Erick Ngige in action during the E-Ligue 1 Tour finals in Nairobi.[Washington Onyango,Standard]

The 23 year old was full of joy and promised Kenyans a good outing in Paris.

"I want to say a big thank you to all my fans for the support. The competition was tough, the atmosphere was also a tense one, but I managed to stay calm. Now, I get down to work and start preparing for the global finals in France," said Ngige.

Speaking after officially opening the competition, French Ambassador to Kenya H.E Arnaud Suquet praised the esports talent in Kenya.

"It is a great pleasure to join you here today to witness the esports talent on display. Esports is growing in Kenya and we are happy to support it. We are grateful that Ligue 1 in France is a partner in gaming here in Kenya and we look forward to seeing more French organizations partner with Kenyan esports organizations."

IndexG Esports C.E.O thanked all the participants and promised to provide more international esports competitions as well having more women inclusion.

"I want to thank all the 264 participants who took part in this competition, you are all winners. I also congratulate Demon for his emphatic victory. Going forward we shall strive to work on increasing the number of female gamers participating as we need to also see them on the big stage. We are also going to bring more international competitions to the local gamers in the near future."