Ankur Diwakar

Ankur Diwakar (born April 19, 1991) better known by his alias Jauntytank, is an Indian Professional eSports athlete. He is the winner of UCypher MTV India Season 1 tournament in India.[1] He represented India in Asian Games 2018 and is the current South Asian Champion.[2] He is a gaming veteran with many major championships and continues to educate others in esports[3]

Ankur Diwakar
Born (1991-04-19) April 19, 1991
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesJauntyTank
OccupationEsports Athlete

Early life

Ankur Diwakar was born in Mumbai, India. Early on in his life he started playing FIFA on PlayStation One (FIFA 02) which spiked his interest in the gaming. He played volleyball for his high school, where he won many inter-school championships with his team. He also played professional football in MDFA for a season.

Esports career

Widely known for his prodigious achievements in Indian eSports, he continues to amaze the gaming community and the non-gamers alike. He specialises in FIFA, but like a cricketer switching formats, he also plays Pro Evolution Soccer and other games on consoles. He is also known as The Most Versatile Pro Gamer' in India, by winning 3 majors in 3 different games in one year.[4] Ankur Diwakar bursted into the Pro scene with a splash of headlines in 2007, with his mission to put India on the global map. He started dominating the local scene and soon he became a national sensation. After few years, his achievements did the talking & started headlining newspapers.[5]

MTV UCypher

Diwakar was the winner of MTV India Ucypher Season 1. This was 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

Esports (Latest)
  • 2018 MTV India UCypher Season 1 Winner.[6]
  • Indian Representative at Asian Games 2018 (eSports) Indian Team[7]
  • South Asian Champion PES 2018[8]

References
  1. "Exclusive: We talked Ankur JauntyTank Diwakar about his motivations and challenges". Esports Portal -. July 9, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. "Asian Games 2018: Fun, competitive, and rewarding, e sports' successful pilot run proves electronic gaming is here to stay". Firstpost. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. "I want to make everyone respect the sport". The Week. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. "I want to make everyone respect the sport". The Week. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  5. Sudevan, Praveen. "It's not all just fun and games: The phenomenal growth of esports in India". Scroll.in. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  6. "Despite repeated setbacks, never lost resolve to prove doubters wrong: UCypher champion Ankur Diwakar". t2online.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  7. Desk, InsideSport (August 22, 2018). "Contingent of 9 athlete to represent India in esports Asian Games 2018". InsideSport. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  8. "18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang "Winning Eleven 2018" Regional Representatives Decided! | Konami Digital Entertainment". www.konami.com. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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