 teams will compete in the finale. Another set of online players will battle each other and top 4 teams will be qualified for the finale after the electrifying set of matches.
Stay tuned to iLLGaming as we will cover more about this tournament.