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谁是印度网游界的佼佼者?
人们对角色扮演领域越来越感兴趣，参与者穿着服装和配饰来代表游戏中的角色。
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印度国家电信公司将为5G部署分配6200亿卢比的频谱
官员们表示，交通部的一个委员会批准了一项提案，向BSNL提供价值约2200亿卢比的700 MHz频段的10 MHz区块，以及中频段(3600 MHz至3670 MHz)的70 MHz区块，用于5G。
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电子竞技世界是一个完全不同的战斗竞技场，由玩家操纵星际争霸，反恐精英而且队伍2．
这里有一些印度著名的名字网络游戏．
Aorin Shariyari
昵称:波斯的猫叫
年龄:26岁，2014年开始玩DOTA2和英雄联盟。
专业:DOTA和英雄联盟的服装。
职业生涯最高:作为印度代表参加世界Cosplay峰会。
人们对角色扮演领域越来越感兴趣，参与者穿着服装和配饰来代表游戏中的角色。Shariyari最初与朋友和其他玩家一起玩《反恐精英》和《DOTA》等游戏。然而，在过去的六年里，她已经成为了游戏界的狂热人物，因为她在游戏中扮演了Madoka、Ahri和Kunkka。印度Cosplay页面有4000多名玩家，但只有10%的人活跃在游戏活动中。其中，Shariyari是一名明星，在印度和国际上都有cosplay。她还是2018年8月在日本举行的世界Cosplay峰会的印度代表。
Shariyari已经表演了几十场，她的衣柜里有近100套服装——仅在过去的一年里，她就穿着8套不同的Dota 2游戏服装亮相。尽管成千上万的休闲和职业游戏玩家在印度如雨后春笋般涌现，但角色扮演领域仍然相对稀少。Shariyari说道:“你需要理解游戏并深入你所扮演的角色。她的绰号是“波斯喵”(游戏)和“橙色我”(角色扮演)。Shariyari从5岁开始玩游戏，那时她玩的是任天堂的掌上游戏机Gameboy，毕业后她玩了一系列游戏机，后来她开始在游戏休息室玩游戏。尽管她不仅仅是一个称职的玩家，但她的心为这些游戏中的角色而跳动。
“你需要理解游戏，深入你所扮演角色的内心。”
巴拉当中
昵称 :暴雪
年龄 : 22，开始玩反恐精英
专业 : Dota 2
职业高: 成为印度收视率最高的Dota 2玩家
在过去的十年里，孟买的Ramnarayan在获得机械工程学位的复杂性和成为印度顶级Dota 2玩家的挑战中取得了成功。他每天大部分时间都在和他的团队一起练习。“我们不仅仅是队友，我们是亲密的朋友，”他说。这种友爱是像他这样的玩家在竞争日益激烈的市场中取得成功的关键。几年前只有两场比赛，如今拉姆纳拉扬的团队有八到十场大型比赛和几十场小型比赛可供选择。
虽然他说，技术和整体设施已经呈指数级增长，但一些旧的游戏规则并没有改变。他补充道:“作为一名大学生和职业玩家，我整天都在上课，从晚上7点左右玩游戏到午夜，以跟上其他人的步伐。”“即使在今天，如果我想保持在比赛的顶端，练习也同样重要。”
网络游戏已经在印度流行起来
得益于廉价智能手机，休闲和严肃游戏玩家的数量呈爆炸式增长。
移动互联网也得到了普及，Reliance Jio是主要的驱动因素。由于游戏设备更便宜，游戏已经从游戏厅和网吧回到了家里。
游戏——从休闲游戏开始——已经成为一种流行的消遣方式，与视频(电视和其他屏幕)相抗衡。
在海外，游戏玩家正迅速转变为专业人士，而在印度，这一转变则较为缓慢。这增加了人们对这一领域的兴趣。
但还有很长的路要走
与韩国和欧洲等主要地区相比，印度的互联网连接仍然落后，心怀不满的游戏玩家正在考虑去海外玩，以改善自己的前景。
赞助仍然参差不齐，职业游戏玩家努力从他们的游戏中获得稳定的收入来源。
虽然游戏内置付费包已经获得了一定的吸引力，但有限的付费选择阻碍了它们的发展。
游戏的保质期很短(大约10年)，而且父母对游戏的保留让玩家很难选择游戏这一职业。
“我的梦想是让我的球队参加全球锦标赛，与世界顶级球队比赛。”
Bhavin Kotwani
昵称: HellrangeR
年龄: 20岁开始玩基于卡带的主机游戏。
专业:反恐精英。
职业生涯最高: 2017年在德里动漫展上获得反恐精英冠军的团队队长。
在200多名反恐精英玩家中，Kotwani是最顶尖的——或者非常接近。这位来自孟买的20岁职业游戏玩家每天花8个小时在金融首都的实体游戏公司磨练技能。他所呼吸到的稀薄的职业游戏氛围与他13岁时玩早期版本的《反恐精英》(CS 1.6)时大不相同。然而，从休闲玩家到严肃的职业玩家的曲线是陡峭的——每天训练8-10个小时，参加印度和海外的比赛。
虽然Kotwani可能是2017年德里动漫展CS锦标赛冠军队伍的队长(并赢得了2016年CS GO赛事冠军，并在2017年ROG大师赛中排名第二)，但他说印度玩家还有很长的路要走。他说:“我将根据我如何与比我强的球队和球员比赛来判断我的成功。”为此，像Kotwani这样的职业玩家不得不冒险离开印度。
尽管他拥有个人技能，但如果没有他的伙伴，他不可能在CS(一种团队游戏)中取得长足的进步。虽然他们中的一些人在过去的几年里一直留在球队，但其他人却进进出出，给Kotwani带来了更大的压力，要求他建立一个获胜的组合。“要成为一名成功的职业球员，你需要一个强大的团队，你需要努力工作，并愿意学习，”他补充道。“到今年年底，我想成为亚太地区前五名《反恐精英》玩家之一。”
“我将根据我如何与比我更好的球队和球员比赛来判断我的成功。”
Anait Mirzojan
昵称:Lifesmack
年龄:27岁，开始在8位家庭游戏机NES上玩游戏。
专业:看守
职业高:她是印度唯一的女性守望先锋玩家。
Mirzojan是为数不多的女性游戏玩家中的一员。她成为职业玩家的时间还不到三个月，她直言不讳地谈到了性别差异:“网上对女性玩家的虐待非常猖獗，”她说。“很多女性因为这些攻击而不喜欢上网。”许多女性球员因为受到针对她们的辱骂而关闭或不戴麦克风。
