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Registrations for BGIS 2021 were initially supposed to end on 1st August with the tournament starting on 2nd Aug 2021. However, KRAFTON has decided to extend the registration deadline so players have more time to squad up and register their team. Players who want to participate can head to the BGMI esports website to register their team. Initially, the deadline for registrations were to end in two days, but now with its extension, KRAFTON will be postponing the starting date of BGIS 2021. Make sure to go through the rulebook for Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2021 here before you register.
BGIS dates change as KRAFTON extends registration deadlines
In-game qualifiers for the tournament were supposed to start on 2nd August and end on 8th Aug 2021. However, with the extension of registration dates for BGIS, players will have to wait for the new schedule to be officially declared.
BGIS Tournament Format
Players who have registered for Battlegrounds Mobile India Series will have to play 15 matches with their registered team members over the given time period. The top 10 of 15 matches will be considered for evaluation and scored accordingly. In case of a tie, certain parameters such as finishes, survival time, accuracy, and others will be considered. Top 1024 teams will qualify for the Online-Qualifiers. The top 64 teams of those will then battle it out in the Quarter-Finals, with 48 to be put into Losers Bracket, and 16 to advance directly to the Semi-finals.
The top eight teams from the Losers Bracket will then join the 16 teams for the Semi-finals. The top 16 from these 24 teams will then play in the Grand Finals starting 7th October. These teams will play a total of 20 matches over four days to be crowned champions of the first-ever BGIS.
BGIS features a prize pool of ₹100, 00,000 INR ($134,612 USD). The winners of BGIS 2021 will receive ₹50,00,000 INR ($67,306 USD) with second place receiving ₹25,00,000 INR ($33,653 USD). Player awards will also be distributed including MVP, The Lone Ranger, and The Redeemer.
