Krafton India holding Esports College Campus Tour 2024 featuring Rs 2 crore prize pool

The developers for Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Krafton India, are currently hosting the Esports College Campus Tour 2024. Featuring tournaments for three mobile titles, BGMI, Road to Valor, and Bullet Echo India, the tour will feature 64 collegiate Esports tournaments across multiple cities with a combined prize pool of over Rs 2 crore.

As per the announcement, the host college receives Rs 2 lakh to host the event, allowing players to showcase their skills. This can be a great initiative for talented players has been left unseen behind an enormous gaming and esports industry.

This comes as part of Krafton’s commitment to the Indian gaming community and its growth over time. The BGMI community alone saw two massive events BGIS and BMPS featuring Rs 2 crore prize pool each, and now the company further aims to grow its other offerings.

“We are very excited to launch the Esports Campus Tour 2024. This event is not just a competition, it’s about providing opportunities and experiences to young athletes across India. By incorporating these events into college cultural celebrations, we hope to foster a thriving esports culture and tee budding,” said Karan Pathak, Assistant Director of Esports at Krafton India.

The event started back in August and has already completed its tour across 14 colleges, with the tour running till March 2025. Some popular colleges include IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology and K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering.

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Introduction to the games featured in the tournament

BGMI

The most popular name among the three, BGMI remains the king of all competitive games in India, with the majority of the gaming population at least trying the game once. BGMI came as an alternative to PUBG Mobile, which was banned in India alongside many other apps on Google Play Store. Originally developed as a mobile port of the popular Battle Royale title PUBG: Battlegrounds on PC, the game has taken off and is likely even bigger in terms of audience as of now.

Bullet Echo India

While not as popular as BGMI, Bullet Echo India, developed by Zepto Lab along with Krafton is another battle royale entry that features a completely different take on the genre with a top-down perspective. The game is focused on fast-paced battles and quick matches, unlike your regular battle royale games that can take well over 30 minutes for a single match.

Road to Valor: Empires

Possibly the least known mobile gaming title among all, Road to Valor: Empires is an RTS (Real-time Strategy) tower defence game. Featuring historical figures and armies, the main objective of the game is to take down the opponent's stronghold while making decisions on a real-time basis. Those who have players in other RTS TD games like Clash Royale will fit right in and will even get to use an Indian faction featuring Gods, mythical creatures, and heroes from the past.