尽管Mirzojan经历了成为游戏玩家的各种曲折，但她已经取得了足够的成就，被招募到一个玩守望先锋的团队中。守望先锋是印度的一款基于团队的多人在线第一人称射击游戏。她补充道:“成为一名女性玩家是很困难的，因为男性想要占据游戏和团队中的所有关键位置。她拿着游戏麦克风时总是很警惕。对米尔佐詹来说，首要任务是在所有这些噪音中被听到。
“成为一名女性玩家是很困难的，因为男性想要占据游戏和团队中的所有关键位置。”
谢拉Gonsalves
昵称:安琪拉
年龄25岁，开始玩任天堂
专业: Dota 2
职业生涯最高: 2017年印度新德里游戏展分析师
作为该国最顶尖的女玩家，Gonsalves从学生时代就开始玩俄罗斯方块和马里奥，后来毕业于魔兽世界、Dota 2、火箭联盟和皇室战争。她还主持和选角(解说)活动，并分析电子竞技的各个方面。“我从来都不太喜欢典型的体育运动。游戏发展的时机恰到好处，我们中的一些人开始认真地玩游戏，并在这一发展过程中寻找其他机会。”“我建立了安琪拉品牌来利用这一势头。”
Gonsalves于2016年创办了自己的公司Jump Frog Productions，为游戏行业提供服务。为了离游戏社区更近，她从艾哈迈达巴德搬到了班加罗尔。她补充道:“如今，我们看到了更加多样化的游戏玩家(例如30岁以上的女性)，我们也看到了电子竞技休息室等游戏基础设施的发展。”“与5年或10年前相比，女性更容易在游戏领域崭露头角。”
“与五年相比，女性更容易在游戏领域崭露头角。”
Varun Immanuel Eddy
昵称: RVxChrissy
年龄: 23岁，开始玩Dota 2
专业:星际争霸
职业高:代表印度参加平昌英特尔极限大师赛，这是2018年韩国冬季奥运会的前奏。
艾迪与游戏的亲密接触始于13岁时，他经常去附近的网吧，尝试玩Dota和星际争霸等游戏，与朋友和陌生人对战。如今，他是《星际争霸》在亚洲排名最高的玩家之一，在冬奥会开幕前的2月5日至7日，他代表印度参加了在韩国平昌举行的英特尔极限大师赛。他是入选的18名球员之一。
如果说其他游戏都是关于团队建设和合作，那么《星际争霸》则是关于个人荣耀和痛苦。Eddy说道:“与其他游戏不同的是，这款游戏中没有团队，我喜欢为自己的成功或失败负责。“几年时间里，我已经跻身亚洲前3-4名球员之列，现在我与世界最好的球员比肩。”尽管他的初衷是好的，艾迪还是谈到了在印度打球的挫折。“这项技术还远远达不到世界级水平。在关键时刻(通常是限定条件出现时)，海底电缆会断裂或受到影响，”他补充道。他正在考虑搬到海外训练，甚至参加比赛，以寻求不断的进步。
“尽管面临挑战，但印度的游戏格局正在发生变化，有更多的玩家、新的赞助商和更好的游戏玩法。技术和互联互通需要跟上这种转变的步伐。”
Bhagwant花园
昵称: B3
年龄:30、开始在家玩8位主机游戏
专业:街头霸王
职业生涯最高: 2017年7月赢得KO之夜
在过去20年的大部分时间里，巴格一直在玩第一人称游戏《街头霸王》(Street Fighter)，最初是为了缓解学业和工作上的压力，后来就变得严肃多了。他是一家广告公司的设计师，直到2013年才开始认真玩《街头霸王》。2017年，他在德里举行的印度游戏展上赢得了街头霸王5比赛。2017年，他还在美国参加了ESL Brooklyn Beatdown比赛，与顶级选手比赛，在256名参赛者中排名第25位。与职业球员不同，像巴格这样的半职业球员未来的道路更加艰难。
他们中的许多人在全国各地参加比赛，但还没有看到可观的奖金或赞助商的兴趣。过去几年，玩《街头霸王》的玩家数量激增。Bagh说道:“人们都很熟悉这款游戏，因为它已经存在了30多年了(游戏邦注:第1版于1987年问世，迄今为止该系列已经卖出了4000多万套软件和50多万套街机游戏)，并围绕着它建立了一个强大的社区。”“作为一名玩家，在这个日益拥挤和竞争激烈的市场中获得关注是一大挑战。从中长期来看，随着收入、曝光率和赞助的增加，我可能会考虑在游戏领域全职工作。”
“作为一名玩家，在这个日益拥挤和竞争激烈的市场中脱颖而出是一大挑战。”
这里有一些印度著名的名字网络游戏．
Aorin Shariyari
昵称:波斯的猫叫
年龄:26岁，2014年开始玩DOTA2和英雄联盟。
专业:DOTA和英雄联盟的服装。
职业生涯最高:作为印度代表参加世界Cosplay峰会。
Shariyari已经表演了几十场，她的衣柜里有近100套服装——仅在过去的一年里，她就穿着8套不同的Dota 2游戏服装亮相。尽管成千上万的休闲和职业游戏玩家在印度如雨后春笋般涌现，但角色扮演领域仍然相对稀少。Shariyari说道:“你需要理解游戏并深入你所扮演的角色。她的绰号是“波斯喵”(游戏)和“橙色我”(角色扮演)。Shariyari从5岁开始玩游戏，那时她玩的是任天堂的掌上游戏机Gameboy，毕业后她玩了一系列游戏机，后来她开始在游戏休息室玩游戏。尽管她不仅仅是一个称职的玩家，但她的心为这些游戏中的角色而跳动。
巴拉当中
昵称 :暴雪
年龄 : 22，开始玩反恐精英
专业 : Dota 2
职业高: 成为印度收视率最高的Dota 2玩家
在过去的十年里，孟买的Ramnarayan在获得机械工程学位的复杂性和成为印度顶级Dota 2玩家的挑战中取得了成功。他每天大部分时间都在和他的团队一起练习。“我们不仅仅是队友，我们是亲密的朋友，”他说。这种友爱是像他这样的玩家在竞争日益激烈的市场中取得成功的关键。几年前只有两场比赛，如今拉姆纳拉扬的团队有八到十场大型比赛和几十场小型比赛可供选择。
虽然他说，技术和整体设施已经呈指数级增长，但一些旧的游戏规则并没有改变。他补充道:“作为一名大学生和职业玩家，我整天都在上课，从晚上7点左右玩游戏到午夜，以跟上其他人的步伐。”“即使在今天，如果我想保持在比赛的顶端，练习也同样重要。”
网络游戏已经在印度流行起来
得益于廉价智能手机，休闲和严肃游戏玩家的数量呈爆炸式增长。
移动互联网也得到了普及，Reliance Jio是主要的驱动因素。由于游戏设备更便宜，游戏已经从游戏厅和网吧回到了家里。
