The First Battlegrounds Mobile India Series Esports Tournament Starts on August 2 With a Rs. 1 Crore Prize Pool: Report
A new report points to Battlegrounds Mobile India Series starting from August 15 with a prize pool of a whopping Rs. 1 crore. The news was leaked early courtesy of Gamzo, who claim that Krafton is officially set to announce information regarding its first open esports tournament on July 15. It looks like this is what Krafton was referring to when teasing its plans for esports with BGMI earlier, calling it the “biggest battle you’ve all been waiting for.”
Battlegrounds Mobile India Series Prize Pool Leaked
According to Gamzo, the first BGMI tournament will have Rs 1,00,00,000 as total prize pool, with it being distributed among winners as follows:
- India Series MVP – Rs. 1,00,000
- ‘Most kill by a squad’ – Rs. 50,000
- ‘Longest shot’ – Rs. 50,000
- Unknowns – Rs. 50,000
- Unknowns – Rs. 50,000
The report also states that there will be more BGMI tournaments held in the future, but its first outing is going quite impressive going by the prize pool.
Battlegrounds Mobile India Series Qualifiers Dates Leaked
As for when the tournament will begin, the report claims that the first online qualifiers will start on August 2, 2021. It will run for two whole months, ending in October. Battlegrounds mobile India players who are in the platinum tier will be able to register for the series soon.
In preparation of its first official tournament, Battlegrounds Mobile India is also set to receive a ton of improvements with its July update, which include new weapons, vehicles and even cute robot NPCs to help out players in the heat of battle. While the updates add a lot of new features, fans are still left wondering about a potential release on iOS devices, of which there was no mention in the new video.
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