The India-Korea Invitational, a first-of-its-kind Esports celebration hosted by KRAFTON, reached its thrilling conclusion on the third and final day at Pragati Maidan, Delhi. The three-day invitational witnessed eight Indian and Korean teams playing key Esports titles like BGMI, Road To Valor: Empires, and Real Cricket. With an audience of over 12,000 in attendance, the three-day event served as a coming together of two nations uniting over their common passion of gaming and fostering an exchange of knowledge and culture.
Through the three-day celebration, senior government officials and key dignitaries came to extend their support to this cultural and competitive fusion; notably Chang Jae-bok, Korean Ambassador to India, Nivruti Rai, MD and CEO of Invest India, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Indian national football team goalkeeper, and Yuzvendra Chahal, Indian cricketer amongst honourable members of the parliament and others from the Sports Authority of India.
The event was a testament to KRAFTON's commitment to nurturing and celebrating India's burgeoning Esports community, contributing to the recognition and growth of Esports on a global scale.
The results of three days of competition are as follows:
Event |
Winning Team |
Prize |
BGMI Invitational Winner |
DPLUS KIA |
INR 40,00,000 |
1st Runner Up |
GODS REIGN |
INR 20,00,000 |
2nd Runner Up |
EMTEK STORMX |
INR 10,00,000 |
Best IGL |
DKxFAVIAN |
INR 2,00,000 |
MVP |
DKxNOIBU |
INR 3,00,000 |
Real Cricket |
Jayesh Laljibhai Kotadiya |
INR 5,00,000 |
Road To Valor: Empires |
Titans Claw |
INR 40,000 |
The Invitational was broadcast on the KRAFTON INDIA ESPORTS Youtube channel and on JioCinemas in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali, Mizo, Kannada, Tamil, Gujarati and Telugu.