Mumbai, May 5 -- While the WAVES Summit has been setting milestones across tech and culture, Indian esports achieved a historic breakthrough within its fold, clinching the country's first-ever international gold medals. Danial "DaNiAL" Patel and Tejaskumar Hasmukhbhai Bhoi emerged champions in eFootball and World Cricket Championship 3 (WCC3), respectively, at the international leg of the inaugural WAVES Esports Championship (WESC), hosted by the Esports Federation of India at Mumbai's Jio Convention Centre, according to a release from Esports Federation of India.

The competition featured skilled players from five countries, challenging India's national winners across two popular titles. In eFootball, competing against top contenders fro...