Indian electronics retail chain Vijay Sales is partnering
with The Esports Club to host its first Rainbow Six Siege esports tournament
called The Rising. The tournament is currently underway and running till August
4. As far as Ubisoft's tactical shooter is concerned, the last tournament that
accepted Indian players to compete was in the Rainbow Six Siege South Asia
Nationals tournament that took place earlier this year, with The Rising being
the first local tournament centered around the game. "The online gaming
industry is growing exponentially in India at a rate of almost 27 percent per
annum and is estimated to reach $2.8B by 2022," said Nilesh Gupta,
Director of Vijay Sales. "The current pandemic scenario has further
accelerated the growth of this industry. In a bid to be a part of this
revolution, we have partnered with Lenovo and AMD and are working closely with
them to create unique and engaging IPs to reach this ever-growing customer
base." The tournament has a prize pool worth Rs. 3,00,000, with Lenovo and
AMD also joining in as sponsors. "We've always been passionate about Tom
Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and are excited to once again be at the forefront of
the regional esports ecosystem for Siege with our partners Lenovo, AMD and
Vijay Sales," added Ishaan Arya, Co-Founder of The Esports Club. The
tournament registrations are live on The Esports Club's website, with all
matches being livestreamed on YouTube. It's interesting to see an esports
tournament centered around Rainbow Six Siege, a game on PC and consoles, when
other tournaments for more widely available games like Battlegrounds Mobile
India are also taking place around the same time.
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