“Temple of 7”, Talent Platform for Gamers in India Launched by Games2win

Games2Win has announced the launch of a unique talent platform for all gamers in India The initiative is known as Temple of 7 (T7).

T7 is essentially a squad of professional gamers who have been exclusively signed up by Games2win with the aim to battle in all key gaming tournaments in India as well as abroad. They will compete against some of the best teams nationally and internationally. The initial T7 team includes India’s leading gamers who are the champions in Counter-Strike and Need For Speed.

These are the details of T7 members:

Counter Strike:

Mikhail Mehra – Winner of World Game Masters Tournament 2006 India

Ben Verghase – Winner of World Cyber Games 2006 India

Amar Ratnam – Winner of Electronic Sports World Cup

Ritesh Shah – Winner of Kode 5 2006 India

Hasnain Sayed – Winner of Reliance Game Box 2007

Need For Speed:

Dhruv Mody – World Cyber Games 2005 International final 16.

Arun Singh Ravi – World Cyber Games 2006 India, Electronic Sports World Cup 2006.

Dhruv Mody, Need For Speed Champion – T7 said, “Unlike other companies who force gamers to play games they don’t want, T7 lets us play the games we want to, this venture is an ideal platform for the top gamers across the country and I sure T7 will be very popular with gamers across the country.”

Ben Verghase, Counter Strike Squad – T7 said, “We as a clan are very excited about joining T7. This is a great opportunity for us to show of our talent and stay in touch with gamers across the world. Opportunities provided by this programme will definitely help us take our game to the next level”

Games2Win CEO and founder Alok Kejriwal was very ecstatic about the Temple of 7. He explains, “There are talent platforms for all kinds of professionals in India and given the momentum that gaming is picking up, we believe that the time is right to create a gaming talent platform. Indian youngsters who are passionate about gaming need to have their expertise and energy channelized into the right course and the Temple of 7 will do just that. We will provide training, equipment, travel and board for tournaments and make sure that our gamers are well represented to Corporates for sponsorship and endorsement. Our mission is to make gaming a great profession that gamers, their parents and society recognize.”

The “Temple of 7” initiative seems very encouraging for the Indian gaming industry, specially for the Indian gamers, who always had problems taking part in international tournaments for reasons pertaining to money as well as game play expertise.