Stalwart Esports

Stalwart Esports
Short name	STE
Founded	January 2020
Location	India ; Mongolia
Owner	Zeyan Shafiq
CEO	Sheikh Abu Bakr
Divisions	PUBG Mobile ; Clash Royale ; Free Fire ; CODM ; Brawl Stars ;
Partners	Melbet
Motto	Curating Professional Gamers
Website	stalwartesports.com

Last updated April 05, 2024

Stalwart Esports is an Indian professional esports organisation focused on mobile gaming. It was founded in January 2020. Stalwart Esports has teams competing in PUBG Mobile , Free Fire , Clash Royale and Brawl Stars. They became the first esports organisation to adopt cryptocurrencies in their balance sheet.^[1]

PUBG Mobile

In August 2020, Stalwart Esports' PUBG Mobile division made their first appearance in PUBG Mobile Club Open (PMCO) Fall Split 2020 and claimed 3rd position, advancing to Season 2 of PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) South Asia.^{[ citation needed ]} However, in the wake of recent India-China disputes, 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 were part of the World League last season.^[5]^[6]^[7]

In December 2020, Stalwart Esports cross border collaboration with FreeStyle Esports continued and resulted in the formation of a new organisation called Stalwart Freestyle in Pakistan.^[8]

In February 2021, Stalwart Esports announced their second partnership in Pakistan with another Pakistani esports organisation 'Flex Esports' and formed a new entity Stalwart Flex in the region for the PMCO Pakistan 2021 Spring Split tournament.

In September 2021, Stalwart Esports revealed that it had acquired a Mongolian roster that won^[9] the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) South Asia Championship the previous June, which had a huge prize pool of $200,000. Stalwart Esports stated that the acquisition of this team has made them the highest-paid PUBG Mobile Esports athletes in the entire South Asian region.^[1]

In December 2021, Stalwart Esports secured a berth in the Grand Finals of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2021 (PMGC), a prestigious event that took place in Singapore and boasted a substantial prize pool of 6 million USD.^[10] PMGC 2021 represented the pinnacle of PUBG Mobile Esports, being the largest event in its history. It is the annual S Tier Event IP in the world of PUBG Mobile Esports.^[11] Stalwart Esports secured the position of 2nd runners-up in the PMGC League Stage.^[3]

Roster

Stalwart Esports PUBG Mobile roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
Action	Galtsalam, Suhbat	Mongolia
Pika	UnuBold, Erkhembayar	Mongolia
Top	Burenbayar, Altangerel	Mongolia
Skryyy	Bilguutei, Bayasgalan	Mongolia
Nirzed	Nirzed	Mongolia
Icy	Batnasan, Tengis	Mongolia

Head coach

Batkhurel "Senator" Jargalsaikhan

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: February 17,2023.

Garena Free Fire

On 1 October 2020, Stalwart Esports introduced their Free Fire Competitive line-up, participating in the Free Fire India Championship 2020(FFIC). Stalwart finished in 2nd position during the league stages, and finished 3rd in the final, behind Total Gaming Esports and Esports Elite.^[12]

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[:0-1] 1 2 Ahmed, Wasif (1 September 2021). "India-based Stalwart Esports becomes first organization to completely shift to cryptocurrency". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

[vice-23Dec20-2] Bansal, Snigdha (23 December 2020). "How the Indian Ban on PUBG Brought Gamers From India and Pakistan Together". Vice India . Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[:1-3] 1 2 "Stalwart Esports becomes the only team from the SA region to qualify for PMGC 2021 finals". TalkEsport. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

[4] Ahmed, Wasif (23 May 2022). "Stalwart Esports win the PMPL South Asia Spring Championship 2022". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[5] "Indian Organizations Look to Rosters in Neighboring Countries for PUBG Mobile Esports". The Esports Observer. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[6] Ahmed, Wasif (6 October 2020). "Indian org Stalwart Esports signs Pakistani roster to compete in the PMPL South Asia season 2". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[7] Bhatt, Gaurav (13 November 2020). "How Pakistan gamers joined hands for Kashmiri's Indian PUBG team". The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[8] "'Exciting framework is in the offing' for e-Sports: Fawad Chaudhry". The News International . 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[9] Jha, Ashish (28 December 2021). "Top 5 Pubg Mobile Teams in the World Those Who Dominated the Pubg Mobile Esports in 2021". Esportsgen. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

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[11] Ahmed, Wasif (16 January 2022). "All teams in the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2021 grand finals". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

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