Indian eSports athlete, Paritosh made it to quarterfinals of Puyo-Puyo
He won two and lost two in group stages
Puyo-Puyo is a Japanese video game which involves puzzles
Esports At Asian Games: Two Wins Enough For Paritosh To Book A Place In Puyo-Puyo Quarterfinals
Paritosh finished third in Group B, behind competitors from Chinese Taipei and Thailand, to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the puzzle-based video game event
Summary
Indian debutant Paritosh secured his place in the quarterfinals of the Puyo Puyo Champions esports event at the Asian Games after finishing third in Group B with two wins and two losses at Nagoya on Thursday.
Paritosh began his campaign with a 3-0 win over Mongolia's Munkhzorig Ganbold before edging past Singapore's Koh Mun June Justin 3-2 in the event, which is a puzzle video game.
He then suffered a 0-3 loss to Chinese Taipei's Tzu-ang Kuo and went down 2-3 to Thailand's Tanarak Wongkitikun.
With the top three athletes from each group advancing, Paritosh's third-place finish kept India's campaign alive at Aichi Sky Expo Hall.
The quarterfinals will be held on Saturday
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