The second edition of ‘Esportz Premier Series, India’s Yearlong Esports Championship’ kick started in January 2022 with 5 gaming titles including VALORANT, Rocket League, Street Fighter V, Free Fire MAX, and Clash Royale. From open for all qualifiers, 98 of the top esports athletes advanced to the Grand Finale, which was held over four days from January 3–6, 2023. The Esportz Premier Series Grand Finale was the first Esports LAN of 2023 and also the first one following the declaration that esports has been recognised by the Indian Government as ‘multi-sports’.
The event was supported by ‘EUME’ as the Powered by sponsor, the beverage company ‘Monster Energy’ as the Official Energy Drink partner, Computer hardware manufacturer ‘Cooler Master’ as the Gaming partner, Peripherals manufacturer ‘Rapoo’ as the Peripheral partner, and Gaming hardware manufacturer ‘ZOTAC Gaming’ as the GPU partner.
The Grand Finale in Mumbai also saw attendance from S8UL Sid Joshi, Kani Gaming, Rushindhra Sinha, Mohit Isanrey, Rite2Ace, S8UL Ankkita C, SK Rossi, OG Hades, SK Rossi, HellRanger, KappA, Assassins ARMY, and many others.
Santosh Smith, Director, Capital Group said, “Throughout the yearlong cycle, we at esportz.in strived to cater the finest experience to the Indian Esports and Gaming Community, both online and offline. Esportz Premier Series Grand Finale was set as the inaugural LAN of 2023 and the first esports event since esports has been recognised by the Indian Government. We aimed to showcase the potential of esports as spectator sports throughout the year and the Grand Finale, and we want to thank the publishers, sponsors, players, fans, gamers, creators, and influencers for their support in making it a successful one while demonstrating the same.”
The first two days were held online, and the winners were Orangutan Elite for Free Fire MAX, Pineapple Cake for Rocket League, Jeferson Andrey Ortiz Rayo for Clash Royale, and Bhagwant ‘B3’ Singh Bagh for Street Fighter V, while the VALORANT was held on a LAN. Six teams from across India congregated in Mumbai: ROG Academy, Gods Reign, Revenant Esports (RNT), Lethal Esports (LE), Reckoning Esports (RGE), and Oh Bey (Enigma Gaming) to compete for the Yearlong Championship trophy.
Through multiple Meet & Greets across two days the fans got to know some of the most well-known figures in gaming and esports, including Xyaa, HyraFlick, Meow16K, SharkShee, Jimmy Gaming, Willy Gaming, Insane, Syrus, GyroGod, Ronak, Sasuke, Ignite, Shonty, RDX Rocky, Harsh, OG Sway, GodL Kamaljeet, MintyGal, GodL Langoti, Hydra Emperor, Hydra BTS, and others.
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