Indus Inferno: India’s First New-Gen Battle Royale Tournament Takes Esports by Storm
Get ready for the ultimate gaming showdown with Indus Inferno, India’s premier battle royale tournament. Compete for cash prizes, recognition, and a chance to shape the nation’s burgeoning esports landscape.
Calling all gamers in India! A homegrown battle royale game called Indus is hosting its first-ever nationwide esports tournament series dubbed “Indus Inferno.” This summer event offers players a chance to not only win bragging rights and a hefty prize pool, but also to experience the game at the highest competitive level.
Developed by the award-winning Pune-based studio SuperGaming, Indus is an “Indo-Futuristic” battle royale experience coming to mobile, PC, and consoles. Pre-registrations for the game on Android have already surpassed a staggering 10 million!
The Indus Inferno kicked off with regional qualifiers featuring a prize pool of ₹50,000. The excitement was palpable, with gamers from across India participating in these early rounds.
The main event, the Indus Inferno Finale, is set for June 1st and boasts a much larger prize pool of ₹500,000. Open qualifiers for the Finale are currently underway, with registrations closing on May 19th. The qualifiers themselves will run from May 20th to 24th. However, only the top 2,000 players from the in-game Inferno leaderboard will be eligible to compete.
The top 10 teams from the Open Qualifiers will secure coveted spots in the Finale alongside invited esports teams for an epic showdown. Here are some of the confirmed invited teams:
- Team Moggers
- Team Redlock
- Team Pushpa
- Destruction of Game
Esports organizations, content creators, community members, and winners of past Indus playtests will also be present, making for a diverse and exciting competition.
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The prize money breakdown is as follows:
- Winner: ₹250,000
- Runner-up: ₹100,000
- Third Place: ₹75,000
- Fourth Place: ₹50,000
- Most Valuable Player: ₹25,000
More importantly, the Finale will serve as a scouting ground for India’s top esports teams. Top team owners will be in attendance, offering Indus’ best players a chance to be scouted for professional careers in the burgeoning Indian esports scene. Here are some of the confirmed attending esports organizations:
- Godlike Esports
- Revenant Esports
- Orangutan
- Entity Gaming
- Reckoning Esports
- Carnival Gaming
- Chemin Esports
- True Rippers
- Enigma Gaming
- Team Tamilas
- Marcos Gaming
- TWOB
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“With Indus Inferno and other tournaments we’ve held since last year, we aim to build a sustainable esports ecosystem for our Indian community and the nation as a whole,” says SuperGaming CEO and Co-Founder Roby John. “Having India’s top esports team owners at the Finale is a step towards achieving that goal.”
SuperGaming promises exclusive rewards, developer panels, and more for those who join the official Indus Discord server. This esports tournament also serves as a way for players to provide feedback and directly influence the development of Indus, a tradition SuperGaming has followed with its previous hits, MaskGun and Silly Royale. MaskGun, a popular multiplayer shooter with over 80 million players, exemplifies this player-centric approach. The game features some of its most dedicated community members in-game and celebrates Indian events like Diwali.
So, if you’re an Indian gamer looking for a competitive challenge and a chance to be at the forefront of the country’s growing esports scene, be sure to check out the Indus Inferno!
