Zapak Digital Entertainment saw a total of 93 thousand gamers from Mumbai register for the Gillette Mach 3 Turbo India Gaming Championship ‘09. So far the tournament is accommodating about 5.5 lakh gamers from all over the country and although the registration for hardcore games stands closed, gamers can still register for casual games at the official website.
The casual games include Cricket, Street Soccer, Tennis and Superbike Racing whereas the hardcore games comprise of NFS and FIFA 08, which are some of the world’s most popular games. Gamers across the nation are fiercely competing against every other in a bid to top the leaderboard. Prizes worth Rs.1 crore are up for grabs.
Talking about the success of the championship, Sumeet Narang, regional Business Manager at Gillette India stated, “Gillette Mach 3 Turbo has always been associated with Sports and the Winning attitude. It is truly humbling to see such a strong consumer response to the Gillette Mach 3 Turbo India Gaming Championship ’09 that we are holding in partnership with Zapak. We hope more sports enthusiasts get a chance to try the games online and live the passion themselves.”
Adding to this, Rohit Sharma, Chief Operating Officer, Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd. said, “Gillette Mach 3 Turbo India Gaming Championship ‘09 has received an all time record turnout. We are absolutely thrilled with the response it has received. India Gaming Championship ‘09 is a big platform for the gamers in our country to come forward and showcase their gaming talents. Mumbai is a very important market for Zapak. It falls in the top 10 cities for Zapak.com. We want to develop and nurture the gaming talent in Mumbai with the help of such tournaments. We are looking forward to an exciting gaming competition with this tournament.”
Rohit Kapadia, a hardcore gamer, commented, “Gillette Mach 3 Turbo India Gaming Championship ’09 is a cool concept. Both casual gamers as well as hard core gamers can participate to compete and battle it out. I am having a great time playing for this championship and I am looking forward to the final round of the tournament.”
The Gillette Mach 3 Turbo India Gaming Championship ’09 is quickly turning into an extremely well-liked event amongst gamers and is a huge success in many other cities like Ahmedabad, Chennai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata etc.
The top 60 scorers from each city in the casual games will battle it out in the semifinals. The finals of the casual games will be held on February 19, 2009 in Mumbai between the 32 highest scoring gamers. As for the finals of the hardcore games which will also be held in Mumbai, but no official date has been announced.