Starting on May 22, the three-month-long tournament will have a total prize pool of ₹ 25 crore
A23, India’s first skill gaming portal owned and operated by Head Digital Works today announced India’s largest online rummy tournament – ‘A23 Rummy Indian Open (RIO) 2021’. The three month long tournament will begin on May 22, 2021 and end with a Grand Finale to be hosted on August 22, 2021. With a total prize pool of ₹25 crores, ‘A23 RIO 2021’ is expected to witness over two hundred thousand online rummy enthusiasts in India coming together to flex their skills on a common platform from the comfort of their homes.
Open for all Indian residents above the age of 18 years, the ‘A23 RIO 2021’ tournament will follow a no-bias elimination format panned across a qualification structure. All the participants will hold a fair chance to compete with an entry fee of just ₹11 and win big, with the tournament winner taking a prize money of ₹1 crore.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Deepak Gullapalli, Founder & CEO, Head Digital Works said, “We have been the pioneers in bringing India its first classical online rummy platform and continuing this endeavour, we at A23, are excited to announce A23 RIO 2021 – India’s largest online rummy tournament. The tournament will offer Indians a chance to hone their skills and win big while playing one of their favourite games online. As we strive to improve the online gaming experience with our platform, the tournament will give us a much needed boost to strengthen our consumer base amongst professionals, enthusiasts and casual gamers.”
“We are all aware of the challenging and unprecedented times that we live in owing to the pandemic across the nation and we sincerely hope that this tournament will bring some much needed positivity and cheer for fellow Indian gamers and enjoy while staying safe at home with their loved ones”, Deepak further added.
A23 launched the tournament online with an enticing audio-visual campaign detailing the structure of the tournament. It features various elements of the tournament starting from the registration process to the ladder to the finale. The campaign is live on social media and other digital platforms catching eye-balls of rummy aficionados across India.
A23 is known for its successful Indian rummy tournaments which has gained significant traction amongst digital gamers over years. A23 has delivered winning formats of online rummy tournaments in the past with daily tournaments like ‘Sit And Go’, ‘Ace Points’, and ‘Beginner Tourneys’, and special tournaments like ‘Knockout Bash’, ‘Royal Ace Tourney’, and ‘Ace Ride’.
About A23:
A23, owned and operated by Head Digital Works is India’s first and largest skill gaming portal. At A23 our vision is to build a world-class gaming platform where people play their favorite skill games on internet and mobile devices. A23 team is focused to give its customers the best pervasive playful applications that shall enable its player to enrich informal learning and also improve on social interaction & engagements in a playful manner. The talent available at A23 is all set to beat the upcoming challenges & stand top in this faster growing online skill gaming sector.
About Head Digital Works:
Head Digital Works is India’s premier online gaming company that develops and operates skill-based gaming applications for the online gaming industry. Head Digital Works (HDW) operates India’s most profitable online rummy platform A23, which has over a 16 million- strong registered user base. The company was launched in 2006 and is one of the most profitable start-up company in India. The company’s other portfolio includes fantasy sports via Fanfight (3.5M registered users) and Cricket.com, a cricket content platform that has over ten million downloads, which offers a new experience to cricket fans with a greater focus on the use of data in live match scenarios to deliver an exciting second-screen experience.
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