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Has been updated: July 19, 2024 18:47 IST
New Delhi [India]July 19 (ANI): The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) on Friday opened registrations for the National Esports Championship 2024 (NESC24), a qualifier for the highly anticipated esports events at the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to be held in Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand.
Organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the 6th AIMAG will feature 36 sports and two demonstration sports. The 6th AIMAG esports event, which has been promoted to a full-fledged medal sport, will take place in Central Sriracha, Chonburi, Thailand from 23-28 November 2024 and will feature three mobile titles: Mobile Legends Bang Bang (Women's Division, Team Event), Arena of Valor (Open Category, Team Event) and eFootball (Open Category, Individual Event).
With AOV and MLBB banned in India, India will only be competing in the mobile division of eFootball.
NESC24 will take place as an online event in the first week of August (with the quarter-finals onwards being streamed live on our YouTube channel) and will offer Indian players the opportunity to showcase their skills in the eFootball mobile title, with selected players receiving on-site training ahead of the continental tournament.
Commenting on the upcoming NESC24, Lokesh Suji, Director of ESFI and Vice President of the Asian Esports Federation (AESF), said: “The upcoming Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Thailand underscores the growing importance of esports in multi-sport events. Its elevation from a demonstration event to a fully-fledged medal event within the short span between the two tournaments is further proof of that.”
“Through NESC24, we will select the best Indian players in eFootball Mobile who are the most deserving to win medals on the continental stage and bring glory to the country. We expect a tough battle in the qualifiers and are looking forward to seeing the best players in the country in action,” he added.
The sixth AIMAG will kick off on November 21, two days before the opening day of the esports event, and run until November 30, 2024. The eFootball mobile division will host group stage matches on November 23 and 24, followed by playoffs on November 26 and the final gold medal round on November 27.
Registration for NESC24 is open now and will close on July 31, 2024. The online preliminaries will be held in the first week of August. (ANI)
