India’s CS:GO team dominated the South Asian regional qualifiers to qualify for the Asian qualifiers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 10-17, 2023. The team, consisting of Harsh Jain (f1redup), Jaspreet Singh (SpawN), Sadab Khan (SK wow^), Piyush Kalwania (clouda), Nikhil Kathe (N1kace), and substitute Omkar Thube (omkar09), secured wins against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan.
India cruises through CS:GO South Asia qualifiers; dominates arch-rivals Pakistan and Nepal on the final day to secure a berth for Asian qualifiers
Team captain Harsh Jain was instrumental in the team’s victories and led the team to success. The team will now compete against top CS:GO teams from Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia to qualify for the World Esports Championships in Iasi from August 24 – September 4, 2023.
The tournament will feature eFootball, DOTA 2, Tekken7, Mobile Legends, PUBG: Mobile, and CS:GO, with a prize pool of $500,000. India’s female CS:GO team will also be competing, and well-renowned Tekken 7 professional Abhinav Tejan and eFootball athlete Ibrahim Gulrez will represent the country.
