One of the most popular mobile esports tournament franchises from India, Thug Invitational, is back with yet another season featuring a brand new competitive title - Apex Legends Mobile.
The Apex Legends Mobile Thug Invitational has been announced with 16 of the best streamers from across India competing for a total prize pool of INR 2,50,000 ($3,100 USD). It is scheduled to take place from 26th to 28th August and will be exclusively livestreamed on Loco from 15:00 IST (03:00 PM) everyday.
This season of the Thug Invitational is being organized by The Esports Club and it is for the first time ever that this franchise is hosting an Apex Legends Mobile tournament, a title that is slowly picking up pace in the country.
The last season of Thug Invitational which featured BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India) was quite successful, with the event securing a peak of 47,000 viewers while also attaining over 231,000 total hours watched.
This time a new title, Apex Legends Mobile, has been selected which is still in its early stages on mobile, but has proven to be a major player in the esports scene across PC and console.
Here is everything you need to know about the Apex Legends Mobile Thug Invitational.
Some of the biggest streamers and personalities from across the country have been invited to compete in this tournament. It is definitely going to be a new experience for both the audience and participants, with a brand new title like Apex Legends Mobile being played.
Here are all the 16 streamers that have been invited for this competition,
Naman “Mortal” Mathur
Payal "Payal Gaming" Dhare
Siddhant “Sid” Joshi
Kaashvi "Kaash Plays" Hiranandani
Salman “Mamba” Ahmed
Parv "ReGaLToS" Singh
Aman "Aman" Jain
Yash “Viper” Soni
Krutika "Krutika Plays" Ojha
Ankkita "Ankkita C" Chauhan
Mrinmoy “Mercy” Lahkar
Daksh "Mafia" Garg
Devdeep "Zeref" Dhar
Kamal “Akshu” Kumar
Monika “Sherlock” Jeph
Mithul “Binks” Nayak
Apex Legends Mobile Thug Invitational - Talents
The Apex Legends Mobile Thug Invitational is scheduled to take place from 26th to 28th August, from 15:00 IST (03:00 PM) onwards on each match day.
Overall Standings
Position | Team | Matches | Wins | Placement Points | Finish Points | Total Points |
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1 | Team Viper | 15 | 2 | 62 | 93 | 155 |
2 | Team Kurtika Plays | 15 | 1 | 72 | 58 | 130 |
3 | Team Zeref | 15 | 1 | 61 | 53 | 114 |
4 | Team Mafia | 15 | 1 | 64 | 48 | 112 |
5 | Team Kaash Plays | 15 | 2 | 66 | 45 | 111 |
6 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 15 | 1 | 56 | 54 | 110 |
7 | Team Sid | 15 | 0 | 72 | 33 | 105 |
8 | Team Payal | 15 | 1 | 62 | 37 | 99 |
9 | Team Beg4Mercy | 15 | 2 | 51 | 43 | 94 |
10 | Team Regaltos | 15 | 1 | 56 | 33 | 89 |
11 | Team Aman | 15 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 74 |
12 | Team Sherlock | 15 | 1 | 43 | 28 | 71 |
13 | Team Binks | 15 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 66 |
14 | Team Ankkita C | 15 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 46 |
15 | Team Akshu | 15 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
16 | Team Mamba | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26th August | Five Matches
Position | Match 1 | Total Points 1 | Match 2 | Total Points 2 | Match 3 | Total Points 3 | Match 4 | Total Points 4 | Match 5 | Total Points 5 |
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1 | Team Binks | 18 | Team Beg4Mercy | 19 | Team Beg4Mercy | 18 | Team Mafia | 18 | Team Viper | 31 |
2 | Team Aman | 16 | Team Viper | 17 | Team Binks | 13 | Team Regaltos | 17 | Team Kaashvi | 12 |
3 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 13 | Team Sid | 12 | Team Mafia | 12 | Team Payal | 11 | Team Zeref | 11 |
4 | Team Sherlock | 9 | Team Akshu | 10 | Team Sid | 10 | Team Beg4Mercy | 9 | Team Regaltos | 10 |
5 | Team Regaltos | 8 | Team Mafia | 10 | Team Kaashvi | 8 | Team Aman | 8 | Team Sid | 8 |
6 | Team Zeref | 7 | Team Zeref | 8 | Team Aman | 4 | Team Krutika | 7 | Team Mafia | 7 |
7 | Team Krutika | 5 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 6 | Team Sherlock | 4 | Team Akshu | 7 | Team Sherlock | 7 |
8 | Team Sid | 4 | Team Payal | 3 | Team Payal | 4 | Team Ankkita C | 4 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 6 |
9 | Team Payal | 3 | Team Sherlock | 3 | Team Viper | 4 | Team Sid | 4 | Team Binks | 5 |
10 | Team Akshu | 2 | Team Kurtika | 3 | Team Joker ki Haveli | 4 | Team Binks | 3 | Team Payal | 3 |
11 | Team Beg4Mercy | 2 | Team Kaashvi | 2 | Team Krutika | 3 | Team Viper | 3 | Team Amkkita C | 2 |
12 | Team Mafia | 2 | Team Regaltos | 1 | Team Regaltos | 3 | Team Zeref | 2 | Team Beg4Mercy | 1 |
13 | Team Kaashvi | 1 | Team Binks | 1 | Team Zeref | 2 | Team Kaashvi | 1 | Team Aman | 1 |
14 | Team Viper | 1 | Team Ankkita C | 1 | Team Akshu | 1 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 1 | Team Akshu | 1 |
15 | Team Amkkita C | 1 | Team Aman | 1 | Team Ankkita C | 1 | Team Sherlock | 1 | Team Krutika | 1 |
16 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 |
