Battlegrounds Mobile India Series with prize money of Rs 2 crore announced

South Korean video game developer Krafton on Thursday announced Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2023, which will witness thousands of teams competing for prize money of Rs 2 crore. The series will commence streaming on July 20 and conclude on October 14, 2023. Also Read: Low-End Device? Here’s How To Play Free Fire, Call Of Duty Mobile, BGMI, And More Smoothly Without Lag

The tournament will be divided into two phases — the online qualifiers and offline grand finals, which will be held on-ground from October 12 to 14 and will be open for fans to attend, the company said. Also Read: BGMI 4.0 Update Release Date And Time, Themes, Modes, And All Upcoming Features

“Our commitment lies in bringing forth new and innovative gaming events and tournaments for our community, providing them invaluable opportunities to establish their presence in the gaming world. BGIS 2023 is just the beginning of a thriving gaming community,” Sean Hyunil Sohn, India CEO, Krafton, said in a statement. Also Read: Top 5 Games Like Garena Free Fire Max You Should Try

In keeping with its commitment to providing local experiences for players and fans, the event’s Grand Finals will be broadcast in 10 languages, including English, Hindi, and eight other regional languages, ensuring that the excitement reaches every corner of the country.

The series will begin with “The Grind” where 256 invited teams will compete fiercely to secure their position among the top 64 teams, who make it to Round 2 and Round 3 of the tournament. The Grind will determine which of the invited teams, as well as the players that advance via the In-Game Qualifiers, will compete in the main event. The registrations for the BGIS series will take place from July 24 to August 2, with verifications taking place from August 3 to August 9. The verified teams will then compete in intense in-game qualifiers through 15 classic matches from August 10 to August 17, according to the company, with their top 10 match scores determining their rankings.

The tournament comes more than a month after BGMI was reintroduced in India, putting an end to a partial block on the game imposed last year. However, the current run of the battle royale game is under probation. The government said it has allowed Krafton to reintroduce BGMI on the condition that it will be monitored for at least three months before a permanent order for its run can be issued. “This is a three-month trial approval of BGMI after it has complied with issues of server locations and data security, etc,” Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a tweet in May.

— Written with inputs from IANS