Reliance Jio has joined hands with Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek to organize a 70-day e-sports tournament in India, starting in January. Dubbed the Gaming Masters event, it is “targeted at new and existing online gaming enthusiasts in India.” This is the company’s second e-sports initiative, after the ‘India ka Gaming Champion’ event, in the country.
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Now, I know you must have a lot of questions so let’s answer them one by one. Which game would you play in the tournament? As you can tell from the title, Indian gamers will be playing Garena’s Free Fire and can participate in solos or duos game modes. It will kick off on 13th January 2021 and continue until 1st March 2021.
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The tournament will ” test [the] gamer’s skill, teamwork, and endurance in a virtual gaming arena,” says Jio in an official press release. Is the ‘Gaming Masters’ e-sports tournament open to only Indian mobile gamers? The answer is yeah. We have listed some of the key rules and regulations down below:
- Free Fire Gaming Masters will be a mobile-only tournament.
- iPads, emulators, triggers, and any other add-on accessories are prohibited.
- All games will be played in TPP (Third Person Perspective) and not the competitive FPP (First Person Perspective). Also, all matches will feature only day mode.
