Yes, India will make it to the Overwatch World Cup 2019. With the help of Global Esports, the Indian squad will travel to the Anaheim Convention Center in California, USA. Later in this November, they will represent the country to take part in the most important Overwatch event this year.
How did it happen?
Earlier this year in May, the Global Esports CEO & Founder Rushindra “Salbatic” Sinha stated that India would get a spot in the Preliminaries round in the Overwatch World Cup 2019. However, without a top 10 team title, the team Indian would not have their traveling expense covered.
That was a major obstacle for Esports players who did not find a sponsor to help with the expense involved. At this point, Global Esports has decided to make its presence. The organization negotiated with Blizzard to get India a major spot at the event. Also, they agreed to pay the bill for the whole squad to get there.
Since the announcement, multiple tests and trials have been held to determine the best Overwatch players in India for the event. The team India has fielded Salbatic as General Manager, Vasu “method” Chaturvedi as Team Coach and Ashwath “Ashr” Ravee as Community Lead. They would be responsible for running the whole project.
The trials were open to any players who are into Overwatch and meet the demand of the competition. After several weeks of cheery-picking, the list of 7 best players is complete. Global Esports has announced the official names to represent India in the tournament. 5 out of 7 players wield the Global Esports' jersey.
The best of the best
The seven who will be representing India at the Overwatch World Cup are:
Tanks:
Main: Vatsal ‘Nightmare2k’ Uniyal
Off: Girish Das "DJDestiny"
Off: Nishant Chhabra "Archangel"
DPS:
Aman Vivek "Cruzi"
Chirag Gupta "Kcot"
Supports:
Main: Sparsh Oza "SoulHunter"
Flex: Megh Patel "PrimalMage"
These 7 men will bring the Indian Overwatch competition to the world. Stay tuned for more updates.