eISL Season 2 Qualifiers Wrapped – All you need to know about the eISL 2 Qualifiers: Following an extensive qualification process on the road to eISL 2, 22 seats have been confirmed and the players are all set to compete in the prestigious eSports league organized by Hero Indian Super League this year. The process so far has seen players participating in the online eISL qualifiers from all corners of the country and competing against each other to prove themselves for a place in the Hero ISL club of their choice.
eISL Season 2 Qualifiers Wrapped
The online qualifiers started with Karman Tikka (Season 1 runner-up) attesting his name to Chennaiyin FC alongside defending champion Navin Haridoss. Saksham Rattan and Aditya Chaddha secured their seats at Mumbai City FC after facing Afnan and Aditya in a tight encounter in the semifinals of the Season 2 qualifiers. Aditya Dubey made it to the top and joins Vanshaj Sharma for FC Goa and Akshat Khandelwal will represent East Bengal FC alongside their retained player Shayantan Mondal. Bengaluru FC confirmed their rosters for the upcoming season with the inclusion of Charanjot Singh and Sagnik Banerjee. Both players have been professional FIFA 23 players for quite some time.
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Former Champion of Chennaiyin FC and winner of the FGS Qualifier, Saransh Jain secured his place on the NorthEast United FC roster for the second season, with a comprehensive victory over Soumak in the eISL finals of the qualifier.
Shubham Jadhav found his spot alongside the Tuskers’ Lokmanyu Chaturvedi to represent Kerala Blasters in the second season of the eISL. Meanwhile, Siddh Chandarana, also a seasoned veteran in the FIFA circuit, made a strong case to feature in the eISL after securing his place alongside Aman Warsi at Hyderabad FC qualifiers.
Darvesh Khera, who represented Hyderabad in Season 1, took the top spot in the Jamshedpur FC qualifiers and will have a chance to represent the Red Miners in the eISL 2. Nathan Fernandes and Sarvagya Rawat secured their spots for the Odisha FC and Afnan Ameen & Vignesh Balaji are now on the ATKMB’s roster after the final day of the qualifiers. All 11 Hero ISL clubs have taken part in the eISL 2022-23 club qualifiers and all 22 seats have been finalized.
eISL Season 2 Full Squad
This season will have 6 retained athletes, 9 athletes from the first season, and 7 new athletes that will represent their own clubs and compete. 22 players breakdown is as follows:
Chennaiyin FC: Navin Haridoss (R) & Karman Tikka (MCFC to CFC)
Mumbai CFC: Aditya Chaddha (N) & Saksham Rattan (N)
FC Goa: Vanshaj Sharma (R) & Aditya Dubey (HFC to FC Goa)
East Bengal FC: Shayantan Mondal (R) & Akshat Khandelwal (KBFC to EBFC)
Bengaluru FC: Sagnik Banerji (BFC to BFC) & Charanjot Singh (N)
Jamshedpur FC: Arvind Mass (R) & Darvesh Khera(HFC to JFC)
North East UFC: Emaad (R) & Saaransh Jain (CFC to NEUFC)
Kerala Blasters FC: Lokmanyu Chaturvedi (R) & Shubham Jadhav (OFC to KBFC)
Hyderabad FC: Siddh Chandarana (N) & Aman Warsi (BFC to HFC)
ODISHA FC: Nathan Fernandes (N) & Sarvagya Rawat (N)
ATKMB: Afnan Ameen (FC Goa to ATKMB & Vignesh Balaji (N)
Note: R means Retained while N refers to the new players.
So, these are all about the qualifiers. League is likely to begin at the end of this month. So, stay tuned for more updates.
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