CWG 2022 Esports- Commonwealth Esports Championship: The first edition of Commonwealth Esports Championships started today and the Indian Contingent is ready to battle it out in DOTA 2 and Rocket League match-ups in the group stages. Canada totally dominated India in the first series and won it 3-0 convincingly. For more news related to CWG 2022 and the Commonwealth Esports Championship, follow InsideSport.IN.
A special session for athletes was conducted by Mitesh Jain (Chief Sports Psychologist–Mandeha) during the Send-Off Ceremony yesterday#indianesports #esports #india #wellbeing #Mindset #psychology@narendramodi @AmitShah @ianuragthakur @Rajeev_GoI @NisithPramanik @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/BeAwl6GUHX
— Esports Federation of India (@esfindia) August 1, 2022
The first match-up ended on a 2-0 score line in the favor of Canada. Canada took home the next match as well with four goals but even though the Indians tried their best, they had to settle for only two goals. The last match saw no goals from the side of India as Canada dumped four in the Indian net.
The Indian Rocket League team will be led by Hargun Singh, with Sandeep Sahani and Rushil Reddy as the other two members. The team has achieved multiple laurels and also performed dominantly in the qualifiers to book a seat at the Commonwealth Esports Championships. Therefore, fans of the Indian Contingent will be expecting the team to qualify for the finals on August 6th-7th.
Rocket League Groups at CWG 2022 Esports Championships
Below are the groups for the Rocket League tournament:
Group A – Kenya, Jamaica, Australia , Team #worldconnected (South Africa)
Group B– India, Wales, England, Canada
Stationed in Group B, India can expect English and Canadian teams to put up a good fight.
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— Esports Federation of India (@esfindia) August 1, 2022
Rocket League Schedule for Groups Stages Day 2
The matches will be taking place in a Best of 5 format. The first team to register three match wins over their opponent will get the points. Furthermore, team with the highest points in each group will move on to play the semis tomorrow.
2:45 PM IST – Group B – Wales vs. India
4:00 PM IST -Group B- India vs. England
5:15 PM IST – Group B -Wales vs. Canada
6:30 PM IST – Group A – Australia vs. Team #worldconnected (South Africa)
7:45 PM IST – Group A – Team #worldconnected (South Africa) vs. Jamaica
9:00 PM IST – Group A – Australia vs. Kenya
10:15 PM IST – Playoffs — Semi Final #1
11:30 PM IST – Playoffs — Semi Final #2
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