Mobile Premier League acquires GamingMonk; launches Esports arena

Esports and skill gaming platform Mobile Premier League on Tuesday said it has acquired New Delhi-based esports gaming platform GamingMonk.

GamingMonk hosts esports tournaments across multiple platforms including PC, console and mobile. It serves as a launchpad for publishers and a community for gamers, creating an integrated ecosystem across Esports, live streaming, and content discovery.

As part of the transaction, MPL has absorbed the complete GamingMonk team.


“GamingMonk will augment our efforts in reaching our target audience and engage with our users effectively,” said Sai Srinivas, co-founder and CEO at MPL. “With the increased consumption of Esports in the last couple of years and it becoming as competitive as any other sport, it gives us immense pleasure to present our users with the best of games to play, and enjoy their passion for gaming.”

This acquisition will allow MPL to accelerate bringing to market key national, regional and global tournament IPs and develop a full suite of esports and broadcasting capabilities.

As of April 2021, GamingMonk had a registered user base of over 1.3 million.

"GamingMonk’s vision was to change the esports scenario in India, and I strongly believe that our collaboration with MPL will not only help us accomplish our goal, but also transform the way every individual in our country views esports,” said Ashwin Haryani, co-founder, GamingMonk

The company also launched Esports Arena, under which it will host fortnightly esports tournaments in games like chess, WCC and pool, among others. MPL will also stream the games on its social media platforms and aims to take esports to the masses across India, it said.