Teen Patti World Cup - Re-living Indian Poker
Author(s): National News from India Desk @ city air newsGurgaon (Haryana), November 25, 2014: Now you don’t have to wait till next Diwali to play Teen Patti. You can connect with your friends and play Teen Patti, whenever you want,...
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Nov 25, 2014 12:30
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Gurgaon (Haryana), November 25, 2014: Now you don’t have to wait till next Diwali to play Teen Patti. You can connect with your friends and play Teen Patti, whenever you want, wherever you are, from the convenience of your mobile phone. Isn’t this exciting?
Octro Inc., India’s foremost mobile multiplayer gaming company brings to you, Octro Teen Patti, a unique app that is available across iOS, Android and Facebook platforms. Download the app now, and you can be a part of the soon-to-be-launched online Octro Teen Patti World Cup! Judging by the initial response, this one-of-its-kind multiplayer gaming event is set to make waves by attracting millions of players. With bumper prizes ranging from international holidays, luxury electronics, and a number of other exciting prizes, this unique Octro Teen Patti World Cup is designed to engage and challenge the players to fight for more than just bragging rights. The 20 day tournament promises to bring to you a lot of fun, the thrill of a contest, and transports you to a world of non-stop excitement, right through your mobile phone screen. To be a part of this championship, all you need to do is download the Octro Teen Patti app from Google Play, iOS App Store or on Facebook, for free. Once downloaded, you are all set to take part in the Octro Teen Patti World Cup.
The Octro Teen Patti World Cup competition is spread over 20 days from November 24th – December 13th. On each day over the 20-day period there will be 5 contests, each occupying a slot of 2 hours duration. Top 10 winners will be calculated for each contest slot based on the maximum number of chips won at the end of the slot. The winners from each contest slot will play the Grand Finale* and then the top five players of the event will be chosen. Players can play more than one contest slot, and for every contest that a player takes part in, they will be given 10,000 Teen Patti chips for FREE (chips cannot be purchased during the contest).In addition to this, Octro Teen Patti World Cup in sponsorship with FreeCharge offers recharge coupons of Rs.70 to each participant and of Rs.1000 to all the 1000 Grand Finale players.
Schedule (Timings)
Slot | Time |
1 | 9.00am – 11.00am |
2 | 12noon – 2.00pm |
3 | 3.00pm – 5.00pm |
4 | 6.00pm – 8.00pm |
5 | 9.00pm – 11.00pm |
The Grand Finale be for a three-hour duration, and will take place on December 13, 2014 between 6.00pm – 9.00pm and 5 final winners will be chosen, out of whom, the top player with the highest number of chips will become the Octro Teen Patti World Champion.
Prize Attractions:
#1 –Holiday for 2 to Singapore
#2 –Holiday for 2 to Goa
#3 – 32” LED TV
#4 – Smart Phone
#5 – Smart Phone
Saurabh Aggarwal, CEO and President of Octro Inc, is passionate about mobilizing locally popular games. Currently, Octro's three games, Octro Teen Patti, Octro Rummy, and Octro Tambola stand amongst the top 10 grossing apps for the Google Play store, neighboring globally successful games like Candy Crush and Clash of Clans, making Octro Inc. the largest mobile gaming company in India. “Our endeavor is to create mass following for these games that have been passed through generations, cutting through social classes by re-imagining Indian games made in India for Indians. We aim to engage over 10 million players during the Octro Teen Patti World Cup commencing on November 24, 2014, making this one of the biggest platforms for online gaming” says Saurabh.
Octro is making its presence felt in all cities across India – Pan India radio campaigns, out-door banner campaigns and social media are abuzz with the impending Octro Teen Patti World Cup.
Octro, funded by Sequoia, is set to build excitement and craze among the game enthusiasts with its Octro Teen Patti World Cup. Octro Teen Patti got 10 million downloads in the first year of its launch on Google Play and boasts of 2.5 million daily active users. This year it is further create a benchmark with 1 crore plus monthly active users.
About Octro Inc.
Octro Inc. was founded in 2006 with a mission to create productivity applications for Mobile Devices. After pioneering one of the first mobile Voice-over-IP infrastructures called OctroTalk, the company ventured into building mobile gaming platforms. Octro has engineering office presence in Delhi NCR, India. Sequoia Capital has invested in Octro. The funding was announced in June 2014. Globally, Sequoia Capital has an unparalleled track record of partnering with entrepreneurs to create global market leaders. Sequoia Capital has been an early investor in companies such as Apple, Cisco, Dropbox, Google, LinkedIn, Oracle, Yahoo, YouTube and Zappos. Sequoia Capital maintains dedicated teams in USA, China, India and Israel. Octro has become one of the fastest growing mobile gaming companies around at this time, with Octro's games Teen Patti, Indian Rummy and Tambola topping charts on Apple iOS, Google Play, and Windows Phone 8 platforms.
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Date:
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
