HANGZHOU: The Indian campaign in Street Fighter V: Champion Edition event of the Asian Games Esports competitions came to an end in the pre-quarterfinals with both Ayan Biswas and Mayank Prajapati making their exits in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
Ayan Biswas reached the Top 16 stage before suffering a tough defeat against Yeh Man Ho of Hong Kong. Mayank Prajapati lost to Al-Mannai Abdulla of Qatar in a Round of 16 encounter on the opening day.
Both Mayank and Ayan started the tournament in the Round of 32.
Ayan clinched a sensational victory by 2-0 against Nguyen Khanh Hung Chau of Vietnam to start his campaign on a winning note. He, however, went down to a hard-fought 1-2 defeat against Alrayfal Abdulrahman Salem A of Saudi Arabia in the Winners Bracket Round 1.
The Indian player then beat Vietnam’s Nguyen again by 2-0 in the Losers Bracket Round 2. However, he fell short against Yeh Man Ho of Hong Kong in the Losers Bracket Round 3 and bowed out of the tournament. IANS
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