Reliance Jio, MediaTek announce online gaming tournament on Jio Games

Registrations for the upcoming 70-day long esports tournament began today and they will go on until January 9, 2021.

Jio Games is organising an esports tournament. (MediaTek)

Reliance Jio today announced a partnership with MediaTek. As a part of this partnership, the two companies have announced an online gaming tournament called ‘Gaming Masters'.

Registrations for the upcoming 70-day long esports tournament began today and they will go on until January 9, 2021. The esports tournament, on the other hand, will begin on January 13, 2021, and it will go on until March 7, 2021.

Reliance Jio says that the Gaming Masters is a grassroot undertaking by MediaTek and Jio, that is meant to revolutionize online gaming. It will test a gamer's skill, teamwork and endurance in a virtual gaming arena. The winners will win a prize pool of ₹12,50,000.

Interested gamers can register for this upcoming esports tournament on Jio Games' platform. There is no registration or participation fee for participating in this tournament. What's more? Both Jio and non-Jio users can participate in the Gaming Master tournament.

Jio says that the entire tournament will be broadcast live on JioTV HD Esports Channel and YouTube.

Notably, the development comes shortly after Reliance Jio completed its first online gaming event ‘India ka Gaming Champion'.