The highly anticipated BGMI Series (BGIS) 2023 has reached its last round, the Grand Finals, after more than three months of intense battles. The top 16 Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) teams in India have won a spot in this prominent competition. The huge prize pool for BGIS 2023 is one of its main features. This competition promises one of the largest prize pools in Indian esports history, with a whopping INR 2 Crore on the line.  Here is everything you need to know about the BGIS 2023 Grand Finals, which will take place in just a few days.

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BGIS Grand Finals Schedule, Teams and Venue

During the Finals, Krafton will host six matches per day. The entire prize money for this first official BGMI competition of 2023 is 2 crore. 16 teams competed throughout the course of the four-day Semifinals, which took place from October 4 to October 7, 2023.  The top 8 teams from this competition will be chosen to compete in the BGMI India vs. South Korea Invitational tournament. On October 12, 13, and 15, 2023, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai, India, will host the BGIS 2023 Grand Finals. 

14 October has been skipped to honor the India vs Pakistan World Cup Match. The top teams from each group will move on to the next round of the double-elimination tournament. One of India's most eagerly awaited esports competitions, the BGIS 2023 Grand Finals, will take place over two days of action-packed battle. It will undoubtedly be a competitive and exciting event because some of the greatest BGMI teams in the nation will be competing for the title. The teams that have qualified for the finals are:

1. Medal Esports
2. Revenant Esports
3. Gladiator Esports
4. GlitchXReborn
5. CS Esports
6. MICI Esports
7. Gods Reign
8. MidWave Esports
9. Growing Strong
10. TeamXspark
11. Orange Rock Esports
12. TWM Esports
13. Blind Esports
14. Big Brother Esports
15. 4 Aggressive Man
16. Night Owls

Fans will have the thrilling opportunity to participate in the live stadium experience while supporting their favorite teams thanks to Krafton's kind gift of free tickets for the BGIS 2023 Grand Finals. This action strengthens the bond between the gaming industry and its devoted followers and also provides a new level of excitement and support for the competing teams. The BGMI developer Krafton India has teamed up with JioCinema, India's largest OTT platform, to stream the tournament live.

The matches will be streamed live in 8 different languages on the given dates on Jio Cinema and the official YouTube Channel of Krafton India Esports and Battlegrounds Mobile India 13:30 hours onwards. 

Round 2 of BMPS 204 will begin today with 64 teams competing to make it to the top of the leaderboard and make it to the next round. To announce the groups of the second round, Krafton India Esports hosted a live stream to pick the draws. The thrill of seeing their favourite team was so great that a lot of fans joined the stream. Here is what the groups and all the 64 teams that have qualified look like. 

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BMPS 2024 Round 2 Groups

The tournament started with 128 invited teams and half of them have been eliminated from the competition. All the 64 teams have been divided into four groups of 16 and all of them will compete against each other in a pre-decided schedule and map order. Here are the groups: 

Group 1

1. Team Cosmic
2. Hyper Rush
3. LOC Esports
4. DO OR DIE
5. Eye4Eye
6. Dragon Esports
7. Karunaadu
8. Legacy Esports
9. Phoenix
10. Revenant Esports
11. Genxfm
12. CarpeDiem
13. Silly Esports
14. Carnival Esports
15. THW Esports
16. Honoured Rivalz

Group 2

1. IMPRNT
2. Blind Rippers
3. Team Lolzzz
4. Team Dragons
5. GlitchxReborn
6. RTGxIND
7. Team INS
8. Numen Gaming
9. Team Captain
10. Angry Swain
11. Inferno Squad
12. Rivals Ape X
13. Team Soul
14. WSB Gaming
15. Team GodLike
16. Team Insane

Group 3

1. Sarkar Gaming
2. Global Esports
3. TMG
4. K9 Squad
5. Error Esports
6. Autobotz
7. 4Merical Esports
8. FS Esports
9. Ignite Gaming
10. Reckoning Esports
11. Blind Esports
12. Team Versatile
13. Gujarat Tigers
14. MOGO Esports
15. Team 8Bit
16. TWOB

Group 4

1. 4Aggressive Men
2. Aerobotz
3. Team Crow
4. TCW
5. Team Elevate
6. Bliss Esports
7. Medal Esports
8. Team Limra
9. WindGod
10. Team XSpark
11. Astrokids
12. R4W Official
13. Orangutan
14. Hyderabad Hydras
15. Vasista Esports
16. Gods Reign

The teams will be playing six matches in a day and they will begin from 3:00 PM onwards. The stream will be live on Krafton India Esports' YouTube channel. You can join the live stream and chat to root and cheer for your favourite players and teams.

