Lokesh Suji
Esports Federation of India
He is a known name when it comes to Indian Esports and has
played key role in getting esports recognized as a sport in
India.
Instrumental in the India's first esports medal (Bronze-
Demonstration Title) at Asian Games '18; Bronze Medal at inaugural Commonwealth
Esports Championhsip'22; 5th position in Asian Games’22 (League of Legends).
Business owner by day and esports fanatic by night; Lokesh Suji aka dAwesomeNinja (that is his ingame name), is an esports Evangelist, Hustler and a Telecom Veteran with 18+ yrs of
corporate experience with companies like Huawei, Tata Communications, Airtel, Reliance.
Over the years been part of esports, and across different formats and categories of games, he
found that the vertical in India is unstructured & Unexplored, which needed to be developed
along professional lines – much in the same way that other forms of sports are being developed
in the country (be it Cricket, Football or now Kabaddi).
His aspiration is to ensure that the category of esports is created and managed in much the same
way as it is in countries like the United States, European Union, South Korea and China.