游戏——从休闲游戏开始——已经成为一种流行的消遣方式，与视频(电视和其他屏幕)相抗衡。
在海外，游戏玩家正迅速转变为专业人士，而在印度，这一转变则较为缓慢。这增加了人们对这一领域的兴趣。
但还有很长的路要走
与韩国和欧洲等主要地区相比，印度的互联网连接仍然落后，心怀不满的游戏玩家正在考虑去海外玩，以改善自己的前景。
赞助仍然参差不齐，职业游戏玩家努力从他们的游戏中获得稳定的收入来源。
虽然游戏内置付费包已经获得了一定的吸引力，但有限的付费选择阻碍了它们的发展。
游戏的保质期很短(大约10年)，而且父母对游戏的保留让玩家很难选择游戏这一职业。
“我的梦想是让我的球队参加全球锦标赛，与世界顶级球队比赛。”
Bhavin Kotwani
昵称: HellrangeR
年龄: 20岁开始玩基于卡带的主机游戏。
专业:反恐精英。
职业生涯最高: 2017年在德里动漫展上获得反恐精英冠军的团队队长。
在200多名反恐精英玩家中，Kotwani是最顶尖的——或者非常接近。这位来自孟买的20岁职业游戏玩家每天花8个小时在金融首都的实体游戏公司磨练技能。他所呼吸到的稀薄的职业游戏氛围与他13岁时玩早期版本的《反恐精英》(CS 1.6)时大不相同。然而，从休闲玩家到严肃的职业玩家的曲线是陡峭的——每天训练8-10个小时，参加印度和海外的比赛。
虽然Kotwani可能是2017年德里动漫展CS锦标赛冠军队伍的队长(并赢得了2016年CS GO赛事冠军，并在2017年ROG大师赛中排名第二)，但他说印度玩家还有很长的路要走。他说:“我将根据我如何与比我强的球队和球员比赛来判断我的成功。”为此，像Kotwani这样的职业玩家不得不冒险离开印度。
尽管他拥有个人技能，但如果没有他的伙伴，他不可能在CS(一种团队游戏)中取得长足的进步。虽然他们中的一些人在过去的几年里一直留在球队，但其他人却进进出出，给Kotwani带来了更大的压力，要求他建立一个获胜的组合。“要成为一名成功的职业球员，你需要一个强大的团队，你需要努力工作，并愿意学习，”他补充道。“到今年年底，我想成为亚太地区前五名《反恐精英》玩家之一。”
“我将根据我如何与比我更好的球队和球员比赛来判断我的成功。”
Anait Mirzojan
昵称:Lifesmack
年龄:27岁，开始在8位家庭游戏机NES上玩游戏。
专业:看守
职业高:她是印度唯一的女性守望先锋玩家。
Mirzojan是为数不多的女性游戏玩家中的一员。她成为职业玩家的时间还不到三个月，她直言不讳地谈到了性别差异:“网上对女性玩家的虐待非常猖獗，”她说。“很多女性因为这些攻击而不喜欢上网。”许多女性球员因为受到针对她们的辱骂而关闭或不戴麦克风。
尽管Mirzojan经历了成为游戏玩家的各种曲折，但她已经取得了足够的成就，被招募到一个玩守望先锋的团队中。守望先锋是印度的一款基于团队的多人在线第一人称射击游戏。她补充道:“成为一名女性玩家是很困难的，因为男性想要占据游戏和团队中的所有关键位置。她拿着游戏麦克风时总是很警惕。对米尔佐詹来说，首要任务是在所有这些噪音中被听到。
“成为一名女性玩家是很困难的，因为男性想要占据游戏和团队中的所有关键位置。”
谢拉Gonsalves
昵称:安琪拉
年龄25岁，开始玩任天堂
专业: Dota 2
职业生涯最高: 2017年印度新德里游戏展分析师
作为该国最顶尖的女玩家，Gonsalves从学生时代就开始玩俄罗斯方块和马里奥，后来毕业于魔兽世界、Dota 2、火箭联盟和皇室战争。她还主持和选角(解说)活动，并分析电子竞技的各个方面。“我从来都不太喜欢典型的体育运动。游戏发展的时机恰到好处，我们中的一些人开始认真地玩游戏，并在这一发展过程中寻找其他机会。”“我建立了安琪拉品牌来利用这一势头。”
Gonsalves于2016年创办了自己的公司Jump Frog Productions，为游戏行业提供服务。为了离游戏社区更近，她从艾哈迈达巴德搬到了班加罗尔。她补充道:“如今，我们看到了更加多样化的游戏玩家(例如30岁以上的女性)，我们也看到了电子竞技休息室等游戏基础设施的发展。”“与5年或10年前相比，女性更容易在游戏领域崭露头角。”
“与五年相比，女性更容易在游戏领域崭露头角。”
Varun Immanuel Eddy
昵称: RVxChrissy
年龄: 23岁，开始玩Dota 2
专业:星际争霸
职业高:代表印度参加平昌英特尔极限大师赛，这是2018年韩国冬季奥运会的前奏。
艾迪与游戏的亲密接触始于13岁时，他经常去附近的网吧，尝试玩Dota和星际争霸等游戏，与朋友和陌生人对战。如今，他是《星际争霸》在亚洲排名最高的玩家之一，在冬奥会开幕前的2月5日至7日，他代表印度参加了在韩国平昌举行的英特尔极限大师赛。他是入选的18名球员之一。
如果说其他游戏都是关于团队建设和合作，那么《星际争霸》则是关于个人荣耀和痛苦。Eddy说道:“与其他游戏不同的是，这款游戏中没有团队，我喜欢为自己的成功或失败负责。“几年时间里，我已经跻身亚洲前3-4名球员之列，现在我与世界最好的球员比肩。”尽管他的初衷是好的，艾迪还是谈到了在印度打球的挫折。“这项技术还远远达不到世界级水平。在关键时刻(通常是限定条件出现时)，海底电缆会断裂或受到影响，”他补充道。他正在考虑搬到海外训练，甚至参加比赛，以寻求不断的进步。
“尽管面临挑战，但印度的游戏格局正在发生变化，有更多的玩家、新的赞助商和更好的游戏玩法。技术和互联互通需要跟上这种转变的步伐。”
Bhagwant花园
昵称: B3
年龄:30、开始在家玩8位主机游戏
专业:街头霸王
职业生涯最高: 2017年7月赢得KO之夜
在过去20年的大部分时间里，巴格一直在玩第一人称游戏《街头霸王》(Street Fighter)，最初是为了缓解学业和工作上的压力，后来就变得严肃多了。他是一家广告公司的设计师，直到2013年才开始认真玩《街头霸王》。2017年，他在德里举行的印度游戏展上赢得了街头霸王5比赛。2017年，他还在美国参加了ESL Brooklyn Beatdown比赛，与顶级选手比赛，在256名参赛者中排名第25位。与职业球员不同，像巴格这样的半职业球员未来的道路更加艰难。