Skyesports has announced the roadmap for the 2025 CS2 esports tournament. The roadmap includes two huge tournaments that have a combined prize pool of $1.75 million. The tournament will have Tier 1 events and Tier 2 events, which will see national and international participation.

The Tier 1 tournaments will have Open Qualifiers across India; Europe; the Americas and the Rest of Asia, which is in line with Valve's vision of having a more open sporting ecosystem. 

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Skyesports Announces 2025 CS2 Esports Roadmap with $1.75 Million Prize Pool

The four CS2 tournaments will start in February 2025 and from there, the ball will get rolling for other Skyesports' CS2 events. Here is the schedule for all the Tier 1 and Tier 2 events:

• Skyesports Souvenir 2025: Feb. 17 to 23, 2025 ($250,000 - Tier 2) 
• Skyesports Masters 2025: May 26 to June 1, 2025 ($500,000 - Tier 1) 
• Skyesports Championship 2025: Sept. 15 to 21, 2025 ($500,000 - Tier 1) 
• Skyesports World Tour 2025: Nov. 10 to 16, 2025 ($500,000 - Tier 1)

Skyesports Souvenir 2025 will not have open qualifiers but will have online Closed Qualifiers, which will take place from January 20 to 26, 2025. Skyesports Souvenir 2025 will have a $250,000 prize pool., which will be split as follows: 

● 1st place: $100,000 
● 2nd place: $50,000
● 3rd place: $35,000 
● 4th place: $25,000 
● 5th-6th place: $12,500 each 
● 7th-8th place: $7,500 each

The Tier 1 events, Skyesports Masters 2025, Skyesports Championship 2025 and Skyesports World Tour 2025 will have open qualifiers, which will see 256 compete in the competition. Here is the prize pool for the same and its distribution:

● 1st place: $200,000 
● 2nd place: $100,000 
● 3rd-4th place: $60,000 each 
● 5th-8th place: $20,000 each 

Skyesports will also be providing a lot of facilities, which are in line with the tournament hosting guidelines set by Valve. These include points like not including players who have previously indulged in cheating, misconduct or other infractions. 

The government of India has announced that it will be hosting a series of LAN events in November, which will include games like BGMI, eFootball, and WCC3. The first-ever government-hosted esports event will take place in Goa along with the Waves conference, which will also take place around the same time. Gaming and esports enthusiasts across the country will be able to register for the event.

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Government of India To Host LAN Event With Multiple Esports

With the launch of the Create in India Season 1 campaign, the government is trying to shift its focus on the growing creator economy. The focus of this campaign will be on giving a boost to gaming, animation, etc. With the prime minister meeting the industry stake holders on multiple occasions, this LAN is only looking to boost the goodwill of gaming and esports in the country. Talking about the Waves conference, Union Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw said: 

The Government of India is leaving no stone unturned to encourage this economy and therefore, we need to ensure the talent & skill development and availability of necessary infrastructure in this sector. There are plans to establish world-class universities and facilities that will enhance the capabilities of creators in media and entertainment.

The government will be hosting both solo and team esports events and here are the details of the same: 

Qualifiers (Online)

• September 1 to 15
• September 18 to October 2
• October 4 to 19
• October 21 to November 4

Grand Finals (LAN)

• November 20 to 24 in Goa 

International teams will also be participating in the event, but the teams are yet to be announced by the government. Those will also be announced when more information on the LAN events is disclosed. For now, the 25 challenges of the Create in India Season 1 challenges and esports have the audience excited. These challenges are being hosted by industry leaders that cover a wide range of disciplines.

