The Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2023, the game’s biggest esports tournament since its relaunch in the country, has reached its last stage. After a long qualifier period followed by the semifinals, the top 16 teams who will be fighting for the title of the BGIS 2023 champions and the lion’s share of the Rs. 20,000,000 prize pool have been locked in.

The BGIS Finals are set to be a grand affair as it will happen at the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai in front of a live audience. Krafton has already announced that tickets will be available for free and this will be the first BGMI esports event which will have a live audience. It will happen on Oct. 12, 13 and 15. The likely one-day gap for the Grand Finals on Oct. 14 is due to the highly-anticipated fixture in the ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Pakistan.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the BGIS Grand Finals 2023.

Who are the teams competing in the BGIS 2023 Grand Finals?

Unlike most BGMI esports tournaments, the BGIS 2023 featured a completely open-for-all format. However, there was an invited stage in the form of The Grind where top teams proceeded to one of the rounds of the qualifiers.

Nonetheless, these teams battled it out across four qualifier rounds, a quarterfinals, a losers bracket, and a semifinals to make it to the Grand Finals. These are as follows:

Medal Esports
Revenant Esports
Gods Reign
GlitchXReborn
CS Esports
MICI Esports
Gods Reign
Midwave Esports
Growing Strong
Team XSpark
OR Esports
TWM Gaming
Blind Esports
Big Brother Esports
4 Aggressive Man
Night Owls

Format and Stream

The 16 teams will play 18 matches (six per day) on Oct. 12, 13, and 15 to determine the BGIS 2023 champions. Fans can attend the event live in Mumbai for free, however, the ticketing information hasn’t been revealed yet.

If you can’t make it to the Sardar Vallabhai Patel, you can also tune into all the action live on the Krafton India YouTube channel.

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India’s biggest BGMI esports event sees the omission of some of the biggest teams

The BGIS 2023 is undoubtedly set to be one of the biggest BGMI esports tournaments to date. However, two of the biggest teams from the country have failed to qualify.

Firstly, it’s GodLike Esports who were knocked out of the competition. The once dominant team had been struggling since the game got unbanned in third-party tournaments. Despite some roster shuffles and the signing of Spower, they couldn’t leave a mark in the BGIS, getting knocked out in the Quarterfinals itself.

Secondly, was the surprise exit of Soul Esports. The team had been performing well and fans expected to see them in the Grand Finals. However, they struggled to perform in the Semifinals. They placed 23rd with just 60 points, far behind being in contention for a Grand Finals spot.

With two fan favorite teams not competing in the BGIS Grand Finals 2023, though, it remains to be seen how the viewership for the tournament remains.

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