Ankur Diwakar (born 19 April 1991) better known by his alias Jauntytank, is an Indian professional esports player. He is the winner of UCypher MTV India Season 1 tournament in India.[1] He represented India in Asian Games 2018[2] and won the South Asian Championship.[3]
Ankur Diwakar | |
|---|---|
 Diwakar in 2019 | |
| Born | 19 April 1991 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | JauntyTank |
| Occupation | Esports Athlete |
Esports career
editDiwakar plays FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer, and other games on consoles. Ankur Diwakar entered the esports scene in 2007. He started playing in local competitions.[4] He won three majors in three different games in one year.[5]
Diwakar was the winner of MTV India Ucypher Season 1, India's first televised multi-platform, multi-game, esports tournament where six veteran teams competed over a prize pool of Rs. 51 lakhs.[6]
Awards and honors
edit- 2018 MTV India UCypher Season 1 Winner.[6]
- Indian Representative at Asian Games 2018 (esports) Indian Team[7]
- South Asian Champion PES 2018[8]
References
edit- ^ "Exclusive: We talked Ankur JauntyTank Diwakar about his motivations and challenges". Esports Portal -. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Asian Games 2018: Fun, competitive, and rewarding, e sports' successful pilot run proves electronic gaming is here to stay". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "From gamer to athlete, story of Ankur 'JauntyTank' Diwakar's decade-long esports journey".
- ^ Sudevan, Praveen. "It's not all just fun and games: The phenomenal growth of esports in India". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "I want to make everyone respect the sport". The Week. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Despite repeated setbacks, never lost resolve to prove doubters wrong: UCypher champion Ankur Diwakar". t2online.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Desk, InsideSport (22 August 2018). "Contingent of 9 athlete to represent India in esports Asian Games 2018". InsideSport. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang "Winning Eleven 2018" Regional Representatives Decided! | Konami Digital Entertainment". www.konami.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.