Funskool Organizes First-ever CATAN C hampionship in India:
Funskool Organizes First-ever CATAN C hampionship in India: Shobhit Kasera E merges as Winner
Chennai, December 20th, 2024: Funsk ool India Limited, India’s leading toy ma nufacturer, organized the first ever Ind ia CATAN National championship at Du blin Square, Phoenix Market City, Mum bai recently.
Shobhit Kasera from Kolkata emerged a s the India CATAN National Champion. He will represent India at the CATAN W orld Championship to be held at Stutgar t, Germany from April 4th to 6th, 2025. Shobhit Kasera, when asked about his e xperience said, “I absolutely love playin g CATAN, and my journey with it has be en nothing short of amazing! Winning t he competition in India was a dream co me true, and playing in Bombay was su ch a blast—the organizers Funskool did an incredible job making it a truly memo rable experience.”
The India CATAN National championshi p followed a series of qualifying tourna ments held in four locations – Delhi, Mu mbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. Funskool in association with Meeplecon, India’s la rgest board games convention, hosted t he India CATAN National Championship in Mumbai. Players from different parts of India participated in the competition.
CATAN is the powerful, universal story of the quest to explore the world, to dis cover, trade and build. Rooted in strateg y and exploration, it’s all about masterin g the variable landscapes and making th e right moves to build and thrive.
Funskool under license from Asmodeei nternational manufactures and distribu utes the globally acclaimed board game CATAN in India. Since its launch, CATAN has received an overwhelmingly positiv e response from Indian audiences, mark ing a significant milestone in the board game landscape of the country. This par tnership aims to bring the joy of strate gic gaming to an even wider audience in India. The toy major is nurturing associa tions with international brands for an im mpressive growth trajectory. Funskool I ndia is seen as a perfect partner by inter national toy manufacturers to manufact ure their iconic games in the BIS certifie d Funskool factories.
About Funskool India Limited:
Funskool is India’s leading toy manufact cturing company promoted by the MRF group. Funskool started its commercial operations in the year 1987 and has sta te of the art manufacturing facilities at Goa and Ranipet. Funskool has been pio neering the concept of quality and safe toys in India and raised the standards of toys in the Indian Market. The company’ s mission is to influence the parents to s pend on toys that enable every Indian c hild to grow with quality toys that contri bute to their mental development. With the largest range of toys offered by any Indian company, Funskool, has an assort ment to meet the needs of every parent and child.
About CATAN GmbH:
CATAN GmbH is the IP owner of the pop ular CATAN brand. Today, its primary pr oduct is the CATAN board game — a con temporary classic. The CATAN brand uni verse encompasses an array of expansio s, extensions, scenarios, standalone gam es, digital adaptations, stories, merchan dise and other consumer products. CAT AN is available in over 40 languages and has sold over 45 million units worldwide since it was first published in 1995.
