Krafton, the publisher of BGMI, has officially announced the third season of the highly anticipated Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2024 (BGIS 2024) starting from April 4th.
When does registration open?
Krafton has officially announced that registration for BGIS 2024 will kick off on March 19, 2024.
Teams with a minimum of four players can register for the India Series, marking the start of their journey towards potential glory.
How to register for BGIS 2024?
Registration for the BGIS 2024 will be conducted through the Esports Battlegrounds Mobile India website.
Teams will need to provide information such as their teammates' names, in-game IDs, dates of birth, and more.
The minimum requirements for registration will be mentioned on the website, and only those squads that fulfill all the eligibility criteria will be allowed to contest in the tournament.
Registered teams will have to go through intense rounds by competing with top teams in their journey to reach the semifinals.
Format of BGIS 2024:
The BGIS 2024 tournament will begin with The Grind stage from April 4 to April 28.
During this stage, 256 well-known teams will be invited and grouped into 16 groups.
Each group will play a four-week contest, with the top 16 teams qualifying directly to the BGIS Round 4, the 17th to 32nd ranked teams advancing to Round 3, and the 33rd to 64th placed teams moving to Round 2.
The initial four rounds of BGIS 2024 will be held from May 2 to May 26, followed by the Wildcard Entry stage from May 30 to June 2.
Round 1: May 2nd - 5th, 2024
1024 Teams from registration qualifiers
Divided into 64 groups with 16 squads in each group
The top 7 teams from each group and the top 32 among the remaining teams (A total of 480 teams) qualify for the next round
Round 2: May 9th - 12th, 2024
480 Teams from Round 1 + Bottom 32 teams from The Grind
Teams are divided into 32 groups with 16 squads in each group
The top 7 teams from each group and the top 16 among the remaining teams (A total of 240 teams) qualify for the next round
Round 3: May 16th - 19th, 2024
240 teams from Round 2 + 16 teams (17th-32nd ranked) from The Grind
Teams are divided into 16 groups with 16 squads in each group
The top 3 teams from each group (A total of 48 teams) qualify for Round 4
The top 16 teams among the remaining teams advance to Wildcard Entry
Round 4: May 23rd - 26th, 2024
48 teams from Round 3 + Top 16 teams (1st-16th ranked) from The Grind
Teams divided into 4 groups
The top 4 teams from each group (A total of 16 teams) advance to the Semi-Finals in Week 1
The remaining 48 teams advance to Wildcard Entry
Wildcard Entry: May 30th - June 2nd, 2024
16 teams from Round 3 and 48 teams from Round 4
Teams are divided equally into 4 groups of 16
The top 16 teams advance to the Semi-Finals Week 1
Semi-Finals Week 1: June 6th - 9th, 2024
32 teams, 4 match days
16 teams from Round 4 and 16 teams from Wildcard Entry
Teams are divided equally into 4 groups of 8 teams
Round-robin format
Top 8 teams advance to the Grand Finals
The remaining 24 teams proceed to Semi-Finals Week 2
Semi-Finals Week 2: June 13th - 16th, 2024
24 teams, 4 match days
Teams divided equally into 3 groups of 8
Double Round-robin format
Top 8 teams advance to the Grand Finals
Grand Finals: June 28th - 30th, 2024
16 teams, 3 match days
8 teams each from Semi-Finals Week 1 and Semi-Finals Week 2
18 matches (6 each day)
The grand finale will be a LAN event - The location will be soon announced.
Prize Pool Distribution of BGIS 2024:
Similar to last year Krafton is hosting a massive ₹2 crore prize pool, which was an increase from the ₹1 crore of the first season.
The prize pool distribution for BGIS 2024 is as follows:
1st Place - ₹60,00,000
2nd Place - ₹30,00,000
3rd Place - ₹20,00,000
4th Place - ₹15,00,000
5th Place - ₹12,50,000
6th Place - ₹10,00,000
7th Place - ₹9,00,000
8th Place - ₹8,00,000
9th Place - ₹6,00,000
10th Place - ₹6,00,000
11th - 12th Place - ₹4,00,000
13th - 16th Place - ₹2,50,000
Additionally, there are individual awards for
Most Valuable Player (BGIS) - ₹2,50,000,
Most Finishes - ₹1,00,000,
Lone Survivor - ₹1,00,000,
Rampage - ₹1,00,000.
What's new in BGIS 2024?
While Krafton has not made any official announcements about format changes, rumors suggest that BGIS 2024 will feature a new 10-point scoring system in an official tournament for the first time.
Additionally, the event will reportedly be played in a new zone meta, introducing a fresh challenge for the competitors.
Who will be the teams to watch?
As teams gear up for BGIS 2024, some organizations like Team Soul and Entity already have strong BGMI rosters in place.
The defending champion, Gladiator Esports, has also announced their return to the scene and will disclose their new players in the coming days. However, their former lineup, who won the BGIS 2023, is now part of Gods Reign roster, adding an intriguing twist to the competition.
This is news in transition so more information will be revealed soon so stay connected with Gaming Amigos.