🏆 Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2026 – Format Explained
BGIS 2026, recognized as one of India’s most-watched and most-attended esports tournaments, returns with a larger, multi-stage format, running from January to March 2026. Thousands of teams from across the country will compete online and on LAN stages for national glory and a share of the ₹2 crore prize pool.
Registrations are open now on the Krafton India Esports website and will remain open until January 4, 2026.
🔥 The Grind (Invited Teams Stage)
Dates: 17 January – 1 February 2026
- 64 invited teams
- Divided into 4 groups (A, B, C, D)
- Each group plays:
- 24 matches
- Over 16 days, split into 4 sets
Set-Wise Structure
Set 1 (17–20 January)
- Groups C & D play their first 12 matches
Set 2 (21–24 January)
- Groups C & D play their remaining 12 matches
- Group D
- Top 8 → Round 2
- Bottom 8 → Round 1
- Group C
- Top 8 → Round 3
- Bottom 8 → Round 2
Set 3 (25–28 January)
- Groups A & B play their first 12 matches
Set 4 (29 January – 1 February)
- Groups A & B play remaining 12 matches
- Group B
- Top 8 → Round 4
- Bottom 8 → Round 3
- Group A
- Top 8 → Quarter Finals
- Bottom 8 → Round 4
📊 Graph Idea: Flowchart showing team movement from Grind to main rounds
⚔️ Round 1
Dates: 26 January – 1 February 2026
- 1,024 teams
- 1,016 from IGQ
- 8 from Grind Group D
- 64 groups
- 6 matches per group
Qualification
- Top 7 teams from each group → Round 2
- Additional 48 teams based on overall standings → Round 2
📊 Chart Idea: Pie chart – Qualified vs Eliminated teams
⚔️ Round 2
Dates: 5 – 8 February 2026
- 512 teams
- 32 groups
- 6 matches per group
Qualification
- Top 7 teams per group → Round 3
- Additional 16 teams via overall standings
⚔️ Round 3
Dates: 12 – 15 February 2026
- 256 teams
- 16 groups
- 6 matches per group
Qualification
- Top 6 teams per group → Round 4
- Additional 16 teams via overall standings
⚔️ Round 4
Dates: 19 – 22 February 2026
- 128 teams
- 8 groups
- 6 matches per group
Qualification
- Top 6 teams per group → Quarter Finals
- Additional 8 teams → Wildcard Entry
📊 Graph Idea: Funnel chart showing team reduction from Round 1 to Round 4
🏹 Quarter Finals
Dates: 26 February – 1 March 2026
- 64 teams
- 4 groups
- 6 matches per group
Qualification
- Top 16 teams overall → Semi Finals
- Teams ranked 17–40 → Wildcard Entry
🔄 Wildcard Entry
Dates: 5 – 8 March 2026
- 32 teams
- 4 groups
- Round-robin format
- 12 matches per group
Qualification
- Top 8 teams overall → Semi Finals
📊 Chart Idea: Group-wise points table
🔥 Semi Finals
Dates: 12 – 15 March 2026
- 24 teams
- 3 groups
- Round-robin format
- 16 matches per group
Qualification
- Top 8 teams overall → Grand Finals
💀 Survival Stage
Dates: 16 – 17 March 2026
- 16 teams
- 2 days
- 12 matches total
Qualification
- Top 8 teams → Grand Finals
📊 Graph Idea: Line graph showing points progression across matchdays
👑 Grand Finals (LAN Event)
Dates: 27 – 29 March 2026
- 16 teams
- 8 from Semi Finals
- 8 from Survival Stage
- 18 matches
- Offline LAN event
The BGIS 2026 Champion will be crowned here, concluding one of the most intense esports seasons in India.
📊 Final Graph Idea: Bar chart comparing final points of Grand Finalist
