Gaming industry in India gets major push with Airtel, Nodwin partnership

The booming gaming industry in India is all set for a major push forward with the tie up between Airtel and Nodwin Gaming. One of India’s leading mobile service providers Airtel and Nodwin Gaming have jointly announced the launch of the Airtel India Esports Tour.

Tipped to be the first and largest property of its kind in the segment, the Airtel India Esports Tour will come with a national ranking and awarding system for Indian esports players. These will be based on the player’s year-long performance across tournaments and will be used as a base to create a points table for all participants.

The Airtel India Esports Tour will initially cover all Nodwin tournaments across gaming titles of PUBG Mobile, CS:GO, Clash of Clans, FIFA, etc. Expect all popular Nodwin tournaments to be a part of the tour including India Premiership by Nodwin, Dreamhack India, The Northeast Cup, KO Fight Nights, PAN Fest and Nodwin operated tournaments in India.

The tour will be broadcast on Airtel’s digital platforms to expand the emerging format to newer audiences. Once the annual tour ends, a final leaderboard across games will be presented to recognize and reward the winners at an awards show.

Nodwin Gaming believes that by binding the elements of independent tournaments into a single storyline we will give rise to a new culture in the competitive world of Indian esports. The teams and players will now look up to perform throughout the year rather than focusing on few big standalone tournaments in a year,” said Akshat Rathee, Founder and MD, Nodwin Gaming.

Adarsh Nair, Chief Product Officer, Bharti Airtel said: “At Airtel, it has always been our aspiration to support a digital India. Gaming is the next frontier of entertainment and it gives us great pleasure to announce our partnership with Nodwin to unlock the potential of esports in India. esports is taking a higher share of where our youth spend their time and we look forward to a deep partnership with Nodwin to evolve this space and support the youth in India.”

It is estimated that by 2021, online gaming will be valued over $1 billion in India with over 620 million gamers.

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