Commonwealth Esports Championship 2022: India wins Bronze in Dota 2
At the Commonwealth Esports Championship 2022, India prevailed over New Zealand and took home the bronze medal. Team Dota 2 comprises of captain Moin Ejaz, Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav, Shubham Goli and Vishal Vernekar. India triumphed in the series with a score of 2-0, claiming success with ease in the first match and earning it after a hard-fought victory in the second match.
Congratulations Team India for clinching the win for DOTA 2 (Open) Bronze Decider match in #CEC2022. 🎉🥉@esfindia @British_Esports@thecgf#worldconnected #esports #CommonwealthSport pic.twitter.com/bJANKOuPlh
— Global Esports Federation (@GE_Federation) August 7, 2022
India dominated the opening game, resulting in an easy victory for the squad. The second game began with New Zealand holding a modest advantage in terms of kills and economy, but a balanced condition was established by the midgame. Team India eventually turned the odds in their favour and won the second game, as well as the bronze medal.
#CEC2022 DOTA 2 Open 🥉 medallists 🙌🏼
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳@esfindia @thecgf @British_Esports @ICC_Birmingham #worldconnected #CommonwealthSport pic.twitter.com/E8kDPDE8oZ
— Global Esports Federation (@GE_Federation) August 7, 2022
Moin Ejaz, the skipper of DOTA 2 team, before the CWG begun, had said: “The entire team is looking forward to playing against the best teams in the world and proves our mettle. We have been paying a lot of attention to our strategies and practicing a lot in the hopes of a podium finish. Getting the chance to represent the nation in the very first Commonwealth Esports Championship is a very sweet reward to show for all of the efforts we have taken in playing this game at the highest level. A big thank you to ESFI for today’s send-off ceremony and especially for the sports psychology session that taught us a lot of valuable things,”
Congratulations to the Medalists of DOTA 2 (Open)! 🎉
🥇: Team Malaysia 🇲🇾
🥈: Team England 🏴
🥉: Team India 🇮🇳Fantastic job to all the competing teams. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻@MalaysiaEsports@esports_england@esfindia@British_Esports@thecgf#worldconnected #esports #CommonwealthSport pic.twitter.com/L76Npe7GN2
— Global Esports Federation (@GE_Federation) August 7, 2022
Earlier, in the semifinals, the Indian team was defeated by the Malaysian team. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, esports will be featured as a demonstration event; as a result, any medals won in this competition will not be factored into the final total.