他们中的许多人在全国各地参加比赛，但还没有看到可观的奖金或赞助商的兴趣。过去几年，玩《街头霸王》的玩家数量激增。Bagh说道:“人们都很熟悉这款游戏，因为它已经存在了30多年了(游戏邦注:第1版于1987年问世，迄今为止该系列已经卖出了4000多万套软件和50多万套街机游戏)，并围绕着它建立了一个强大的社区。”“作为一名玩家，在这个日益拥挤和竞争激烈的市场中获得关注是一大挑战。从中长期来看，随着收入、曝光率和赞助的增加，我可能会考虑在游戏领域全职工作。”
“作为一名玩家，在这个日益拥挤和竞争激烈的市场中脱颖而出是一大挑战。”
The world of esports is a completely different battle arena, ruled by gamers manoeuvring StarCraft<\/a>, Counter-Strike<\/a> and Dota 2<\/a>.
Here are some of India\u2019s remarkable names in online gaming<\/a>.<\/em>
Aorin Shariyari<\/strong>
NICKNAME:<\/strong> Persian Meow
AGE:<\/strong> 26, Started playing: DOTA2 and league of Legends in 2014.
SPECIALTY: <\/strong>DOTA and League of Legends costumes.
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Being the Indian representative at World Cosplay Summit.
Here are some of India\u2019s remarkable names in online gaming<\/a>.<\/em>
Aorin Shariyari<\/strong>
NICKNAME:<\/strong> Persian Meow
AGE:<\/strong> 26, Started playing: DOTA2 and league of Legends in 2014.
SPECIALTY: <\/strong>DOTA and League of Legends costumes.
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Being the Indian representative at World Cosplay Summit.
<\/div><\/div>There\u2019s a growing interest in the field of cosplay where participants wear costumes and accessories to represent characters from games. Shariyari initially competed in games such as Counter-Strike and DOTA with friends and fellow gamers. However, over the past six years, she has become something of a cult figure on the gaming circuit as a cos player for turning up as Madoka, Ahri and Kunkka. The Indian Cosplay page has 4,000-odd players, but only 10% are active in gaming events. Among them, Shariyari is a star, having cosplayed in India and internationally. She\u2019s also the Indian rep for the World Cosplay Summit to be held in Japan in August 2018.
Shariyari has racked up dozens of performances and has nearly 100 costumes in her wardrobe \u2014 in the past year alone, she turned up in eight distinct ones from the Dota 2 game. Even as thousands of casual and professional gamers have mushroomed in India, the cosplay space remains relatively rarified. \u201cYou need to understand the game and get under the skin of the character you\u2019re playing,\u201d says Shariyari. Her nickname is Persian Meow for games and Colour Me Orange for cosplay. Shariyari started gaming as a five-year-old with a hand-held Nintendo Gameboy console, graduated through a series of consoles, before hitting the gaming lounges and to earn her stripes. Despite being more than a competent gamer, her heart beats for the characters in these games.
