FEAI Collegiate program in association with Chemin Esports

Chemin eSports is an eSports organisation, built around creating and training different rosters of teams across a variety of games on different platforms.

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FEAI is the apex national body for Esports in India. FEAI is an athlete-first organisation that aims to ensure opportunities at the grassroots in a transparent ecosystem to develop India’s to install Esports champions. FEAI’s mission is to develop an inclusive, safe, healthy, and sustainable Esports ecosystem with a particular focus on responsible gaming, holistic wellness, fair play, education, and career pathways for players and athletes. FEAI encourages and promotes innovation, showcasing the responsible use of technological development including AI, VR, AR, ML, IoT & 5G. FEAI fosters grassroots opportunities in Esports through the staging of international, national, regional, state, and district-level events throughout the year. Chemin eSports is an eSports organisation, built around creating and training different rosters of teams across a variety of games on different platforms. They also act as Talent Incubators and help build eSports stars as well as aspiring content creators in the field of gaming. They organise community tournaments for gamers along with hosting online and offline events, LAN parties, Pub stomps (viewing/watch parties), game launches, experience zones, themed parties, etc. They aim to help talented athletes achieve their maximum potential by providing them with a platform to build and advance their careers in eSports.

FEAI Collegiate program in association with Chemin Esports enters the 3rd leg of its campus connect program at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

On November 25th, 2022 in Hyderabad Chemin Esports, one of India’s leading Esports companies, conducted the 3rd tour of the nationwide campus connects program at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. Chemin Esports had earlier announced that they would be organising a nationwide University & College Esports Tour in association with the Federation of Electronic Sports Associations of India (FEAI), the national apex body for Esports in India.

As part of the FEAI’s national grassroots program, Chemin Esports started the tournament series planned around prominent Indian colleges and universities to spread awareness about Esports as a career opportunity in India. The first such tour was at the prestigious IIM Indore, where Chemin hosted the FIFA 23 tournament. The second tour was at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, where Chemin hosted Valorant, Call of Duty Mobile, 8Ball Pool and FIFA 23 tournament in their cultural fest Kaalrav 2022. This will be the third one in a row at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. Chemin eSports will host Valorant and FIFA 23 at the cultural event, atoms 2022 between 25-27th Nov 2022.

FEAI has been leading a strong policy intervention, anchored through the policies of the Government of India, towards the formalisation of esports and allied industries. With FEAI’s strong emphasis on developing esports across every Indian state through regional chapters, the association with Chemin Esports for the tour will lead to a more robust and faster development of esports in India. With the current gamer outreach of FEAI and active player participation of almost 1 Lakh Esports players, this program will help FEAI and Chemin scout for raw but aspirational Esports talent who can be nurtured into top Esports Athletes. All participating players will be registered as officially recognized esports players with the FEAI.

Mr Gagan Narang, President of, the Telugu Esports Association and Founding Member, FEAI said, “We have conceptualised this Campus Connect program as part of best practices from the sports universe. We’ve had over 200 young participants in the campus connect program that is now recognized as esports athletes as they have registered with the FEAI. This is the first stepping stone for an athlete, which is to acknowledge his/her interest in esports. The industry is rapidly expanding, and the massive participation of youth from various colleges motivates us to develop more connected programs like these at the grassroots level. Our youth have tremendous talent; they just need the right kind of exposure, and this is the best way we could recognize it. This is the gateway for all esports enthusiasts to showcase their talent and make a smooth career path for themselves in this industry.”

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Commenting on the tour, Ishan Verma, Director of Chemin Esports said, “We are glad to kick off the 3rd tour of the nationwide campus connect program. As I stated earlier, it is one of its kind Esports program to be organised at such a massive scale for strengthening grassroots connections. We are all geared up to witness the way the eSports industry is growing. I feel happy to be associated with FEAI, and their support for the program will further boost engagement.”

The Esports tour will go across tournament regions such as Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Nagaland and all other states of India. The participants will have to register themselves on FEAI’s website, and every participant will receive a participation certificate, with the winners being recognized as Esports athletes by FEAI. This will give the players not only recognition but also access to the FEAI roster of events throughout the calendar year. The participants with the most potential will get a chance to be a part of the Esports academy and train under the guidance of international coaches.

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