Skyesports Championship 3.0 Featuring a Prize Pool of INR 55 Lakh Announced
- Skyesports has come forward to announce the third iteration of its annual flagship esports tournament 'Skyesports Championship 3.0'.
- The tournament set to take place later this year will be featuring a massive prize pool of INR 55 Lakh ($75,246 approx.).
- This edition of the tournament will be covering the entire South Asia region and not just India.
Skyesports has announced the third iteration of its annual flagship esports tournament which consists of multiple esports titles Skyesports Championship 3.0, featuring a massive total prize pool of INR 55,00,000. This edition of the tournament is not limited to India, as the organizers expand to cover the entirety of South Asia which includes Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While not a lot of information is available, the previous edition of the tournament featured the following esports titles VALORANT, Brawlstars, Clash of Clans, Rainbow Six: Siege, and World Cricket Championship Rivals. While the main focus will surely be on Valorant which is growing at a rapid pace within the country, the other titles might also feature once again this time.
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Skyesports Championship 3.0 Announced
Skyesports has announced the third iteration of its annual flagship tournament Skyesports Championship 3.0, featuring a prize pool that is 5 times bigger compared to last year’s. Not only this, but the 2021 edition is also going international as it aims to cover the entire South Asian region consisting of the following countries,
- India
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
Not a lot of information is available about Skyesports Championship 3.0 at the moment. However, with the tournament set to begin soon, more details will be released in the days leading up to the event.
Previous Editions of Skyesports Championship
The Skyesports Championship series started two years ago in 2019. Its first edition was a LAN tournament that took place in Phoenix Market City, Chennai on the 23rd and 24th of March. It featured a total prize pool of just INR 3,00,000 split between PUBG Mobile, World Cricket Championship Rivals, and Clash Royale.
Back then PUBG Mobile was the main event out of the three featuring a prize pool of INR 5,00,000. This attracted participation from more than 800 squads, with the top 60 teams further competing at LAN.
The initial success resulted in Skyesports returning with the second edition of the tournament last year in 2020. This time it featured an increased total prize pool of INR 11,00,000 taking place online and featuring 6 esports titles in total. However, due to PUBG Mobile getting banned they had to go ahead with 5 titles.
This time the focus was on Valorant which had taken the country by storm, other titles included Brawlstars, Clash of Clans, Rainbow Six: Siege, and World Cricket Championship Rivals.
The third iteration which has now been announced will be taking place later this year and is poised to be the biggest one so far. The competition will also be high as players from other countries will try their best to win a lion’s share of the massive prize pool.
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Aditya is the in-house CS:GO writer at AFK Gaming. While his understanding of the esports space is not restricted by geographical borders, his current focus lies in the Asian region. Understands and follows almost all major esport titles.