By Sohail Ali
LAHORE, Aug 01 (APP): RGA Official team comprising some exceptionally talented players won the grand finale of Garena Free Fire ‘Soobai’ Series here at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium
Hall on Sunday night.
Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz was the chief guest at the
largely-attended closing ceremony. He awarded the winners’ trophy to the RGA Official
team amid boisterous celebration from the supporters of the victorious team.
RGA Official team comprising Imran (captain), Rehman, Rana, Flash and Ahsan bagged a hefty cash
prize of Rs 1.5 million for winning the coveted title. The award and cash prize of Rs 50,000
of Most Valuable Player (MVP) went to Mohammad Junaid for his outstanding performance
in the event.
Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, Director Youth Affairs Syed Omair Hasan, Deputy Director
Tariq Wattoo, Administrator NPSC Gymnasium Hall Mustfa Shah, Lead of Pakistan Free Fire
Esports Hamza Hashmani, PR and Communication Manager Falak Gondal and other officials
were also present at the first-ever mega Esports event held under the auspices of Sports
Board Punjab (SBP).
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Asadullah Faiz appreciated
the passion and nerve-wrecking fights of Garena Free Fire ‘Soobai’ Series grand finale. “Holding
the grand event of Esports is a new experience for us and we are quite delighted to see the
overwhelming passion and involvement of participating teams and Esports fans in the event,”
he added.
He said Garena Free Fire Esports provided a suitable platform to a large number of youth to
spend their energies and time in a purposeful activity. “Definitely, it is a nice effort of Garena
Free Fire Esports and literally, they managed to protect thousands of youngsters from negative
and useless activities”.
Asadullah Faiz also lauded Garena’s role in the promotion of Esports among the young generation
of the country. “Participation in the Garena Free Fire Esports event is a big opportunity for talented
youth of the country to demonstrate their potential in Esports. Besides being a great entertainment,
Esports has also turned out to be a respectable source of earning for the youngsters of the country,”
he added.
Earlier, Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi inaugurated the finale of Garena
Free Fire ‘Soobai’ Series at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall.
Sports Board Punjab and Garena Sports also signed an MoU for the promotion of Esports among
the young generation of the province. Director General Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi
and Falak Gondal of Garena Free Fire Esports signed and exchanged the MoU documents.
As many as 48 players of top 12 teams from all four provinces namely Ring Leaders, Janbaz, Believers,
All Stars, New Era, RGA Official, The Guardians, No Mercy, Alpha, Xenon Esports, Ready to Fight and
Quetta Stabbers participated in the grand finale of Garena Free Fire Soobai Series.
Four teams from Punjab, three teams each from Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two teams from Balochistan were in action during the mouthwatering Esports fights.