Top Esports Tournaments in India:ย Esports, a component of gaming, involves teams or individuals competing in a competitive setting to achieve victory. The landscape of esports in India underwent a transformation with the introduction of the mobile game PLAYER UNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE (PUBG) in 2018. Platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, Loco, and Rooter serve as online channels for broadcasting esports content and can be easily followed there.
RISE OF ESPORTS
As the pandemic unfolded, individuals began engaging more in gaming, recognizing the potential within the realm of esports. Witnessing this surge in interest, a growing number of people were drawn to esports, leading to an expanding landscape. Presently, the esports industry has reached a scale where numerous official and unofficial tournaments are organized for various games. Prominent brands such as RED BULL, CORSAIR, AMD, and others extend sponsorships to diverse teams and players. Here’s a compilation of some of the most lucrative esports tournaments in India based on prize pools.
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Esports Games with the highest popularity in India
- BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA- BGMI is India’s current most popular Esports game. BGMI has the highest number of esports tournaments and content creators in India. Personalities like Mortal, Scout, and Jonathan gained popularity from Esports in BGMI.
- VALORANT- Valorant is the most-played esports PC game in India. Valorant is an FPS(First Person Shooter) game with a fast-growing esports infrastructure. Many official/unofficial tournaments with a significantly large prize pool are conducted monthly.
Esports Tournaments With The Highest Prizepool in India
5. Skyesports Champions Series SCS
The Skyesports champions series is one of the biggest Valorant tournaments in India with a prize pool of $30000. Global Esports emerged as the tournament’s winner, and Enigma Gaming finished second. Both teams are seeded into the VCT 2022 Apac Challengers Stage 2 but eliminated from VCT in the recent play-ins and group stages, respectively.
4. Nodwin x Loco All-Stars Invitational LAN
The Nodwin X Loco All-Stars Invitational tournament was the first LAN event after the Covid upsurge. It had a prize pool of INR 50 lakhs. Team TSM FTX won the event and took home Rs. 25 lakhs from it. Team HH (Hyderabad Hydras) came in second and grabbed Rs. 12 lakh prize money in the Lan event.
3. IQOO Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2021 (BGIS)
THE BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA SERIES was the first official open for all esports tournaments of BGMI. The competition had Rs. 1 Crore and a PMGC (PUBG MOBILE GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP) slot. Team Skylightz Gaming won the BGIS, and team TSM FTX came at the second spot. The slot for PMGC had been allotted for the winner of BGIS, but due to the unavailability of passports of the top three teams, Team GODLIKE went to represent India in PMGC.
2. Free Fire India Championship – FFIC
The Free Fire India Championship was the biggest Free Fire Esports tournament in India, with a massive prize pool of 7500000 rupees. Team Elite won the tournament with PVS Gaming coming in the second spot and the famous Total Gaming in the third spot. OLD MONK of team TSM won the overall MVP of the tournament. The top six teams were invited to the FFPL winter edition.
1. Battlegrounds Mobile Pro Series Season 1 (BMPS)
In the first spot comes the latest official tournament, THE BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE PRO SERIES(BMPS). Season 1 is the largest tournament in the prize pool in 2022. BMPS had a prize pool of 2 crore INR, equal to $256,042. Team Soul won the BMPS with clear dominance and marked the comeback of Team Soul in BGMI esports. Soul also got India’s PMWI (PUBG MOBILE WORLD INVITATIONAL) slot. OR esports finished at the second spot and is rumoured to get the second PMWI slot.
INCREASING POPULARITY OF ESPORTS TOURNAMENTS:
The popularity of esports is increasing very fast in India, and many people are investing in esports, contributing to the growth of esports in India. The biggest tournament of BGMI, the NODWINxSTARSPORTS Lan, will be conducted next month with a prize pool of Rs. 1.5 Crore. The event will be telecasted on TV on Star Sports, significantly boosting the different esports tournaments.
