Ankur Diwakar Explained

Ankur Diwakar
Birth Date:1991 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Bombay, India
Nationality:Indian
Other Names:JauntyTank
Occupation:Esports 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exclusive: We talked Ankur JauntyTank Diwakar about his motivations and challenges. 2018-07-09. Esports Portal -. en-US. 2019-04-14.
  2. Web site: Asian Games 2018: Fun, competitive, and rewarding, e sports' successful pilot run proves electronic gaming is here to stay. Firstpost. 2019-04-14.
  3. Web site: From gamer to athlete, story of Ankur 'JauntyTank' Diwakar's decade-long esports journey .
  4. Web site: It's not all just fun and games: The phenomenal growth of esports in India. Sudevan. Praveen. Scroll.in. en-US. 2019-04-19.
  5. Web site: I want to make everyone respect the sport. The Week. en. 2019-04-19.
  6. Web site: Despite repeated setbacks, never lost resolve to prove doubters wrong: UCypher champion Ankur Diwakar. t2online.com. en. 2019-04-14.
  7. Web site: Contingent of 9 athlete to represent India in esports Asian Games 2018. Desk. InsideSport. 2018-08-22. InsideSport. en-gb. 2019-04-19.
  8. Web site: 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang "Winning Eleven 2018" Regional Representatives Decided! Konami Digital Entertainment. www.konami.com. 2019-04-19.

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