BGIS 2024: Full Schedule, Format, Prize Pool and Results
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Team XSpark won BGIS 2024. The Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2024 started with The Grind qualifier in April 2024 and ended with the Grand Finals at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad from 28 to 30 June 2024. Team XSpark scored 142 points in 18 finals matches and won ₹60 lakh from a ₹2 crore prize pool. Global Esports finished second and Reckoning Esports third.
Last updated: 11 November 2026
BGIS 2024 at a glance
Detail | BGIS 2024 |
Tournament | Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2024 |
Organiser | Krafton India |
Qualifier | The Grind, April 2024, 256 teams |
Main event field | 1,024 teams in Round 1 |
Grand Finals | 28 to 30 June 2024, HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad |
Finalists | 16 teams, 18 matches |
Prize pool | ₹2 crore |
Champion | Team XSpark (142 points, ₹60 lakh) |
MVP | NinjaBoi, Global Esports |
Key takeaways
Team XSpark won the title with 142 points. Global Esports had 134 and Reckoning Esports 132.
The prize pool was ₹2 crore, and the champions received ₹60 lakh.
The main event began with 1,024 teams from the in-game qualifiers. Sixteen reached the Grand Finals.
A chicken dinner was worth 10 placement points, down from 15 in the previous season.
The Grand Finals were the first BGIS LAN finale held in Hyderabad.
Who won BGIS 2024?
Team XSpark won the Grand Finals, which ran for three days and 18 matches at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad. The top three teams finished within 10 points of each other. Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra attended the final day.
Rank | Team | Finals points | Prize |
1 | Team XSpark | 142 | ₹60,00,000 |
2 | Global Esports | 134 | ₹30,00,000 |
3 | Reckoning Esports | 132 | ₹20,00,000 |
4 | Team Soul | 116 | ₹15,00,000 |
NinjaBoi of Global Esports was named MVP of BGIS 2024 and received ₹2.5 lakh. He also won the Most Finishes award and the Rampage award, each worth ₹1 lakh, according to The New Indian's report of 1 July 2024.
BGIS 2024 format: from 1,024 teams to 16
BGIS 2024 cut the field in stages. Teams from The Grind joined the main event in Rounds 2 and 3, and a Wildcard stage gave eliminated teams a second chance before the Semifinals.
Stage | Dates | Teams | Who advanced |
The Grind | April 2024 (Week 4: 25 to 28 April) | 256, in two batches of 128 | Top 64 earned main event slots |
Round 1 | Ended by 8 May 2024 | 1,024 | 480: top 7 of each of 64 groups, plus 32 on overall standings |
Round 2 | Ended by 14 May 2024 | 512 | 240: top 7 of each group, plus 16 on overall standings |
Wildcard | 30 May to 2 June 2024 | 64 | 16 to Semifinals Week 1 |
Semifinals Week 1 | 6 to 9 June 2024 | 32 | Top 8 to the Grand Finals, 24 to Week 2 |
Semifinals Week 2 | Ended 16 June 2024 | 24 | Top 8 to the Grand Finals |
Grand Finals | 28 to 30 June 2024 | 16 | Team XSpark won |
Rounds 3 and 4 have their own pages: BGIS 2024 Round 3 teams, format and points system and BGIS 2024 Round 4 teams, format and scoring.
BGIS 2024 points system
BGIS 2024 gave 10 placement points for a chicken dinner. The previous season gave 15. Each finish was worth 1 point, so finishes carried more weight in the standings than before. The same table applied in The Grind and the Wildcard stage.
Placement | Points |
1st | 10 |
2nd | 6 |
3rd | 5 |
4th | 4 |
5th | 3 |
6th | 2 |
7th | 1 |
8th | 1 |
9th to 16th | 0 |
Each finish | 1 |
The Grind: the 256-team qualifier
The Grind was the qualifier for the BGIS 2024 main event. It had 256 teams in two batches of 128. The first batch played in Week 1, which started on 4 April 2024, and the second batch played in Week 2. Sixty-four teams from each batch moved on to Weeks 3 and 4, and the top 64 teams of The Grind earned slots in the main event.