Shariyari has racked up dozens of performances and has nearly 100 costumes in her wardrobe \u2014 in the past year alone, she turned up in eight distinct ones from the Dota 2 game. Even as thousands of casual and professional gamers have mushroomed in India, the cosplay space remains relatively rarified. \u201cYou need to understand the game and get under the skin of the character you\u2019re playing,\u201d says Shariyari. Her nickname is Persian Meow for games and Colour Me Orange for cosplay. Shariyari started gaming as a five-year-old with a hand-held Nintendo Gameboy console, graduated through a series of consoles, before hitting the gaming lounges and to earn her stripes. Despite being more than a competent gamer, her heart beats for the characters in these games.
<\/div><\/div>\"You need to understand the game and get under the skin of the character you\u2019re playing\"<\/em>
Balaji Ramnarayan<\/strong>
NICKNAME<\/strong>: BlizzarD<\/strong>
AGE<\/strong>: 22, Started playing Counter-Strike<\/strong>
SPECIALTY<\/strong>: Dota 2<\/strong>
CAREER HIGH:<\/strong> Becoming India\u2019s top-rated Dota 2 player<\/strong>
Over the past decade, Mumbai-based Ramnarayan has managed the complexity of earning a degree in mechanical engineering with the challenges of being India\u2019s top-rated Dota 2 gamer. He spends much of the day practising with his team. \u201cWe are much more than teammates, we are close friends,\u201d he says. This fraternity is key for gamers like him to be succeed in an increasingly competitive market. From barely two tournaments a couple of years ago, today Ramnarayan\u2019s team has eight or ten big ones and dozens of smaller competitions to choose from.
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While he says technology and overall facilities have become exponentially better, some of the old rules of the game haven\u2019t changed. \u201cAs a college student and pro gamer, I attended classes all day and played games from around 7 pm to midnight to keep pace with the others,\u201d he adds. \u201cEven today, practice is as important if I am to stay at the top of my game.\u201d
ONLINE GAMING HAS CAUGHT ON IN INDIA<\/strong>
The number of gamers, both casual and serious, has exploded, thanks to cheap smartphones.
Mobile internet too has spread, with Reliance Jio being a major driver From gaming parlours and cyber cafes, gaming has come home due to cheaper gaming gear.
Gaming \u2014 starting with casual playing \u2014 has become a popular pastime, jostling with video (TV and other screens).
Gamers are fast turning professionals overseas and slowly in India. This has increased interest in this space.
BUT THERE\u2019S A LONG WAY TO GO<\/strong>
Compared with top locations such as South Korea and Europe, India is still lagging in internet connectivity, with disgruntled gamers considering overseas stints to better their prospects.
Sponsorship remains spotty, and pro are gamers struggling for a steady source of income from their game play.
While sachet in-game payments have gained some traction, limited payment options have stunted their growth.
Short shelf life (around 10 years) and parental reservation make gaming a difficult career to choose.
\u201cMy dream is for my team to take part in a global tournament and play against the top team in the world\u201d<\/em>
Bhavin Kotwani<\/strong>
NICKNAME<\/strong>: HellrangeR
AGE<\/strong>: 20, Started playing with Cartridge-based console games.
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> Counter-Strike.
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Captain of the team that won the Counter-Strike championship at Comic Con, Delhi, in 2017.
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In a pool of over 200 Counter-Strike gamers, Kotwani is at the top of the pile \u2014 or very close to it. The 20-year-old pro gamer from Mumbai spends about eight hours a day sharpening his skills at Entity Gaming in financial capital . The rarified pro gaming atmosphere he breathes in is a far cry from how he started off \u2014 by playing an earlier version of Counter-Strike (CS 1.6) when he was 13. However, the curve from casual to serious pro gamer is steep \u2014 with daily drills of 8-10 hours and participation in tournaments in India and overseas.
While Kotwani may have captained the team that won the CS tournament at Comic Con, Delhi, in 2017 (and has won the CS GO Event in 2016 and placed second in ROG Masters 2017), he says Indian gamers have a long way to go. \u201cI will judge my success on how I play against teams and players better than me,\u201d he says. For that, pro gamers like Kotwani have to venture out of India.
For all his individual skills, he couldn\u2019t have gotten far in CS \u2014 which is a team game \u2014 without his mates. While a couple of them have remained with the team over the past few years, others have floated in and out, putting more pressure on Kotwani to build a winning combination. \u201cTo be a successful pro player, you need a strong team, you need to work hard and have a willingness to learn,\u201d he adds. \u201cBy the end of this year I want to be among the top five Counter-Strike players in Asia Pacific.\u201d
\u201cI will judge my success on the basis of how I play against teams and players who are better than me\u201d<\/em>
Anait Mirzojan
NICKNAME:<\/strong> Lifesmack
AGE:<\/strong> 27, Started playing on 8-bit home video game console NES.
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> Overwatch
CAREER HIGH:<\/strong> Is the only woman Overwatch gamer in India.
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Mirzojan is among a handful of women gamers to be part of a professional team. She has spent barely three months as a pro gamer and is blunt about the gender divide: \u201cThe online abuse for women gamers is rampant,\u201d she says. \u201cMany women don\u2019t like to be online because of these attacks.\u201d Many women players turn off or don\u2019t wear mics because of the abuse targeted at them.
