Top-G crowned National Esports Champion; qualifies for World Esports Championship as the first Indian female CS:GO team
The HinduTeam Top-G beat team Purr-ple to emerge as the champion in the inaugural all-female Counter Strike Global Offensive qualifiers at the National Esports Championships 2023. The win was a landmark for Indian women in esports as Top-G became the first female CS:GO team from the country to qualify for the global finals of the World Esports Championships. Top-G, comprising ace athletes such as captain Swayambika Sachar, Shagufta Iqbal, Nidhi Salekar, Dilraj Kaur Matharu, Aastha Nangia and Priyanka Choudhary as a substitute, Top-G beat Purr-ple with a 2-1 margin of victory. The ongoing NESC is witnessing the participation of 275 athletes across four different titles – CS:GO, DOTA 2, Tekken7, and eFootball 2023 and can be streamed live on ESFI’s Youtube, Facebook, and Glance Gaming channels.