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BGIS 2026: Full Schedule, Format, Teams, Prize Pool, Live Results & Where to Watch

BGIS 2026: Full schedule, format, ₹4Cr prize pool, 64 Grind teams & live Day 1 results.

1000+ squads fight for LAN Finals, watch now on Krafton India Esports YouTube


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January 17, 2026 – BGIS 2026 (Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2026), India's premier open BGMI esports tournament by KRAFTON, is in full swing. Over 1,000 teams started via In-Game Qualifiers (Jan 8-14), with The Grind (64 invited teams) kicking off today (Day 1: Group D, 6 matches live from 3 PM IST).


Top squads battle for seeding into the main event's 24 LAN spots (Mar 12-29, ₹4 Crore prize pool). All 64 Grind teams qualify but ranked by performance.



BGIS 2026 Prize Pool Breakdown


Main LAN event: ₹4 Crore (~$442K USD). Full distribution:

Position

Prize (₹)

1st

60,00,000

2nd

30,00,000

3rd

20,00,000

4th

15,00,000

5th

12,50,000

6th

9,00,000

7th-8th

7,50,000

9th-10th

5,00,000

11th-12th

4,00,000

13th-14th

3,00,000

15th-16th

2,50,000

Awards: MVP (₹3L), Finals MVP (₹1.5L), Best IGL (₹2L), Emerging Star/Best Clutch/Fan Fav (₹1L each).


Qualifiers add ₹2 Crore pool (Grind/Online Rounds).


BGIS 2026 Format: Simple Phase-by-Phase Guide

Squads TPP across all stages. Points: Kills + Placement.

Phase

Dates

Teams

Matches/Group

Advances/Notes

In-Game Qualifiers

Jan 8-14

10,000+

6

Top 1016 → Round 1

The Grind (Invited)

Jan 17-Feb 1

64 Invited

24 per group

All 64 seed main; Top/Bottom 8/group to specific Online Rounds

Round 1

Jan 26-Feb 1

1024 (1016 IGQ + 8 Grind D)

6 per group (64 groups)

Top 7/group (448) → Round 2

Round 2

Feb 5-8

512

Varies

Top → Round 3

Round 3

Feb 12-15

256

Varies

Top → Round 4

Round 4

Feb 19-22

128

Varies

Top 64 → QF

Quarter Finals

Feb 26-Mar 1 (TBA)

64

Varies

Top 16 → Wildcard

Wildcard

Mar (TBA)

40?

Varies

Top 8 + QF Top 16 = 24 → LAN Semi

LAN Semi Finals

Mar 12-15

24 (3 groups x8)

16/team

Top 8 → GF; Bottom 16 → Survival

LAN Survival

Mar 16-17

16

12

Top 8 → GF

LAN Grand Finals

Mar 27-29

16

18

Champion! (Hyderabad LAN)


BGIS 2026 Month-by-Month Schedule

Month

Key Phases & Dates

January

IGQ (8-14); The Grind W1: Group D (17-20), W2: Group C (21-24 partial);

Grind W3: Group B/A start (25+)

February

Grind ends (1); Round 1 (26 Jan-1 Feb); Round 2 (5-8); Round 3 (12-15); Round 4 (19-22)

March

Quarter Final/Wildcard; LAN Semi (12-15); Survival (16-17); GF (27-29)


BGIS 2026 The Grind: 64 Invited Teams & Groups


64 pro/invited squads split into Groups A-D (16 each). Play 24 matches/group over 4 days.


Group D (Day 1 Today): 2OP, Esports Social, Likitha Esports, Team Alpha, Shadow Blitz, White Walkers, Rivalry Esports, Gravity, LHS (Los Hermanos?), Bot Army, Team Insane, M4, Phoenix, Genxfm, Evolution Mizoram, Meta Ninza.

(Other groups TBA on site; stars like GodLike, Soul, etc. spread across.)


Where to Watch BGIS 2026 Live


BGIS 2026 – Where underdogs become champs. Follow for LAN hype in March!

 
 
 

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