Triveni Continental Kings were crowned champions of inaugural Global Chess League after Danish Grandmaster Jonas Bjerre defeated upGrad Mumba Masters' Javokhir Sindarov in a sudden death match.
The winner was decided through three stages of tie-breaks. After two rounds of rapid ending in a draw, another two rounds of blitz were played, but still finished with draws.
The champion was ultimately decided in a series of sudden-death blitz games where the decisive outcome came in the fourth game.
