PUBG Mobile: Fnatic Rising Program announced; 10 players to receive free training, chance to become pros

Fnatic India has officially announced the Fnatic Rising Program, through which the organisation will hunt for PUBG Mobile talent from across the country. They have launched the same in partnership with LOCO — the largest game streaming platform in India — in which players between 18 to 23 years of age can participate by registering for the event.

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PUBG Mobile: Fnatic Rising Program

Fnatic and Loco Partnership

Nimish Raut, aka Fnatic Nemo, announced officially that Fnatic Rising Program will be conducted in two phases, ending with the Grand Finale between 16 teams. Registrations will start from 25th June 2020 and go on till 18th July 2020. The winning team (four members), along with six talents from all other teams, will fly to Mumbai to be trained by Fnatic to become professional players. Here's the official announcement made by him:

"We're taking influence from what we've done globally as a program. We are officially launching Fnatic Rising, which is a part of a seven and a half or eight months program where we will scan the entire country; we will go through the entire nooks and corners of this country to identify the best PUBG Mobile players."

He further added:

"The top 10 guys who are selected will be flown down to Bombay. They will be part of the Fnatic and Loco Studio and will not only be trained to look after their PUBG skills, but they will also be trained to make content and to be professional streamers. Alongside this, they will also be given support for social media to build up their fanbase."

Along with the online tournament, an original web series will also be released on the LOCO app. The main motive of the program is to find deserving and professional players, with Nimish adding said that they want to be the most celebrated and entertaining eSports team in the country.

Here is the complete video of the session held by Fnatic:

Note: This copy was updated to reflect the format reveal made by Nemo today