India is getting its first major esports league

Jan19

by Sindy Cator on January 19, 2017 at 6:28 am

While competitive gaming is massively popular in southeast Asia, it’s only begun to catch on in the Indian subcontinent over the past couple of years. Now, it’s about to get a boost with the launch of UCypher, India’s first major esports league. The Economic Times reports that the tournament will feature 10 teams battle it out over two seasons each year on PC, console and mobile games. USports, a sports business firm that’s behind the venture, said that the participating teams have been selected from a pool of more than 1,600 teams from across the country. With esports garnering a…