Even as Mirzojan negotiates the twists and turns of being a gamer, she\u2019s made enough of a mark to be recruited to a team playing Overwatch, a team-based multiplayer online first person shooter game in India. \u201cBeing a woman gamer is difficult, because men want to hog all the key positions in a game and on the team,\u201d she adds. She\u2019s always on her guard on and off her game mic. For Mirzojan, the No. 1 task is to be heard above all this noise.
\u201cBeing a woman gamer is difficult, because men want to hog all the key positions in a game and on the team\u201d<\/em>
Zerah Gonsalves
NICKNAME:<\/strong> Angela
AGE<\/strong>: 25, Started playing on Nintendo
SPECIALTY<\/strong>: Dota 2
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Being an analyst for India Gaming Show at New Delhi in 2017
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The top woman gamer of the country, Gonsalves began playing Tetris and Mario as a schoolgirl before graduating to World of Warcraft, Dota 2, Rocket League and Clash Royale. She is also hosting and casting (commentating on) events and analysing all the facets of esports. \u201cI was never too keen on typical physical sports. Gaming evolved at just the right time for some of us to play it seriously and to look at other opportunities around this evolution,\u201d says Gonsalves. \u201cI have built Brand Angela to cash in on this momentum.\u201d
Gonsalves started her company, Jump Frog Productions in 2016 to provide services around the gaming industry. She moved from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru to be closer to the gaming community. \u201cToday we are seeing a lot more diverse game-playing audience (women aged over 30, for instance) and we have seen gaming infrastructure such as esport lounges too develop,\u201d she adds. \u201cCompared to five years or a decade ago, it is much easier for a woman to make a mark in gaming.\u201d
\u201cCompared with five years, it is much easier for a woman to make a mark in gaming\u201d<\/em>
Varun Immanuel Eddy
NICKNAME<\/strong>: RVxChrissy
AGE<\/strong>: 23, Started playing Dota 2
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> StarCraft
CAREER HIGH:<\/strong> Representing India at Intel Extreme Masters in PyeongChang, a precursor to the Winter Olympics 2018 in South Korea.
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Eddy\u2019s tryst with gaming began as a 13-year-old, visiting neighbourhood cyber cafes, trying his hand at games like Dota and StarCraft and squaring off against friends and strangers. Today, he is among the top rated players on StarCraft in Asia, having represented India at the Intel Extreme Masters in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February 5-7, before the Winter Olympics kick-started. He was one of 18 players selected.
If other games are all about building and working together as a team, StarCraft is about individual glory \u2014 and pain. \u201cThere\u2019s no team, unlike other games, and being responsible for your own success or downfall is something that I enjoy,\u201d says Eddy. \u201cI have managed to become among the top 3-4 players in Asia in a few years and now benchmark myself with the best worldwide.\u201d Despite his best intentions, Eddy talks about the frustrations of playing in India. \u201cThe technology is far from being world-class. At a crucial time (usually as qualifiers roll in), undersea cables snap or are impacted,\u201d he adds. He is considering moving overseas to train and even compete, in his quest for constant improvement.
\u201cDespite challenges, India\u2019s gaming landscape is changing with more players, new sponsors and better gameplay. Technology and connectivity need to keep pace with this shift\u201d<\/em>
Bhagwant Bagh
NICKNAME<\/strong>: B3
AGE:<\/strong> 30, Started playing 8-bit console games at home
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> Street Fighter
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Winning KO Fight Night in July 2017
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For the better part of two decades, Bagh has been playing Street Fighter, a first-person game, initially as a stress buster from academics and work, and then much more seriously. A designer with an advertising agency, he started playing Street Fighter seriously only in 2013. He won the Street Fighter 5 competition at the India Gaming Show in 2017 in Delhi. He also played the ESL Brooklyn Beatdown in the US in 2017 against top players, and was ranked a creditable 25th among 256 participants. Unlike professional players, semi-pros such as Bagh have a tougher road ahead.
Many of them play tournaments across the country, but have yet to see significant prize money or interest from sponsors. The last couple of years have seen a surge of gamers playing Street Fighter. \u201cPeople are familiar with this game since it has been around for the better part of three decades (version 1 came out in 1987 and the franchise has sold over 40 million software units and half a million arcade units to date) and there\u2019s a strong community built around it,\u201d says Bagh. \u201cAs a gamer, the challenge is to be noticed in this increasingly crowded and competitive market. In the mid- to long-term, as pay, exposure and sponsorships increase, I may consider a fulltime career in gaming.\u201d
\u201cAs a gamer, the challenge is to be oticed in this increasingly crowded and competitive market\u201d<\/em>
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Balaji Ramnarayan<\/strong>
NICKNAME<\/strong>: BlizzarD<\/strong>
AGE<\/strong>: 22, Started playing Counter-Strike<\/strong>
SPECIALTY<\/strong>: Dota 2<\/strong>
CAREER HIGH:<\/strong> Becoming India\u2019s top-rated Dota 2 player<\/strong>
Over the past decade, Mumbai-based Ramnarayan has managed the complexity of earning a degree in mechanical engineering with the challenges of being India\u2019s top-rated Dota 2 gamer. He spends much of the day practising with his team. \u201cWe are much more than teammates, we are close friends,\u201d he says. This fraternity is key for gamers like him to be succeed in an increasingly competitive market. From barely two tournaments a couple of years ago, today Ramnarayan\u2019s team has eight or ten big ones and dozens of smaller competitions to choose from.
<\/figure>While he says technology and overall facilities have become exponentially better, some of the old rules of the game haven\u2019t changed. \u201cAs a college student and pro gamer, I attended classes all day and played games from around 7 pm to midnight to keep pace with the others,\u201d he adds. \u201cEven today, practice is as important if I am to stay at the top of my game.\u201d
ONLINE GAMING HAS CAUGHT ON IN INDIA<\/strong>
The number of gamers, both casual and serious, has exploded, thanks to cheap smartphones.
