Siddhartha Upadhyay is a founding member of the FEAI. The tour has been a resounding success. More than 1.1 million people visited the event overall, more than 2.7 million people have seen it online, and more than 300 people attended.
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National, 9 December 2022: To make esports the next big thing in the market, Chemin Esports, one of the top esports firms, launched its next campus connect programme at IIT Kanpur between 3-5 December 2022 in collaboration with FEAI. In order to raise awareness about esports as a career opportunity and a burgeoning community in India, Chemin Esports had previously announced their association with the Federation of Electronic Sports Association of India (FEAI), the national apex body for Esports in India. They had also begun planning tournament series around reputable Indian colleges and universities. FEAI Collegiate programme and Chemin Esports collaborated to organise their campus connect programme at IIT Kanpur from December 3–5, 22.
On December 3rd, 2022, a panel discussion with speakers including the founders of the UP Ahead Esports Association, the Founding Members of the FEAI, Mr. Sanjeev Singh and Mr. Siddharth Upadhyay, as well as Mr. Abhishek Issar, a Founding Member of the FEAI, and Mr. Diptanshu Saini, the Director of Chemin Esports, served as the event’s After the panel discussion, top esports competitors Ammar “destro” Khan and Robin Singh hosted a chat show specifically about esports.
Mr. Diptanshu Saini talked about how the industry is growing on its own without extensive marketing and added “if you are building your career on your passion, there is no stopping, also there are massive opportunities in esports sector for everyone.” Mr. Abhishek Issar raised a policy led question to the panel, “There are ample of opportunities for an esports athlete to be part of the ecosystem, how is Uttar Pradesh shaping out with respect to the young segment of esports?” to which Mr. Sanjeev Singh replied that “We are looking for a government policy for promotion of the sector and UP might be one of the first states to come up with such a policy.”
Tours started in November this year and one such tour was organized 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. The third one was at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, where Chemin eSports hosted Valorant and FIFA 23 at their cultural event, Atmos 2022. The fourth tour was organized at IIT Kanpur, where Chemin eSports hosted FIFA 23 between 3-5th Dec 2022. This was followed by a panel discussion.
Chemin eSports is an eSports company that focuses on creating and developing diverse rosters of teams for a range of video games on various platforms. They serve as a talent incubator and aid in the development of eSports stars as well as aspiring video game content makers. They host online and offline events, LAN parties, Pubstomps (viewing/watch parties), game releases, experience zones, themed parties, and community contests for gamers. By giving outstanding athletes a platform to develop and enhance their eSports careers, they hope to assist them in realising their full potential.
India’s top national organisation for esports is called FEAI. The FEAI is an organisation that prioritises athletes and works to create possibilities for future Esports champions in India at the grassroots level in a transparent ecosystem. The goal of FEAI is to create an ecosystem for Esports that is inclusive, safe, healthy, and sustainable, with a focus on fair play, holistic wellbeing, responsible gaming, education, and career paths for players and athletes. By demonstrating the proper application of technical advancements like AI, VR, AR, ML, IoT, and 5G, FEAI supports and promotes innovation. Through the organisation of events at the worldwide, national, regional, state, and district levels throughout the year, FEAI promotes grassroots opportunities in Esports.
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