27th August | Five Matches
Position | Match 6 | Total Points 6 | Match 7 | Total Points 7 | Match 8 | Total Points 8 | Match 9 | Total Points 9 | Match 10 | Total Points 10 |
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1 | Team Kaash Plays | 20 | Team Mafia | 16 | Team Kaash Plays | 22 | Team Beg4Mercy | 19 | Team Payal | 19 |
2 | Team Zeref | 16 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 16 | Team Sid | 12 | Team Regaltos | 17 | Team Kurtika Plays | 19 |
3 | Team Viper | 15 | Team Kurtika Plays | 15 | Team Payal | 12 | Team Viper | 14 | Team Viper | 9 |
4 | Team Kurtika Plays | 11 | Team Ankkita C | 8 | Team Kurtika Plays | 9 | Team Zeref | 10 | Team Mafia | 9 |
5 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 6 | Team Kaash Plays | 6 | Team Regaltos | 8 | Team Kaash Plays | 6 | Team Sid | 8 |
6 | Team Sid | 5 | Team Regaltos | 5 | Team Binks | 5 | Team Kurtika Plays | 4 | Team Ankkita C | 5 |
7 | Team Ankkita C | 4 | Team Beg4Mercy | 5 | Team Zeref | 5 | Team Sid | 4 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 4 |
8 | Team Sherlock | 3 | Team Sid | 4 | Team Viper | 5 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 4 | Team Binks | 4 |
9 | Team Binks | 3 | Team Aman | 4 | Team Mafia | 4 | Team Binks | 3 | Team Beg4Mercy | 4 |
10 | Team Payal | 3 | Team Payal | 4 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 4 | Team Payal | 2 | Team Kaash Plays | 3 |
11 | Team Aman | 2 | Team Sherlock | 3 | Team Ankkita C | 2 | Team Ankkita C | 2 | Team Zeref | 2 |
12 | Team Mafia | 2 | Team Viper | 2 | Team Beg4Mercy | 2 | Team Mafia | 2 | Team Regaltos | 2 |
13 | Team Regaltos | 1 | Team Binks | 1 | Team Sherlock | 1 | Team Sherlock | 1 | Team Sherlock | 1 |
14 | Team Beg4Mercy | 1 | Team Zeref | 1 | Team Aman | 1 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Aman | 0 |
15 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Akshu | 0 |
16 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Aman | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 |
28th August | Five Matches
Position | Match 11 | Total Points 11 | Match 12 | Total Points 12 | Match 13 | Total Points 13 | Match 14 | Total Points 14 | Match 15 | Total Points 15 |
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1 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 22 | Team Kurtika Plays | 24 | Team Viper | 26 | Team Sherlock | 19 | Team Zeref | 23 |
2 | Team Mafia | 18 | Team Payal | 13 | Team Kurtika Plays | 10 | Team Viper | 17 | Team Aman | 17 |
3 | Team Zeref | 12 | Team Zeref | 11 | Team Aman | 10 | Team Kurtika Plays | 11 | Team Payal | 10 |
4 | Team Sherlock | 10 | Team Kaash Plays | 10 | Team Sid | 10 | Team Kaash Plays | 9 | Team Kurtika Plays | 7 |
5 | Team Sid | 7 | Team Regaltos | 7 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 9 | Team Mafia | 7 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 7 |
6 | Team Payal | 5 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 5 | Team Beg4Mercy | 7 | Team Sid | 7 | Team Sid | 7 |
7 | Team Viper | 4 | Team Viper | 5 | Team Kaash Plays | 4 | Team Zeref | 6 | Team Sherlock | 6 |
8 | Team Regaltos | 3 | Team Ankkita C | 5 | Team Ankkita C | 4 | Team Aman | 4 | Team Kaash Plays | 5 |
9 | Team Aman | 3 | Team Sherlock | 5 | Team Regaltos | 4 | Team Payal | 4 | Team Ankkita C | 5 |
10 | Team Kaash Plays | 2 | Team Sid | 3 | Team Payal | 3 | Team Binks | 4 | Team Viper | 2 |
11 | Team Binks | 2 | Team Aman | 3 | Team Zeref | 3 | Team Joker Ki Haveli | 3 | Team Mafia | 2 |
12 | Team Kurtika Plays | 1 | Team Beg4Mercy | 2 | Team Mafia | 2 | Team Regalots | 2 | Team Beg4Mercy | 2 |
13 | Team Beg4Mercy | 1 | Team Binks | 1 | Team Binks | 1 | Team Beg4Mercy | 2 | Team Binks | 2 |
14 | Team Ankkita C | 1 | Team Mafia | 1 | Team Sherlock | 1 | Team Ankkita C | 1 | Team Regaltos | 1 |
15 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Akshu | 0 | Team Akshu | 0 |
16 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 | Team Mamba | 0 |
Five matches will be played on each day of the tournament, possibly all of them taking place on Kings Canyon because Worlds Edge had been temporary pulled out of rotation by the developers.
In total, 15 matches will be played across the three days. The team standing on top of the leaderboards at the end shall be declared as the champions of Apex Legends Mobile Thug Invitational.
This season of Thug Invitational featuring Apex Legends Mobile will be featuring a total prize pool of INR 2,50,000 which will be split between the top four teams.
Position | Prize Money (INR) | Team |
---|---|---|
1st | 1,00,000 | Team Viper |
2nd | 75,000 | Team Kurtika Plays |
3rd | 50,000 | Team Zeref |
4th | 25,000 | Team Mafia |
Apex Legends Mobile Thug Invitational will be organized by The Esports Club and will be livestreamed exclusively on the popular Indian streaming platform Loco in multiple languages.
Those interested in watching the tournament live can tune into The Esports Club's official channel on Loco - The Esports Club Select, from 15:00 IST (03:00 PM) onwards on each match day.