Stalwart Esports

Stalwart Esports is an Indian professional esports organisation focused on mobile gaming. It was founded in January 2020 by Zeyan Shafiq to promote India in competitive esports.[1] Stalwart Esports has teams competing in PUBG Mobile, Free Fire, Call of Duty: Mobile, Clash Royale, and Pro Evolution Soccer.[2] They train young esport athletes from India.[3]

Stalwart Esports
Short nameSTE
FoundedJanuary 2020 (2020-01)
LocationIndia
Pakistan
OwnerZeyan Shafiq
Divisions
Parent groupStalwart Group
Motto"Curating Professional Gamers"
Websitestalwartesports.com

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO)

Stalwart Esports PUBG Mobile division made their first appearance in Pubg Mobile Club Open Fall Split 2020 and claimed 3rd position hence advancing for the PMPL S2 and earning $1100.[4]

PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL)

Stalwart Esports had secured a direct slot to the PMPL S2 tournament after finishing up as #3 in PMCO Fall Split 2020, India. However, due to the wake of the recent India-China dispute, PUBG Mobile was banned in India from 2 September. Reluctant to give up their slot, they signed a Pakistani line-up called FreeStyle Esports to represent them in the Pro league. FreeStyle Esports have been champions of the Pakistan PMCO 2020 and was part of the World League last season.[5][6][7][8]

Stalwart Freestyle

In December 2020, Stalwart Esports continued the cross border collaboration with FreeStyle Esports and formed a new entity "Stalwart Freestyle" in Pakistan region.[9] It turned out to be an unprecedented alliance between Indian and Pakistani gamers.[10]

Current roster
Country IGN Role
Pakistan STEfsBlack In-Game Leader
Pakistan STEfsBaba Sniper
Pakistan STEfsMalik Entry Fragger
Pakistan STEfsKashoof Support
Pakistan STEfsMorte Entry Fragger/Sub
Pakistan STEfsbladeop In Game Leader

Free Fire

FreeFire Indian Championship (FFIC)

On 1 October 2020, Stalwart Esports introduced their Free Fire Competitive line-up to participate in the Free Fire India Championship 2020(FFIC).[11] The Lineup ended up at 2nd position in the FFIC League stages and were able to secure a direct slot in FFIC Grand Finals.[12] In FFIC Grand Finals, Stalwart Esports claimed the third position with 122 points and 52 kill points.[13]

Current roster
Country IGN Role
India STE-Baraboii Rusher
India STE-Indro In-Game Leader
India STE-Illuminati Sniper
India STE-MrJay Entry Fragger
India STE-Ginotra Support
India STE-HayLey Support/Sub

Controversies

On 18 April 2020, Stalwart Esports alleged that matches in the Paytm First Games Clash Royale League have been rigged to favour certain players. Also there have been accusations of mismanagement as well.[14]

On 23 September 2020, Jonty Gaming a content creator with Stalwart Esports had allegedly breached the contract and joined Critical X, According to Critical X Jonty had not disclosed to them of any previous engagement with any other organisation.[15][16]

References
  1. "How the Indian Ban on PUBG Brought Gamers From India and Pakistan Together". www.vice.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. "PUBG Mobile: Indian organisation Stalwart eSports picks up Pakistani team for PMPL 2020 - South Asia after nationwide ban". www.sportskeeda.com. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. Lele, Nutan (1 October 2020). "Stalwart Esports Introduces Free Fire Lineup For FFIC 2020". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. World, Republic. "PMCO Fall Split India 2020: XSpark Team take home $2600 after regional finals". Republic World. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. Lele, Nutan (6 October 2020). "Stalwart Esports Signs FreeStyle To Play PMPL After PUBG Mobile Ban". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. "Indian Organizations Look to Rosters in Neighboring Countries for PUBG Mobile Esports". The Esports Observer. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. Ahmed, Wasif (6 October 2020). "Indian org Stalwart Esports signs Pakistani roster to compete in the PMPL South Asia season 2". Dot Esports. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  8. "How Pakistan gamers joined hands for Kashmiri's Indian PUBG team". The Indian Express. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  9. "'Exciting framework is in the offing' for e-Sports: Fawad Chaudhry". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  10. "Games without frontiers: Indians, Pakistanis team up for eSports - An unheard alliance". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  11. Lele, Nutan (1 October 2020). "Stalwart Esports Introduces Free Fire Lineup For FFIC 2020". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. Vibhute, Aryan. "Stalwart Esports announces their roster for FreeFire Indian Championship 2020". The Times of Esports. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  13. "Free Fire India Championship 2020 Fall Grand Finals overall standings". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  14. "Stalwart Gaming alleges Paytm First Games Clash Royale Tournament to be rigged". The Bridge. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  15. Lele, Nutan (23 September 2020). "Jonty Gaming Allegedly Joins Critical X, Breaches Contract With Stalwart Esports". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  16. Sayeed, Adeeb (26 September 2020). "Esports: Legal Action against Famous Free Fire player Jonty Gaming for breach of contract". InsideSport. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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