Nazara Technologies’ subsidiary NEXTWAVE TO HOST RED BULL M.E.O. 2022 INDIA SEASON 5 WHICH WILL DEBUT WITH WORLD CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP

 Winners will be given the opportunity to attend a Formula One Grand Prix.

 

India, 16^th September 2022: Nazara Technologies’ independent subsidiary, NextWave Multimedia will host Red Bull  M.E.O. (Mobile Esports Open) Season 5 (India) on September 16^th, 2022, on WCC2 and WCC3 (two editions of the mobile game) where esports players from all around the world compete in a variety of mobile games. World Cricket Championship is a series of 3D cricket mobile games created by NextWave Multimedia, with popular updates including WCC2, WCC Rivals, and WCC3. The Red Bull M.E.O. championship is also the world's largest mobile esports competition. This season's competitions will include World Cricket Championship (WCC2 & WCC3), Pokemon UNITE, and Clash of Clans. 

 

NextWave Multimedia has hosted the tournament for the past 3 years in a row and continues to do so further. The tournament will be held in collaboration with Nodwin, which manages the league operations. World Cricket Championship (WCC) qualifiers begin on September 16^th, while Pokemon UNITE, and Clash of Clans qualifiers begin in October. The winners of the qualifiers will advance to the play-offs, which will take place in mid-November. The play-off winners advance to the National Finals, which will be held in November. Winners of the National Finals in each title receive the right to brag about being the finest mobile gamers in the country, as well as the possibility to attend a Formula One Grand Prix.

 

Daily qualifiers on WCC2 and WCC3 will be held for 48 days, from September 16th to November 2nd. In-game registration for the Red Bull M.E.O. Season 5 WCC Qualifiers is available.  The winners of the daily qualifiers (48 from WCC2 and 48 from WCC3) will advance to the playoffs, where they will compete on the WCC3 platform. The top four playoff teams will advance to the National Finals, which will be held on November 19^th and 20^th.

 

NextWave Multimedia, Co-founder and CEO, P.R. Rajendran said, “We are very excited about our involvement in Season 5. Many young people and cricket lovers are eager to participate and compete in the WCC 3 partnership with Red Bull. We are expanding our reach with each season in order to engage the greatest amount of cricket fans and players.”.

 

Open to all – won by one. Red Bull M.E.O. The Red Bull M.E.O. competition is a competitive celebration of the mobile gaming scene. NextWave Multimedia is promoting this season to be a multiplayer and prove itself on a worldwide scale.

 

About Next Wave Multimedia

Next Wave Multimedia is focused on developing highly engaging games in the sports genre and building a happy community of gamers. Next Wave has achieved over 100 million downloads of its games. It has also demonstrated a strong capability in multiplayer technology.

WCC has consistently topped the Google Play store download rankings among Indian sports games between July 2015 and December 2017. The WCC franchise with its twin game offerings had over approx. 15 million monthly active users as of Nov 2017.

 

About Nazara Technologies:

Nazara is India-based diversified gaming and sports media platform with a presence in India and across emerging and developed global markets such as Africa and North America, with offerings across the interactive gaming, Esports, and gamified early learning ecosystems. The company owns some of the most recognizable IPs, including WCC and CarromClash in mobile games, Kiddopia in gamified early learning, NODWIN and Sportskeeda in Esports and Esports media, and Halaplay and Qunami in skill-based, fantasy and trivia games.