Overview
- Team Japan, which beat Mongolia and India on Saturday, moved into the upper‑bracket semifinal and is scheduled to play Hong Kong for a place at the ENC main event in Riyadh.
- Team India defeated Pakistan 13-9 on Saturday, a result that eliminated Pakistan from the Asia qualifier.
- Team India then won a lower‑bracket elimination match against Mongolia on Sunday to keep its qualification hopes alive and force one more elimination round.
- Reporting around India’s status shows inconsistencies with some outlets saying India was eliminated after losing to Japan and others recording India’s lower‑bracket matches, reflecting timing and bracket‑reporting gaps.
- The ENC is a nation‑based, double‑elimination tournament that feeds into a Riyadh main event in November and coverage also notes conflicting attributions for the tournament’s organizer and varying published main‑event dates, so official bracket confirmation and organizer statements are the next items to watch.