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India’s largest tournament Global e-cricket Premier League (GEPL) will be streamed on JioCinema and Sports18 Network. The tournament aims to bring together cricket fans as well as video game enthusiasts on one platform. The cricketing tournament comes with a prize pool of INR 2.51 Crore. It is touted to be the first Made in India esports league to level up Krafton Inc’s Backgrounds Mobile India (BGMI) series.
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The e-cricketing tournament is being hosted by JetSynthesis and had its registrations open from June 28th to July 8th. The qualifiers of GEPL began on July 14th and concluded on August 10th, when participants engaged in single-elimination matches. The top 100 players qualified for the revered draft phase. The finale of the tournament will take place on December 8 at Pune’s Balewadi Stadium.
GEPL is set to revolutionize the way consumers engage with esports: JetSynthesys CEO
Founder and CEO of JetSynthesys, Rajan Navani, expressed his excitement about GEPL. Navani said, “Global e-Cricket Premiere League (GEPL) is set to revolutionize the way consumers engage with esports. We are excited about the prospects of a league that will redefine the cricketing landscape in esports and enable players and fans to experience an engaging gaming platform.”
He added, “With GEPL, we aim to transform the esports industry and create new avenues for aspiring professionals to pursue their passion in a more structured and career-oriented manner.”
