Asian Games: Ayan, Mayank lose as India campaign ends in Street Fighter V: Champion Edition in Esports

Ayan Biswas reached the Top 16 stage before suffering a tough defeat against Yeh Man Ho of Hong Kong. Mayank Prajapati lost to Al-Mannai Abdulla of Qatar in a Round of 16 encounter on the opening day.Both Mayank (MiKeYROG) and Ayan (AYAN01) started the tournament in the Round of 32.Ayan clinched a sensational victory by 2-0 against Nguyen Khanh Hung Chau of Vietnam to start his campaign on a winning note. He, however, went down to a hard-fought 1-2 defeat against Alrayfal Abdulrahman Salem A of Saudi Arabia in the Winners Bracket Round 1.The Indian player then beat Vietnam's Nguyen again by 2-0 in the Losers Bracket Round 2. However, he fell short against Yeh Man Ho of Hong Kong in the Losers Bracket Round 3 and bowed out of the tournament.Mayank began his tournament against Rajikhan Talal Fuad T of Saudi Arabia and fought valiantly in a fiercely contested 1-2 defeat. He then endured another loss against Al-Mannai Abdulla of Qatar by 0-2 and exited the tournament.Meanwhile, India's star-studded League of Legends team, which has been seeded directly to the quarter-finals will begin its campaign on Wednesday.As a result of dominating the recently held Central and South Asia seeding event and clinching top seed, the team has gained direct entry into the Top-8 of the tournament and will face Vietnam in its first match.Indian League of Legends team comprises Akshaj Shenoy (captain), Samarth Arvind Trivedi, Mihir Ranjan, Aditya Selvaraj, Aakash Shandilya, and Sanindhya Malik.--IANSbsk

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