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Ankur Diwakar

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Ankur Diwakar
Diwakar in 2019
Born (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 33)
NationalityIndian
Other namesJauntyTank
OccupationEsports Athlete

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]

Esports career

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Diwakar 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Exclusive: We talked Ankur JauntyTank Diwakar about his motivations and challenges". Esports Portal -. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Asian Games 2018: Fun, competitive, and rewarding, e sports' successful pilot run proves electronic gaming is here to stay". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ "From gamer to athlete, story of Ankur 'JauntyTank' Diwakar's decade-long esports journey".
  4. ^ Sudevan, Praveen. "It's not all just fun and games: The phenomenal growth of esports in India". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "I want to make everyone respect the sport". The Week. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Despite repeated setbacks, never lost resolve to prove doubters wrong: UCypher champion Ankur Diwakar". t2online.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ "18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang "Winning Eleven 2018" Regional Representatives Decided! | Konami Digital Entertainment". www.konami.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.