Nodwin Gaming, the nationwide group associate for India on the upcoming Esports Nations Cup 2026 (ENC), has confirmed the teaching line-up throughout numerous titles equivalent to Battlegrounds Cellular India (BGMI), Dota 2, and extra.
Starting with Dota 2, Moin Ejaz (NO_Chanc3) has been appointed because the coach, bringing years of “aggressive expertise”, together with serving to India safe a bronze medal on the Commonwealth Esports Championships 2022. For BGMI, Rahul (Ayogi) will tackle the function of the coach, having beforehand labored with groups equivalent to Blind Esports and Crew SouL. For Valorant, Abhishek Bajaj (GodspeedxD) has been named the coach, whereas League of Legends will likely be led by Pankaj Upadhyay (KAKA).
Past these titles, a number of different coaches have additionally been assigned to completely different video games. Cellular Legends: 5v5! will likely be led by Steve Vitug (Dale), with Pratik Mehra (Aurum) heading PUBG: Battlegrounds. Ashrit Goyal (notyAshritB) has been assigned to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, whereas Nirjhar Mitra (jocse) takes cost of Rocket League.
The ENC 2026 is scheduled to happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2–29, that includes a prize pool of $20 million.
Nimish Raut, international head of esports: partnerships & particular initiatives, Nodwin Gaming, said, “The appointment of coaches marks a vital milestone in India’s journey in the direction of the Esports Nations Cup 2026. Every coach has been chosen for his or her deep understanding of the sport, aggressive expertise, and talent to determine and nurture expertise inside their respective titles. We’re assured that this teaching group will lay a strong basis for India’s marketing campaign on the worldwide stage”.
In different information, the EWCF has revealed a $75 million prize pool for the Esports World Cup 2026, whereas additionally confirming titles equivalent to Trackmania, Valorant, Dota 2, EA Sports activities FC 26, together with a number of others.
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