Gaming News

Velocity Gaming joins Skyesports Masters

Velocity Gaming, a Hyderabad-based esports organisation renowned for its prominence in the PC esports space, has been revealed as the final franchise for the Skyesports Masters — India’s biggest gaming tournament. 

The Velocity Gaming roster is primarily composed of players scouted from the Skyesports Masters cafe qualifiers. Velocity Gaming acquired the RDX squad that won the Kolkata cafe qualifier.

The cafe qualifiers are a grassroots-level initiative by Skyesports that happened across 20 cities across India to give a boost to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and scout for potential talent.

Headlining the experienced Velocity Gaming roster is KevinR, the veteran US import who has been competing professionally since 2004 and has numerous international accolades to his name. The rest of the players are also highly accomplished and have earned several top-three finishes in different tournaments, including competitions by ESL and the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM). 

The Velocity Gaming roster consists of the following players:

? Bodhisattwa The_Guru Panday

? Dipayan MaChOleleR Das

? Tamajit Logan Ghosal

? Keven KevinR Ross Russel

? Muhammad Syahhftw Shyarul Daneal Bin Arif

? Thomas TAV Kurian

? Nairit L0sttt Banerjee

Manoj Kasyap, Founder and CEO of Velocity Gaming, commented:

“Counter-Strike has always been an interesting esports title, and while it hasn’t been able to grow exponentially in India, I believe the Skyesports Masters is the first step to making that happen. Skyesports has also managed to make this event very viable in the long run for franchised teams. I believe this is the first time in Indian esports something like this is happening. We don’t want to miss out on this amazing opportunity.

Shiva Nandy, Founder and CEO of Skyesports, added:

Velocity Gaming is a name synonymous with PC esports in India. It’d be an injustice to organise India’s biggest gaming tournament without the organisation. I am thrilled that Manoj and Velocity believe in our vision for the Skyesports Masters and Counter-Strike. Their involvement is a testament to the potential and longevity of the league.

The Skyesports Masters is India’s first-ever franchised esports league set to happen across two stages: the League stage and the LAN Playoffs. The League Stage will span multiple weeks from July 8 to August 17 as the eight teams compete in a double round-robin format. Only the top four teams will be able to make it to the Playoffs, which are set to happen on-ground on August 26 and 27.

Aditya Chaudhuri

Hailing from the City of Joy, the things that bring me joy are cricket, a good non-tilt CS:GO session, F1 and movies.

Share
Published by
Aditya Chaudhuri

Recent Posts

UFC partners with Drip Water

Multi-year deal signed The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced a new multi-year partnership agreement…

4 hours ago

Williams Racing extends Duracell deal

Multi-year extension announced British Formula One team Williams Racing have announced a multi-year extension of…

16 hours ago

Juan Mata invests in San Diego FC

Spanish footballer Juan Mata has been revealed as an investor in new Major League Soccer…

16 hours ago

NBA extends Warner Bros. Discovery partnership

Long-term extension announced The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced a new 11-year partnership extension…

1 day ago

Pep Guardiola signs contract extension at Manchester City

Amidst growing uncertainty after Manchester City’s off the pitch legal issues and lacklustre start to…

1 day ago

Football: Top 10 Summer Signings Across Europe’s Top 5 Leagues

Clubs across Europe’s top 5 divisions have made some huge deals this summer window, however,…

1 day ago