MUMBAI: (May 27) Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin, representing esports and gaming content outfit S8UL, has qualified for the chess event of the upcoming Esports World Cup (EWC) in Paris through the Champions Chess Tour (CCT) leaderboard.
He has joined teammate Aravindh Chithambaram, becoming only the second Indian player to qualify for the prestigious tournament so far. This year’s EWC chess competition will have a prize pool of USD 1.5 million (Rs 14.3 crore) and will take place from August 11 to 15.
Overall, the EWC is set to take place from July 6 to August 23 featuring over 2,000 players from 200 clubs across more than 100 countries competing for a record-breaking prize pool of USD 75 million (Rs 718 crore).
Source: PTI News
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