Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1: Teams, Results, Schedule, Streams, More
Everything about the BGMI tournament Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1.
Upthrust has announced an invite-only BGMI (Battlegrounds Mobile India) tournament called Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1 scheduled to take place from 2nd May to 16th June.
This tournament features a total prize pool of INR 10,00,000 ($12,920 USD) along with 24 of the best BGMI teams from across the country, which have received a direct invite to compete in this tournament.
Divided into two stages, semi finals and grand finals, this particular BGMI event has faced a few setbacks and changes in its schedule due to the packed competitive calendar. Despite all this, teams continue to deliver their best possible performance, enthralling the audience and aiming for the first-place finish.
Here is everything that we know about the tournament so far including the schedule, results, overall standings, livestream details, and everything else.
Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1: Complete details of the BGMI tournament
Upthrust Esports has come forward with the complete information for the upcoming Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1 which features a total prize pool of INR 10,00,000 with some of the most popular BGMI teams from across India going up against each other.
Invited Teams
A total of 24 teams have been directly invited for this tournament from all over the country. These teams have been further divided into three groups of eight teams each for the semi final stage of the event.
Here are all the participants that will be competing in this tournament segregated according to their groups,
Only 16 teams will make it through to the grand finals stage, following the first seven match days of the tournament. It will be interesting to see which teams fight hard enough to qualify for the next part of the event.
Schedule and Format
The invite-only online tournament will be taking place from 2nd May to 16th June. This is what the updated schedule of the Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1 looks like,
2nd May - Semi Final Day 1, 17:00 IST
4th May - Semi Final Day 2, 17:300 IST
9th May - Semi Final Day 3, 17:00 IST
30th May - Semi Final Day 4, 13:00 IST
31st May - Semi Final Day 5, 13:00 IST
1st June - Semi Final Day 6, 13:00 IST
6th June - Semi Final Day 7, 13:00 IST
7th June - Grand Finals Day 1, 13:00 IST
8th June - Grand Finals Day 2, 13:00 IST
13th June - Grand Finals Day 3, 13:00 IST
14th June - Grand Finals Day 4, 13:00 IST
15th June - Grand Finals Day 5, 13:00 IST
16th June - Grand Finals Day 6, 13:00 IST
With the event being divided between two different stages and competing teams being divided into three groups of eight teams each. Here is how the semi final stage of the tournament will be played out.
In the semi final stage, the 24 qualified teams will be split into three groups of eight teams each, taking on each other following a round-robin format across seven days from 2nd May to 6th June.
Each match day will witness a total of six matches being played, resulting in a cumulative total of 42 matches across the entire semi final stage.
This means that each group will be playing 28 matches in total across the seven days of the semi final stage.
Based on the performance of all teams at the end of the semi final stage, the top 16 teams will qualify ahead to the grand finals stage which is scheduled to take place from 7th to 16th June.
Here, each day will witness six matches taking place, resulting in a total of 36 matches being played across the six days, and the team with the highest cumulative points will be crowned as the champion of Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1.
Results and Standings
Semi Final Stage - All 24 Teams
The overall standings of the 24 BGMI teams competing in the semi final stage of the Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1 is as follows:
The overall top fraggers (top five) in the semi final stage of the tournament are as follows:
The following 16 teams have qualified through the semi final stage and will be competing in the grand finals stage,
Orangutan
Team SouL
Global Esports
Chemin Esports
Revenge Esports
Blind Esports
Entity Gaming
Skylightz Gaming
Hyderabad Hydras
True Rippers
Team Enigma Forever
Revenant Esports
GodLike Esports
Enigma Gaming
7Sea Esports
Team XO
Grand Finals Stage - Top 16 Qualifying Teams
Grand Finals Day 1, 7th June - 13:00 IST
Maps: Erangel, Miramar, Erangel, Miramar, Vikendi, Erangel
Grand Finals Day 2, 8th June - 13:00 IST
Maps: Erangel, Miramar, Erangel, Miramar, Vikendi, Erangel
Grand Finals Day 3, 13th June - 13:00 IST
Maps: Erangel, Miramar, Erangel, Miramar, Vikendi, Erangel
Grand Finals Day 4, 14th June - 13:00 IST
Maps: Erangel, Miramar, Erangel, Miramar, Vikendi, Erangel
Grand Finals Day 5, 15th June - 13:00 IST
Maps: Erangel, Miramar, Erangel, Miramar, Vikendi, Erangel
Grand Finals Day 6, 16th June - 13:00 IST
Maps: Erangel, Miramar, Erangel, Miramar, Vikendi, Erangel
The overall standing at the end of each day of the grand finals stage is as follows,
Update: Though no official announcement was made on social outlets by any of the parties involved. It seems Team XO has dropped out of the tournament as they were replaced by OR Esports on the 5th day of the grand finals stage.
The overall top fraggers (top five) at the end of each day of the grand finals stage is as follows,
Prize Pool Distribution
Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1 is hosting a sizable prize pool of INR 10,00,000 which will be split only between the top six BGMI teams, along with individual prizes for the top fragger and the team with most finishes at the tournament.
Livestream
The Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown Season 1 BGMI tournament is being exclusively livestreamed on Loco and Upthrust Esports' official YouTube channel. Those interested can visit the streams by clicking on the links above.