With more and more teams qualifying for ESWC, India held it's own qualifiers recently. Team 3gp won first place and their ticket to Paris next month.
In the past 8-9 months, there has been a tremendous growth in the Indian Gaming Industry with new teams popping up each day, each with their own innovative style and perception, creating a highly competitive atmosphere. This meant that there was a great deal of anticipation going into the ESWC finals.
Team 3gp Gaming were the favourites to win as they have been the most successful team as of late, only losing one LAN event in the past 12 months. Their consistency held true on game day as they became India's ESWC representatives but beating underdog team, Team DMC, in the finals.
3gp Gaming's current roster is as follows:
Anup "X-o-phobia" Dustakar
Vivek "Acrid" Gore
Suraj "Dico" ThoraT
Raunak "r1sK[z]" Sen
Punit "ProphecY" Sangolekar
Team DMC suprised a good number of teams, bringing creative and shocking strategies to the table. There is great deal of promise for this team in the future. Team ALh pulled in to grab the bronze medal.
A replay of the finals can be found HERE.
The spots of starting to close up as the each day bring the world nearer to the upcoming ESWC Grand Finals. Anticipation, expectation, hopes and dreams, bitter rivalries: Can you feel it in the air?