Blue Set has completed all of its BMPS 2024 matches. All the groups have now completed their six matches each. With this, the 64 teams that were playing in the first four days have been given a position on the points table. Groups 3 and 4 were playing on the fourth day and MOGO Esports finished at the top of the points table in Group 4 with 58 points and Blind Esports topped the points table in Group 3 with 76 points. 

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BMPS 2024 Day 4 Results and Points Table

Group 4 was the first one to play on Day 4 and GlitchxReborn put on a great performance and were able to get 18 points in their first match. The second match of the day was played in Miramar and Rivals Ape X won that match with 20 points. The last and final match for this group was played in Sanhok and It was GlitchxReborn won their second match of the day with 19 points. Here is what the points table looks like: 

Group 4

1. MOGO Esports - 58 points
2. Team Captain - 54 points
3. GlitchxReborn - 50 points
4. Rivals Ape X - 48 points
5. JUX Esports - 45 points
6. THW Esports - 42 points
7. Hyper Rush Esports - 42 points
8. Team Tamilas - 33 points
9. DO OR DIE - 30 points
10. No1 Esports - 28 points
11. LOC Esports - 26 points
12. Norules Xtreme - 21 points
13. Nxt - 21 points
14. Version 9 - 20 points
15. HUB Esports - 19 points
16. Team Muffins - 4 points

Group 3 played the remaining matches. Blind Esports won the first game, which was played on Viken. The team was able to accumulate 20 points from the game. Team Dragon Esports won the next match and got 19 points. In the same match, Team XSpark got 15 points. 

1. Blind Esports - 76 points
2. Team XSpark - 52 points
3. Blind Rippers - 46 points
4. Team Dragons - 44 points
5. Inferno Squad - 38 points
6. Revenant Esports - 38 points
7. 4Misfits Esports - 35 points
8. Jubilant Divine Esports -31 points
9. Live Craft Esports -27 points
10. Team Psyche - 27 points
11. Tribe Hird Men - 27 points
12. SBA Esports - 26 points
13. Teenager Esports - 22 points
14. Zedi x RNB - 20 points
15. Unify Esports - 16 points
16. The Night Raider - 9 points

Blind Rippers won the last match of the day and got 26 points from the day. After this day, 

Group 3 and 4 will be playing the remaining of their BMPS 2024 Day 4. Both groups will be playing three matches each. Group 4 will be playing Sanhok today and Group 3 will be playing Vikendi. 128 teams have been divided into two sets, Blue and Red. 64 teams will be playing in the Blue set and the others will be in the Red set. 

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BMPS 2024 Day 4 Schedule, Teams and Groups

The day will begin with Group 4 playing their three matches. The latter half of the day will have group 3 take on Vikendi. Here are the teams playing today: 

Group 3

1. Inferno Squad
2. Team XSpark
3. Livecraft Esports
4. SBA Esports
5. Jubilant Divine Esports
6. ZedixRnb
7. Tribe Hirdmen
8. Revenant Esports
9. Team Dragons
10. Team Psyche
11. Blind Esports
12. Blind Rippers
13. Teenager Esports
14. The Night Raid Esports
15. Unify Esports
16. 4Misfits Esports

Group 4

1. MOGO Esports
2. Team Tamilas
3. LOC Esports
4. THW Esports
5. Jux Esports
6. NxtGen Gaming
7. Version 9
8. HUb Esports x Skulltz
9. No1 Esports
10. DO OR DIE
11. Team GlitchxReborn
12. Norules Xtreme
13. Team Captain
14. Rivals Ape X
15. Team Muffins
16. Hyper Rush Esports

The teams will try to make it to the top of the points table and here is the match schedule of the day: 

• Match 1 - Erangel - Group 4
• Match 2 - Miramar - Group 4
• Match 3 - Sanhok - Group 4
• Match 4 - Vikendi - Group 3
• Match 5 - Miramar - Group 3
• Match 6 - Erangel - Group 3

BMPS 2024 Day 4 Live Stream Details

These groups will interchange today and Group 4 will play Vikendi and Group 3 will play Sanhok. The live stream will start from 3 pm and the matches will start from 3:30 PM. If the audiences wish to catch the live action and cheer for their favourite team, they can tune into the live stream.