Mobile internet too has spread, with Reliance Jio being a major driver From gaming parlours and cyber cafes, gaming has come home due to cheaper gaming gear.
Gaming \u2014 starting with casual playing \u2014 has become a popular pastime, jostling with video (TV and other screens).
Gamers are fast turning professionals overseas and slowly in India. This has increased interest in this space.
BUT THERE\u2019S A LONG WAY TO GO<\/strong>
Compared with top locations such as South Korea and Europe, India is still lagging in internet connectivity, with disgruntled gamers considering overseas stints to better their prospects.
Sponsorship remains spotty, and pro are gamers struggling for a steady source of income from their game play.
While sachet in-game payments have gained some traction, limited payment options have stunted their growth.
Short shelf life (around 10 years) and parental reservation make gaming a difficult career to choose.
\u201cMy dream is for my team to take part in a global tournament and play against the top team in the world\u201d<\/em>
Bhavin Kotwani<\/strong>
NICKNAME<\/strong>: HellrangeR
AGE<\/strong>: 20, Started playing with Cartridge-based console games.
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> Counter-Strike.
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Captain of the team that won the Counter-Strike championship at Comic Con, Delhi, in 2017.
<\/figure>In a pool of over 200 Counter-Strike gamers, Kotwani is at the top of the pile \u2014 or very close to it. The 20-year-old pro gamer from Mumbai spends about eight hours a day sharpening his skills at Entity Gaming in financial capital . The rarified pro gaming atmosphere he breathes in is a far cry from how he started off \u2014 by playing an earlier version of Counter-Strike (CS 1.6) when he was 13. However, the curve from casual to serious pro gamer is steep \u2014 with daily drills of 8-10 hours and participation in tournaments in India and overseas.
While Kotwani may have captained the team that won the CS tournament at Comic Con, Delhi, in 2017 (and has won the CS GO Event in 2016 and placed second in ROG Masters 2017), he says Indian gamers have a long way to go. \u201cI will judge my success on how I play against teams and players better than me,\u201d he says. For that, pro gamers like Kotwani have to venture out of India.
For all his individual skills, he couldn\u2019t have gotten far in CS \u2014 which is a team game \u2014 without his mates. While a couple of them have remained with the team over the past few years, others have floated in and out, putting more pressure on Kotwani to build a winning combination. \u201cTo be a successful pro player, you need a strong team, you need to work hard and have a willingness to learn,\u201d he adds. \u201cBy the end of this year I want to be among the top five Counter-Strike players in Asia Pacific.\u201d
\u201cI will judge my success on the basis of how I play against teams and players who are better than me\u201d<\/em>
Anait Mirzojan
NICKNAME:<\/strong> Lifesmack
AGE:<\/strong> 27, Started playing on 8-bit home video game console NES.
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> Overwatch
CAREER HIGH:<\/strong> Is the only woman Overwatch gamer in India.
<\/figure>Mirzojan is among a handful of women gamers to be part of a professional team. She has spent barely three months as a pro gamer and is blunt about the gender divide: \u201cThe online abuse for women gamers is rampant,\u201d she says. \u201cMany women don\u2019t like to be online because of these attacks.\u201d Many women players turn off or don\u2019t wear mics because of the abuse targeted at them.
Even as Mirzojan negotiates the twists and turns of being a gamer, she\u2019s made enough of a mark to be recruited to a team playing Overwatch, a team-based multiplayer online first person shooter game in India. \u201cBeing a woman gamer is difficult, because men want to hog all the key positions in a game and on the team,\u201d she adds. She\u2019s always on her guard on and off her game mic. For Mirzojan, the No. 1 task is to be heard above all this noise.
\u201cBeing a woman gamer is difficult, because men want to hog all the key positions in a game and on the team\u201d<\/em>
Zerah Gonsalves
NICKNAME:<\/strong> Angela
AGE<\/strong>: 25, Started playing on Nintendo
SPECIALTY<\/strong>: Dota 2
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Being an analyst for India Gaming Show at New Delhi in 2017
<\/figure>The top woman gamer of the country, Gonsalves began playing Tetris and Mario as a schoolgirl before graduating to World of Warcraft, Dota 2, Rocket League and Clash Royale. She is also hosting and casting (commentating on) events and analysing all the facets of esports. \u201cI was never too keen on typical physical sports. Gaming evolved at just the right time for some of us to play it seriously and to look at other opportunities around this evolution,\u201d says Gonsalves. \u201cI have built Brand Angela to cash in on this momentum.\u201d
Gonsalves started her company, Jump Frog Productions in 2016 to provide services around the gaming industry. She moved from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru to be closer to the gaming community. \u201cToday we are seeing a lot more diverse game-playing audience (women aged over 30, for instance) and we have seen gaming infrastructure such as esport lounges too develop,\u201d she adds. \u201cCompared to five years or a decade ago, it is much easier for a woman to make a mark in gaming.\u201d
\u201cCompared with five years, it is much easier for a woman to make a mark in gaming\u201d<\/em>
Varun Immanuel Eddy
NICKNAME<\/strong>: RVxChrissy
AGE<\/strong>: 23, Started playing Dota 2
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> StarCraft
CAREER HIGH:<\/strong> Representing India at Intel Extreme Masters in PyeongChang, a precursor to the Winter Olympics 2018 in South Korea.
<\/figure>Eddy\u2019s tryst with gaming began as a 13-year-old, visiting neighbourhood cyber cafes, trying his hand at games like Dota and StarCraft and squaring off against friends and strangers. Today, he is among the top rated players on StarCraft in Asia, having represented India at the Intel Extreme Masters in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February 5-7, before the Winter Olympics kick-started. He was one of 18 players selected.
