The team defeated Purr-ple 2-1 in the thrilling best-of-three NESC 2023 finals and will compete in friendlies against renowned female CS:GO teams from other nations before to the 15th World Esports Championships.
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20 March 2023, New Delhi: Team Top-G won the inaugural all-female CS:GO qualifiers with a 2-1 victory over team Purr-ple at the ongoing National Esports Championships (NESC) 2023, which is organized by the Esports Federation of India (ESFI). Following this historic achievement, Top-G has become the first Indian female CS:GO team to qualify for the World Esports Championships global finals (WEC).
Top-G displayed their mettle in the finals against team Purr-ple, with ace CS:GO athletes such as skipper Swayambika Sachar (Sway), Shagufta Iqbal (xyaa), Nidhi Salekar (Stormyyy), Dilraj Kaur Matharu (COCO), Aastha Nangia (CrackShot), and Priyanka Choudhary (ALEXAA) as substitute.
“Winning the finals was an incredible experience for all of us,” said Top-G squad leader Swayambika ‘Sway’ Sachar. We had so many emotions before, after, and especially during the match, and the adrenaline rush was out of this world. Triumphing in this event and representing India on an international scale is a dream come true for all of us, and we hope to demonstrate on the world stage why we deserve this slot. We are grateful to ESFI for presenting us with such an incredible opportunity, and we genuinely appreciate their efforts to elevate women in Esports.”
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Top-G won the first map by a score of 16-10, but Purr-ple came back to take the second map by a score of 16-14. Top-G used efficient collaboration and proficient attacking techniques to edge out their opponents and win the last game 19-15 in overtime.
“It brings us enormous excitement to witness a female team representing India at the World Esports Championships for the first time in history. The exciting finals demonstrated our country’s female athletes’ ability and why ESFI has consistently made major efforts to provide them with opportunity to showcase their talent and high-quality games. “We would like to congratulate Top-G on their outstanding achievement and wish them luck at the regional and global finals in Romania,” stated Vinod Tiwari, President of the Esports Federation of India.
The ESFI will now organise friendlies against renowned CS:GO teams from various nations for team Top-G prior to their participation in the WEC 2023, which will be held in Iasi, Romania.
The 15th WEC is set to be the largest edition of the tournament to date, with a prize fund of $500,000 (INR 4.12 crore) with at least 130 countries competing. The prestigious tournament’s global finals will be held from August 24 to September 4, 2023.
Artsmith-Concepts & Visions, one of the country’s leading sports and Esports marketing companies, will continue to support the Esports Federation of India as its official communication partner.
The ongoing NESC features 275 athletes competing in four distinct titles – CS:GO, DOTA 2, Tekken7, and eFootball 2023 – and is being televised live on ESFI’s Youtube, Facebook, and Glance Gaming channels.
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