Cover-Credits:
The Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2023 Round 2 qualifiers have concluded with underdog teams as well as known teams dominating the matches. 512 teams had advanced to Round 2 and before its commencement Krafton released a list of teams that were disqualified from the event.
Round 3 of BGIS is about to start and Krafton has now issued another list of disqualified teams from Round 2.
Reasons for teams’ disqualification from BGIS 2023
Over 2000 teams participated in the online qualifiers and 256 of them competed in Round 2 of BGIS 2023. Many teams faced elimination from the event due to hackers and cheaters in their qualifying matches.
Following several community concerns, Krafton India Esports took strict action against multiple teams competing in BGIS 2023 ahead of Round 2. Krafton has now again released another list of teams that have been disqualified from BGIS 2023 Round 3. The sections 4.1 and 6.2.4 of the BGIS 2023 rulebook are cited as the reasons for teams' disqualification.
Section 4.1 Player Equipment: Players may participate in tournaments or official competitions only on mobile phones or approved handheld devices. Players may not use peripheral devices of any kind without explicit written approval of tournament officials (including tablets, adapters, controllers, Bluetooth keyboards, and mice). Players may not use an emulator to play on a PC or other device that is not a handheld device.
Section 6.2.4 Ringing: Playing under another player’s account or gamertag, or soliciting or inducing someone else to play under another player’s account or gamerTag is prohibited.
The following instagram post highlights the teams that have been disqualified from BGIS 2023:
Krafton also banned 27 other teams for violating several rules from its rulebook. The cause for the ban was not stated, however it is most likely due to a major violation of the rules.
The following instagram post highlights the teams banned from BGIS 2023:
A total of 512 teams competed in BGIS 2023 Round 2 and some of these disqualified teams had finished in the top seven of their respective groups and had qualified for Round 3. Mashroom Boyies finished sixth in Group 7, but the team is now disqualified. Similarly, 4Strangers and 9Tail Esports finished fifth in their respective groups, but both squads were disqualified for breaking the rules.
The third round of BGIS will begin on 14th September with 256 teams including the top 32 teams from BGIS 2023 The Grind and 224 teams from Round 2. For this vital round, 256 teams have been divided into 16 groups. There will be many well-known teams competing like Team Soul, Team GodLike, Orangutan, and more.
