Esports team IND won the open-for-all tournament The Finals Community Cup, bagging the event’s US$6,000 (about Rs 5 lakhs) of the US$10,000 prize pool. Based on the first person shooter (FPS) game The Finals, the tournament is organised by Skyesports.
The Finals Community Cup kicked off on 2 August 2024, with its first Split. IND defeated the team Worst Generation to win Split 1 and earned a spot in the main event. Team HAVK defeated Helldivers to win Split 2, facing off IND in the grand finale. IND defeated HAVK with a dominant 3-0 win in the 5v5 Terminal Attack mode.
Team IND captain Kshitiz “Tempest” Mishra said, “With Skyesports affirming a long-term plan for The Finals in India, we were one of the early adopters of the game and the Terminal Attack mode, which is one of the reasons for our dominance. We look forward to competing in more such tournaments in the near future.”
Skyesports founder and CEO Shiva Nandy said, “We saw over 56 teams register in The Finals Community Cup across both splits, showcasing the growing interest towards the game in India.” He revealed that the next The Finals event is already being planned, with a city-based format to ensure regional penetration, details of which will be shared soon by the esports organisation.
The Finals Community Cup is the second major esports tournament for the FPS game, after Skyesports’ Esports Revolution Showdown which was held in Chennai.