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Top 5 Indian Online Gaming Startups That Will Enter 2021 with a Bang
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Top 5 Indian Online Gaming Startups That Will Enter 2021 with a Bang

Dec 17, 2020 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #9Stacks, #Fantasy Akhada, #Indian Gaming League (IGL), #Online Gaming, #PokerDangal, #The Esports Club (TEC)

The ongoing pandemic jeopardized the standard word order. The sudden changes in our lifestyles have taken most of us by surprise. And yet, some of them come with their fair share of upsides. One such area is online gaming. The pandemic has proved to be a boon for Indian gaming startups. Startups such as Dream11, WinZO and Paytm First Games, etc. witnessed a huge spike in user engagement and traffic during the lockdown, as gaming was the only option left as a source of entertainment. Moreover, playing with friends and family members gave the players a feeling of community.

The Indian online gaming market is poised to grow to $1 billion by 2021, according to a Google-KPMG report. A young population, access to the internet and entertainment-seeking behaviour of the millennials are the key factors driving online gaming in a country. Gaming companies in India are consistently making exceptional contributions to the gaming development markets in India and globally as well. The demands of interactive games are on the rise, which is helping gaming companies to turn the tables on their side.

Here’s a list of a few of the emerging online gaming startups that are connecting the world through interactive gaming experiences and are all set to enter 2021 with a bang:

1) Fantasy Akhada – Fantasy Akhada is a Fantasy Gaming Startup Company based out in Gurgaon which has received various angel funding from the top most investors in the field of gaming. It provides you with one such platform, covering Fantasy Cricket and Fantasy Football, where you can come, play, and win exciting contests and wear the pride of beating the best in the country on your sleeves. And while you do all this, you are getting an opportunity to make real money too. Fantasy Akhada recently appointed Harsha Bhogle as their brand ambassador cum investor in September 2020.

2) Indian Gaming League (IGL) – IGL was created by a team of gamers who strongly feel that Indian players need a stage to jump-start their gaming careers. Participating on IGL will not only give amateur and professional gamers the ability to earn some serious cash but also top tier gamers will receive an opportunity to compete with other professionals on a national level! If you want to level up your life and make a career playing your favourite games, IGL is here for you. Keep an eye out for tournaments updated daily.

3) PokerDangal – PokerDangal, an India-based leading online Poker playing platforms is a flagship product of Xeta Networks Pvt. Ltd. Established in 2017, it has completed its third year and this year it has engrossed their customers yet again with a safe, reliable and fun ecosystem along with a completely hassle-free gaming environment. The company is equipped with all required technology certifications and adopts the best of security measures to provide its players with a totally secure payment gateway with multiple options for deposits. One of the biggest drawbacks of any online gaming platform is the community feeling, the feeling of belongingness.  Keeping that in mind PokerDangal has created an offering of Private Tables on its platform where you can chat with your family or friends and can play the game together.

4) 9stacks – 9stacks is the best online poker platform, and chosen poker destination for new, as well as regular poker players in India to have fun, develop poker skills and win money. 9stacks is a professionally run Indian online poker platform and 100% legal in India. As a highly reliable, safe and trusted poker site in India, it processes the fastest cashouts when you win money on 9stacks. Both the 9stacks website and the 9stacks app have an easy-to-use intuitive interface which enables you to play online poker seamlessly, on your phone or computer; anytime, anywhere. 9stacks recently appointed Suresh Raina as its brand ambassador.

5) The Esports Club (TEC) – TEC is an esports tournament platform which was founded in 2019 by Vamsi Krishna and Ishaan Arya. It has been created to power esports experiences at the grassroots level in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The entire team behind The Esports Club eats, sleeps, and breathes gaming. Together its members have 40+ years of experience in gaming, esports and marketing. The company’s platform is designed for tournaments, news updates & interaction. Gamers can quickly sign up and compete in a variety of competitions. They can participate in long events, short events, casual events, or semi-professional or professional tournaments.

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Online Gaming Broadening the Way to Career Opportunities

Oct 20, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #9Stacks, #Fantasy Akhada, #Indian Gaming League (IGL), #Mr. Amit Purohit, #Mr. Ishaan Arya, #Mr. Sudhir Kamath, #Mr. Varun Mahna, #Mr. Yash Pariani, #PokerDangal, #The Esports Club

According to a recent report, India has roughly 300 million online players as of the fiscal year of 2019. That number is expected to grow up to 440 million players by 2022. Overall, India ranked the highest in growth in online game downloads on app stores, with a growth rate of 165 per cent between 2016 and 2018.

The launch of economical 4G services coupled with the availability of low-cost Smartphones in recent years has revealed a new phase of growth for online gaming in India. The trend has not just provided online gamers with an opportunity to choose amidst the different variety of games but also opened fresh career options. A significant shift in career choices is also being witnessed in India with the millennials adopting careers on the digital grid as a means to earn some quick money.

Mr. Varun Mahna, CEO & Founder, PokerDangal, an online poker playing platform, shared his views on the growing career avenues in online gaming, saying, “One can make a career out of online gaming. There is no shortage of inspirations in India, who switched to poker as a professional career and are making a luxury living out of it.

A few widely known examples are, ‘Saurabh Arora’ who forged a bankroll worth INR 10 Million, ‘Anant’ who has now successfully built a bankroll of INR 50 Million. You will find many more living examples out there, who have chosen poker as their mainstream career. Plus, I would also like to throw some light on this fact, that playing mind stimulation sport like Poker, actually helps in busting some stress, hence you can derive some leisure time as well by playing it.”

Mr. Sudhir Kamath, CEO & Co-Founder, 9stacks, another poker platform, also shares “Poker can be played both professionally and recreationally. A person can make enough money from online poker, similar to other careers. However, this requires a significant amount of skills, discipline, and dedication, so the percentage of such players will always be small. This is also a relatively new career option in India, and the current number of professional poker players would be not more than a thousand or so.”

When asked from Mr. Amit Purohit, Founder, Fantasy Akhada, a fantasy gaming platform, on how much money on an average can a user earn every month in online gaming, he said, “This completely depends on the user and his / her skill of selecting a good team and picking an appropriate contest before the match. Our users have had close to 50 Million winnings so far on the platform in the last 9 months. From time spent a point of view, I would say if a user plays 3-4 matches on a day on a platform, his average time spent per game is 15-20 minutes per platform.”

On the same question when asked from Mr. Yash Pariani, CEO & Founder, Indian Gaming League (IGL), he said, “Participating in tournaments on IGL has a number of benefits. IGL host daily paid as well as free to enter tournaments and Battle Royale, it is contested by all the top clans and professional gamers in India. IGL is a community in itself and we have our personal groups on various social media where all the new gamers and upcoming professionals get to directly interact with current top gamers and can learn the tricks of the trade on how they can begin their professional journey.”

He further adds “Current Esports players internationally can rake in more than $2 million for winning an international tournament, and many of them earn steady salaries while competing for corporate-sponsored teams. Players between the ages of 21 and 25 have won more money than all other ages combined.”

Similarly, when asked by Mr. Ishaan Arya, Co-Founder & Head of Business Development, The Esports Club on how is he promoting gaming in India, he said, “Our focus is to create a solid Esports base in India for players across various games. To develop as an esports market India needs to create more long term, regular and recurring opportunities for players and teams. We’re trying to create and introduce tournaments and IPs that give players and teams that assurance and creates that competitive base for aspiring Esports athletes.”