NODWIN Gaming has announced its first-ever VALORANT Invitational that will go live on 4 August 2020. Fans of tactical first-person shooter games can enjoy the tournament between eight teams in the country live on NODWIN’s YouTube channel and also on respective channels of the participating gamers, influencers and streamers.
This stand-off will be a one-day affair and will showcase the in-game skills of India’s eight gamers who are also content creators in the world of esports.
The competing teams are:
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Team NODWIN– Team NODWIN’s experience in competitive games will be put to test. Gautam Virk who is among the noted evangelists of the esports sector will lead Team NODWIN
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Team Riot– VALORANT developer and publisher Riot Games is also in the line-up of teams. We will have Riot Games’ head of publishing Sukamal Pegu leading his team of agents in the Invitational.
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Team V3NOM– Team Brutality’s Ankit “V3NOM” Panth is India’s CS: GO player and the founder of Team Brutality will be leading the team.
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Team 8BIT THUG– Animesh Agarwal, better known as 8Bit_Thug, is the founder of Team 8Bit, a name many associates with as having the best gamers of India.
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Team XYAA– India’s popular gamer and streamer Shagufta “XYAA” Iqbal and her team will ensure they give the boys a run for their money.
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GLOBAL ESPORTS– The esports organisation which owns teams across the globe in titles such as CS:GO, DOTA 2, Fortnite, Overwatch, PUBG, and more will be seen competing for the title.
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TEAM FNATIC NEMO – Led by Nimish ‘Nemo’ Raut, Fnatic India known for PUBG will be seen trying his hand in Valorant at the Invitational.
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TEAM HYDRAFLICK – Rohan Ledwani, a popular YouTuber and a professional gamer known as ‘Hydraflick’ will be joining too.
“For esports fans in India and across the world, Valorant needs no introduction. This summer is set to become hotter as NODWIN brings its first-ever Valorant Invitational that will see slick action from some of India’s best content creators and gamers. This event is the first building block that will help create a thriving ecosystem for this game in India. We promise fans that this is just the beginning. We have a lot more Valorant action in store for you,” said NODWIN Gaming co-founder and MD Akshat Rathee.
The Valorant Invitational will be broadcasted live in Hindi on NODWIN Gaming YouTube channel.