If other games are all about building and working together as a team, StarCraft is about individual glory \u2014 and pain. \u201cThere\u2019s no team, unlike other games, and being responsible for your own success or downfall is something that I enjoy,\u201d says Eddy. \u201cI have managed to become among the top 3-4 players in Asia in a few years and now benchmark myself with the best worldwide.\u201d Despite his best intentions, Eddy talks about the frustrations of playing in India. \u201cThe technology is far from being world-class. At a crucial time (usually as qualifiers roll in), undersea cables snap or are impacted,\u201d he adds. He is considering moving overseas to train and even compete, in his quest for constant improvement.
\u201cDespite challenges, India\u2019s gaming landscape is changing with more players, new sponsors and better gameplay. Technology and connectivity need to keep pace with this shift\u201d<\/em>
Bhagwant Bagh
NICKNAME<\/strong>: B3
AGE:<\/strong> 30, Started playing 8-bit console games at home
SPECIALTY:<\/strong> Street Fighter
CAREER HIGH<\/strong>: Winning KO Fight Night in July 2017
<\/figure>For the better part of two decades, Bagh has been playing Street Fighter, a first-person game, initially as a stress buster from academics and work, and then much more seriously. A designer with an advertising agency, he started playing Street Fighter seriously only in 2013. He won the Street Fighter 5 competition at the India Gaming Show in 2017 in Delhi. He also played the ESL Brooklyn Beatdown in the US in 2017 against top players, and was ranked a creditable 25th among 256 participants. Unlike professional players, semi-pros such as Bagh have a tougher road ahead.
Many of them play tournaments across the country, but have yet to see significant prize money or interest from sponsors. The last couple of years have seen a surge of gamers playing Street Fighter. \u201cPeople are familiar with this game since it has been around for the better part of three decades (version 1 came out in 1987 and the franchise has sold over 40 million software units and half a million arcade units to date) and there\u2019s a strong community built around it,\u201d says Bagh. \u201cAs a gamer, the challenge is to be noticed in this increasingly crowded and competitive market. In the mid- to long-term, as pay, exposure and sponsorships increase, I may consider a fulltime career in gaming.\u201d
\u201cAs a gamer, the challenge is to be oticed in this increasingly crowded and competitive market\u201d<\/em>
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This comes a day after the GST Council's Group of Ministers (GoM) recommended hiking of GST to the tune of 28 per cent on casino, race course and online gaming services.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/gst-regime-for-online-gaming-industry-should-be-rational-and-progressive-aigf","seolocationalt":"GST regime for online gaming industry should be 'rational and progressive': AIGF","url_seo":"gst-regime-for-online-gaming-industry-should-be-rational-and-progressive-aigf"},"91602078":{"msid":"91602078","stname":"Industry bodies raise concern over possibility of revising GST rates for online gaming","artsyn":"IAMAI in particular said that for real money games in particular the GST should continue to be levied on the platform fee only at the rate of 18%.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/industry-bodies-raise-concern-over-possibility-of-revising-gst-rates-for-online-gaming","seolocationalt":"Industry bodies raise concern over possibility of revising GST rates for online gaming","url_seo":"industry-bodies-raise-concern-over-possibility-of-revising-gst-rates-for-online-gaming"},"91505534":{"msid":"91505534","stname":"Online gaming industry pitches for retaining 18 pc GST","artsyn":"\"It would be a triple whammy - the industry loses out, the government loses out on tax revenue and players loses out as they would be exposed to unscrupulous operators,\" he said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/online-gaming-industry-pitches-for-retaining-18-pc-gst","seolocationalt":"Online gaming industry pitches for retaining 18 pc GST","url_seo":"online-gaming-industry-pitches-for-retaining-18-pc-gst"},"91361726":{"msid":"91361726","stname":"Xbox makes 'Fortnite' game free to play on iPhones","artsyn":"The popular battle royale title from Epic Games will be the first free-to-play game available through an Xbox Cloud Gaming service available in 26 countries, head of product Catherine Gluckstein said in a blog post.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/xbox-makes-fortnite-game-free-to-play-on-iphones","seolocationalt":"Xbox makes 'Fortnite' game free to play on iPhones","url_seo":"xbox-makes-fortnite-game-free-to-play-on-iphones"},"91277161":{"msid":"91277161","stname":"GoM likely to moot flat 28% GST slab for online gaming","artsyn":"A final recommendation on the rate, as also on whether the levy should be on the gross gaming revenue or per transaction, is likely to be made when the GoM meets again next week, people privy to the matter told ET.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/gom-likely-to-moot-flat-28-gst-slab-for-online-gaming","seolocationalt":"GoM likely to moot flat 28% GST slab for online gaming","url_seo":"gom-likely-to-moot-flat-28-gst-slab-for-online-gaming"}}}}" data-news-images="[{"msid":"62865545","msname":"","msnameseo":"balaji-ramnarayan","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2018-02-10 21:07:35.0","caption":""},{"msid":"62865704","msname":"","msnameseo":"bhavin-kotwani","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2018-02-10 21:07:35.0","caption":""},{"msid":"62865723","msname":"","msnameseo":"anait-mirzojan","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2018-02-10 21:07:35.0","caption":""},{"msid":"62865762","msname":"","msnameseo":"zerah-gonsalves","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2018-02-10 21:07:35.0","caption":""},{"msid":"62865796","msname":"","msnameseo":"varun-immanuel-eddy","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2018-02-10 21:07:35.0","caption":""},{"msid":"62865821","msname":"","msnameseo":"bhagwant-bagh","mediatype":"1","artdate":"2018-02-10 21:07:35.0","caption":""}]" data-newsletter-by="0" data-newsletter-date="a" data-hasbottomcarousel="" data-alldetailsopen="0" data-multipleanalyticshit="" data-deeplink="https://ettelecom.app.link?$deeplink_path=" data-socialshareformat="default">
