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Gamerji Launches Sportsdraft Introducing IPL Style Auction Gameplay

Gamerji have launched ‘Sportsdraft’, the first non-fantasy non RMG sports game designed in-house by Gamerji. With this you can build a cricket squad with virtual auction for a league or a picker gameplay. You can experience the thrill of team ownership with Sportsdraft. With this you can accumulate Gamerji’s diamond points to avail vouchers from renowned affiliated brands. Sportsdraft goes live in next week for the esports users in India.

Gamerji, India’s leading esports tournament platform, today announced the launch of its first sports gameplay ‘SportsDraft’. This unique IPL style auction gameplay allows users to draft  their favourite players through a virtual  auction thus creating a dream team. Registered players can compete  with their friends or join a public league to build their winning squads and earn rewards. Sportsdraft offers  cricket enthusiasts  the opportunity to own a team and enjoy the upcoming IPL season in a thrilling manner.

Soham Thacker, CEO & Founder Gamerji Says,

“With India’s unbeatable run in the ongoing Champions Trophy and world’s biggest league IPL starting in just a few weeks, the cricket fever is on. Our users and telecom customers’ feedback encouraged us to develop Sportsdraft. It is a non RMG gameplay designed to engage players in building their squads using points earned on the Gamerji platform. The official game launch is scheduled for next week but traction from the beta launch has already shown 35% of Gamerji users playing Sportsdraft, we expect this to double as we reach IPL season commencement.”

He further added,

“The gameplay itself is not the conventional fantasy model. It is a season-long experience that involves drafting players and getting the thrill of owning a team rather than just selecting players randomly, putting your squad in, and staking. This is about actually experiencing the excitement of team ownership because you get exclusive rights to those players. No one else has those players when you play in your league.”

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Steps to Participate In A Virtual Auction league

Join A league: Access Gamerji platform via website or app and select a league of your interest

Participate in Auction: Engage in a virtual auction where you strategically allocate budget to bid on players to build squads for various season namely IPL, ICC tournaments and Domestic T20 leagues or just a picker game (single game).  Each player has a base price and the bidding window works on a timer mechanism. If you don’t make a decision within those 10 seconds, the player is automatically assigned to the team with the highest bid. If someone places a bid, the timer resets again.

Manage your Team:  Utilize features like the Daily Picker Mode to draft players for individual matches. Designate a Power Player to earn double points during games. Challenge others in Daily 1v1 Matches for head-to-head competition to earn bonus points.

Win Rewards: Team’s performance is automatically scored based on real match outcomes. Winners are rewarded with Gamerji diamonds which can be redeemed for gift vouchers also listed on the Gamerji website and in the app.

Founded in 2019, by gaming expert and serial entrepreneur, Soham Thacker, Gamerji aims to bridge the gap between amateur and professional gamers by providing them with a credible platform to further hone their skills. The company allows gamers to compete, host matches, communicate & get recognised for their gaming skills. Gamerji hosts over 1400 tournaments on a daily basis with active participation from avid gamers from India and MENA.  The Company has a registered user base of 16.7 million and aims to cross 30 million in the next 12 months.  

The India esports market size reached $ 200.7 Million in 2024. It is expected to  reach$ 919 Million by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 18.42% during 2025-2033.

About Gamerji

Gamerji is an online esports platform for gamers to compete, communicate, share content, host matches, build their gaming profile & win exciting prizes. The platform launched in 2019 is currently serving more than 16.8M gamers from India and MENA  and has conducted more than 14 thousand core esports scrims & tournaments till date. The company plans to be the first step for all the aspiring gamers to start their esports journey by organising tournaments for more than 30 titles. Gamerji has raised $5 million till date in funding.

For more news articles and informative updates on Gamerji’s new release, Sportsdraft, as well as other football and cricket updates, keep reading GutshotMagazine.com.

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