Week 2 ran from 11 to 14 April 2024 and Week 4 from 25 to 28 April 2024. In each of those weeks the 128 teams were split into eight groups of 16, and two groups played three matches each per day. Krafton India Esports streamed the matches on YouTube from 3:30 PM in Hindi and English.
Teams invited for The Grind Week 2
Team XSpark | Livecraft Esports | R Esports |
Revenant Esports | Marcos Gaming | U4G Esports |
Do or Die | Aslaa Esports | Team Tamilas |
Hydra Official | 4 Aggressive Man | Redemption Crew |
Team Forever | Velocity Gaming | GenxFM Esports |
FS Esports | Team Zero | Galaxy Racers |
Godlike Esports | Autobotz Esports | Dragon Esports |
Gods Reign | Lucknow Giants | Udog India |
Team Psyche | Gujarat Tigers |
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Round 1 and Round 2 results
Round 1 had 1,024 teams from the in-game qualifiers, split into 64 groups. The top seven teams from each group advanced, along with 32 more teams from the overall standings, so 480 teams moved to Round 2. Enigma Gaming, Echoverse Esports and 7Deadly Sins were among the lesser-known teams that qualified. Team XSpark, Medal Esports, Team Zero and Velocity Gaming also advanced.
Thirty-two teams from The Grind joined them, which made Round 2 a 512-team stage.
Teams that entered Round 2 from The Grind
Dream Team Esports | FLY Esports | Carnival Gaming | TCW Esports |
Team Insane | Reckoning Esports | G2 Battleground | Real Esports |
Youtube Skull | Faith Esports | Rivalry Esports | FS Esports |
Gujarat Tigers | AstroKids | Grind One Esports | Xnor Esports |
Team INS | Imprint Esports | Do or Die | Team Tamilas |
Team Evoke | Game Hub Esports | Karunaadu Esports | TMG Esports |
No1 Esports | WSB Gaming | Autobotz Esports | Celsius Esports |
THW Esports | ClawXPirat Esports | Team 8Bit | Genesis Esports |
Some of the teams that qualified from Round 1
Enigma Gaming | 7Shore Esports | Chemin Esports | Big Brother Esports |
47 Esports | Fintox Esports | TWOB | Gaming University |
Galaxy Esports | Regression Esports | Nonx Esports | KHxCurious Esports |
U4G Esports | AOP Esports | Armageddon | LOC Esports |
Aerobotz Esports | Sincere Gaming | Execute Esports | AGC Esports |
Nameless Crew | Zero Vibes | Team7 Esports | Lunatic Esports |
In Round 2 each group played six matches. The top seven teams from each group (224 teams) and the next 16 teams in the overall standings advanced, for a total of 240. WSB Gaming led the round with 113 points and two chicken dinners. Team XSpark was second with 107 points and two chicken dinners. Team RGB scored 72 points and RTGxIND scored 70.
Some of the teams that qualified for Round 3 from Round 2
Team RGB | TWOB | RTGxIND | Medal Esports |
Redzone Esports | WBG | 2OP Official | WSB Gaming |
MG Esports | Xero Reality | Team Weibo | Team Zero |
PCN | The Veterans | IBV Gladiators | Carnival Gaming |
Chemin Esports | Bot Army Esports | Inspiration Esports | Heroes Gaming |
The Chosen 4 | Sign To Gods | Team XSpark | ClawxPirat Esports |
Infinite Catalysts | Shoot At Sight | Matrix NeonX | Clue Esports |
Teams that entered Round 3 from The Grind
Entity Gaming | Orangutan | Raven Esports | Numen Gaming |
Ghuso Esports | WindGod Esports | Hydra Official | GenxFM Esports |
Voltx Gaming | CS Esports | Marcos Gaming | Tarkin Spartans |
Team Psyche | GlitchxReborn | Hyper Legends | Gods Reign |
Wildcard stage: 30 May to 2 June 2024
The Wildcard stage had 64 teams: 48 from Round 4 and 16 from Round 3. They played in four groups of 16. Each group played three matches over the first two days, the groups were reshuffled, and three more matches followed over the next two days. Sixteen teams advanced to Semifinals Week 1.
