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ESports Premier League 2021: Infinix Mobile joins ESPL as presenting sponsor

India Today Gaming also has teamed up with Garena to create an exclusive platform for Free Fire. Let's check out all the details around Infinix Mobile as the presenting partner for ESports Premier League (ESPL) 2021 here.

ESports Premier League (ESPL) 2021, a flagship esports event announced by India Today Gaming has partnered with smartphone maker Infinix Mobile as the title sponsor. Yes, you heard it right. The event will be powered by powerful and stylish Infinix Mobiles. The entry of these leading mobile manufacturers will bring immense excitement to the ESPL 2021. Recently, India Today Gaming announced a Free Fire tournament for the teams based in India. ESPL 2021 is a multi-city tournament featuring a massive prize pool of Rs 25,00,000.

Now the partnership announcement with Infinix Mobile, what else any gamer would want. The teams from India will get the opportunity to compete in the premium esports event. India Today Gaming also has teamed up with Garena to create an exclusive platform for Free Fire—the most popular battle royale game currently played by gamers and gaming enthusiasts in India. The complete league will be streamed on multiple platforms including OTT giant Disney+ Hotstar as well as the official YouTube and Facebook channels of India Today and Aaj Tak along with their websites.

India Today Gaming welcomes Infinix Mobile as the Presenting sponsor for ESports Premier League 2021

Kalli Purie, India Today Group Vice Chairperson on this partnership said: “This pandemic and the resultant lockdown have contributed to propelling the esports industry into mainstream entertainment. India Today’s Gaming and Esports platform will provide a thrilling experience to its users through a wide range of games, online tournaments, and an opportunity to win exciting prizes. These are very exciting times as smartphone users continue to grow exponentially and I believe the partnership with Infinix Mobile will help us intensify our mission of taking Esports to the next level in India.”

As we all are affected by the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such events as ESPL 2021 give players the opportunity to sharpen their skills and compete in high prize pool events. India Today Gaming aims to bring more esports events in the future with a variety of esports titles.

“The Indian online gaming industry is growing at a rate of almost 27% per annum and is estimated to reach $2.8B by 2022. The current pandemic situation has further fueled the growth of the gaming industry in India. At Infinix, we are part of this revolution by making devices for the mid-range segment that is feature-rich and enhance the users gaming experience, to further amplify the gaming capability of a user our R&D has developed a technology called Darlink which optimizes and improves the performance of a device on several parameters. Our partnership with India Today for the ESports Premier League 2021 is just another step towards achieving the same goal. We look forward to a fruitful association and intend to encourage budding talent in this field,” Mr. Anish Kapoor, CEO of Infinix Mobile said while announcing the association.

The registration for the ESPL 2021 is on, gaming enthusiasts and gamers can register themselves on https://www.indiatodaygaming.com/espl.