With a vision to make their mark in one of the most prestigious multi-sport tournaments in the world, India’s FIFA athletes in EA Sports FC Online at the Asian Games 2022. At the end of the day 1 matches, India’s Charanjot Singh and Karman Tikka bow out of the Asian Games 2022 after suffering a hard-fought defeat on the opening day. Check out the results below.
Charanjot Singh suffered a 0:2 defeat to China’s Liu Jiacheng in his opening game but bounced back strongly with three consecutive wins. He won by 2:0 against Aristorenas Jorrel of the Philippines, 2-1 against Alrowaihi RKM of Bahrain, and 2-0 against Yessentayev Olzhas of Kazakhstan in the Losers Bracket Round 1, 2, and 3 respectively. However, his campaign came to an end after enduring another 0-2 defeat against Liu Jiacheng of China in the Losers Bracket Round 4.
On the other hand, Karman Singh went down fighting in a 1-2 loss against Faqeehi Abdulaziz Abdullatif of Bahrain in his tournament opener. Similar to Charanjot, he too made a strong comeback by defeating Kiswani Abdelrahman of Palestine by 2-1 in the Losers Bracket Round 1 before going down by 1-2 against Aldhafiri Meshari of Kuwait in the Losers Bracket Round 2 to exit the competition.
Charanjot Singh, FIFA player, GodLike Esports “The Indian representative at the Asian Games expressed, “I’m disheartened by the outcome and am disappointed that I couldn’t advance to the subsequent rounds. Nonetheless, I’m grateful for the opportunity to compete at this level and want to extend my thanks to my team, coaches, and family for their unwavering support during this journey. I’m looking forward to returning stronger and delivering a better performance at the next event.”
Chetan “Kronten” Chandgude, Founder, GodLike Esports “Sometimes even the most brilliant players get eliminated, I’m sure the relentless pursuit of improvement and the unyielding spirit of Charanjoth will return stronger, both on and off the field. It was a proud moment for Godlike Esports to have an athlete from our org participate at the first Esports category in the Asian Games representing the country. We hope to see many more esports athletes take the stage and get the recognition they deserve.”
Having been featured as a demonstration event in 2018, Esports made its full-fledged debut as an official medal sport at the Asian Games 2022. The Esports event is ongoing in China Hangzhou Esports Centre from September 24 to October 2, and the athletes compete for gold medals in seven different titles.
India, however, is participating in four of the seven titles: DOTA 2, EA Sports FC Online, League of Legends, and Street Fighter V: Champion Edition.