Teams that qualified from the Wildcard
iQOO Soul | Godlike Esports | Mogo Esports | Entity Gaming |
Galaxy Esports | Rivalry Esports | Carnival Gaming | NIY Esports |
Team Aaru | 7Shore Esports | Voltx Gaming | LOC Esports |
THW Esports | RTGxIND | Raven Esports | Livecraft Esports |
Semifinals Week 1: 6 to 9 June 2024
Semifinals Week 1 had 32 teams: 16 from Round 4 and 16 from the Wildcard. The top eight teams on cumulative points went to the Grand Finals. The other 24 moved to Semifinals Week 2.
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
Global Esports | Prime Esports | FS Esports | Reckoning Gaming |
Insane Esports | Inspiration Esports | Team Venom | Inferno Squad |
Hyderabad Hydras | Limra Esports | Magnet Esports | Vasista Esports |
Team Soul | Carnival Gaming | Team Aaru | Rivalry Esports |
RTGxIND | GodLike Esports | MOGO Esports | THW Esports |
Livecraft Esports | Raven Esports | LOC Esports | Voltx Esports |
Zero Recoil | Team XSpark | Team Tamilas | Team 8Bit |
7Shore | Entity Gaming | Team NIY | Galaxy Esports |
Teams that qualified from Round 4
Prime Esports | Zero Recoil | Team 8Bit | Team Limra |
FS Esports | Chemin Esports | Inspiration Esports | Magnet Esports |
Inferno Squad | Team Insane | Team XSpark | Hyderabad Hydras |
Global Esports | Reckoning Esports | Team Tamilas | Vasista Esports |
Semifinals Week 2 and the 16 Grand Finalists
Semifinals Week 2 ended on 16 June 2024 and decided the last eight Grand Finals places. These 16 teams played the Grand Finals in Hyderabad. The names are as Krafton listed them.
Global Esports | iQOO Soul | Team XSpark | Team Aaru |
FS Esports | Vasista Esports | Team Tamilas | Raven Esports |
Carnival Gaming | MOGO Esports | Limra Esports | VG |
Team 8Bit | Team Insane Esports | Reckoning Esports (RGE) | IS |
Krafton India Esports published the overall standings of Semifinals Week 2 on Instagram:
What changed before BGIS 2024 started
Before the season, official BGMI caster Zishan "Mazy" Alam said on a live stream that BGIS 2024 would bring three changes:
A chicken dinner would give 10 placement points, down from 15.
Zone sizes and timings would change to match the global esports scene.
A player transfer window would let teams trade players in a set period, which was meant to reduce poaching.
The Grind had grown from 128 to 256 slots in 2023. The top 24 teams from BMPS 2023 were expected to receive invitations to The Grind in 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
Who won BGIS 2024?
Team XSpark won BGIS 2024 with 142 points in the Grand Finals. Global Esports finished second with 134 points and Reckoning Esports third with 132.
What was the BGIS 2024 prize pool?
The BGIS 2024 prize pool was ₹2 crore. Team XSpark received ₹60 lakh, Global Esports ₹30 lakh and Reckoning Esports ₹20 lakh.
Where were the BGIS 2024 Grand Finals held?
The Grand Finals were held at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad from 28 to 30 June 2024. Sixteen teams played 18 matches.
How many points did a chicken dinner give in BGIS 2024?
A chicken dinner gave 10 placement points in BGIS 2024, down from 15 in the previous season. Each finish gave 1 point.
What is the BGMI player transfer window?
It is a set period when teams can trade or exchange players. It was introduced to make transfers smoother and reduce poaching.
Sources
Krafton India Esports official broadcasts and Instagram posts (April to June 2024); The New Indian (1 July 2024); Digit; InsideSport; Sportskeeda.
About the Author
Rohit Kanzariya: Rohit Kanzariya is the founder of The Gaming Diary. He has run a gaming organisation in India since 2019 and covers PC gaming, tech and esports. He holds a B.Tech degree and works as a marketing professional. LinkedIn profile
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