Revenant Esports have secured their place in the Pokemon UNITE World Championships 2022 as they clinched the Indian regional qualifier with a dominating performance. They defeated Ascension by 3-1 in the final and also took home the prize money of $20,000.
A total of 24 teams, including popular Esports teams like True Rippers Esports, Enigma Gaming, Entity Gaming and S8ul took part in the regional qualifiers. Revenant Esports had an impressive run throughout the tournament and won all of their nine games in the group stages and playoffs.
The Revenant Esports team comprises captain Raunak Sen (Crowley), Omkar Sawardekar (Omen), Adnan Badshah (Badshah), Jeet Kundra (Swifty), Anklesh Satelkar (Novaa), and Vishnu Khatri (Xesol), were assembled recently on 13 June.
The way they sailed through the group stage and playoffs was impressive: Jagasia
Founder & CEO of Revenant Esports Rohit Jagasia was elated with his team’s performance and their qualification for the World Championship. He said, “I am extremely delighted that the team has qualified for the World Championship, considering the fact that these qualifiers were the current roster’s first competitive appearance.
“The way they sailed through the group stage and playoffs was impressive. Being the first Esports team to represent India in this particular tournament is a commendable achievement for us and we are confident that the team will make everyone proud. We are looking forward to the tournament and competing with the best teams from all over the world.”
I hope that we transition that form to the World Championship: Sen
Team skipper Raunak “Crowley” Sen was also proud of his team as they get a chance to represent India at the highest level of their Esport. He also talked about how he hopes that their form from the qualifiers carries forward into the World Championship.
Sen expressed, “Having earned a lot of recognition through DOTA 2, it feels like a great accomplishment to represent your country on the international stage for multiple games. Everyone on the team put in a lot of effort and was confident about our chances right from the beginning.
“This was visible in the qualifiers as we went unbeaten in the regional championships in spite of the high level of competition. I hope that we transition that form to the World Championship as well and bag the trophy.”