BGIS 2023 Round 2: Number of teams, format, dates, and how to watch 

Round 2 of the BGIS 2023 Online Qualifiers is set to be played from September 7 to 10, where 512 teams will demonstrate their competence and skills while looking to progress to the next phase. The top 480 teams were picked from the first round, with the remaining 32 teams coming through The Grind Finals. This will be a crucial phase of Battlegrounds Mobile India series S2.

Krafton has divided these 512 squads into 32 groups for the second round. The top seven squads from each group, i.e., 224 teams, will enter the third round, which the 32 top teams from The Grind will also be a part of. The Online Qualifiers will be hosted in three rounds and end on September 17.

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Qualified teams for BGIS Round 2 from The Grind

Here are the 32 squads that have made it to Round 2 through The Grind:

1. Genesis Esports
2. Revenant Esports
3. 4 Aggressive Man
4. Ruling Since 80's
5. TF5X7Hills Esports
6. Liquid Esports
7. Revenge Esports
8. Team Mayhem
9. Or Esports
10. Team Godlike
11. Mavericks
12. Team Tamilas
13. 7Habit
14. War Mania Esports
15. Reckoning Esports
16. Velocity Gaming
17. Team Psyche
18. Spy Esports
19. R4W Official
20. Galactic Gamers
21. Intrepid Esports
22. GE Phoenix
23. Spyder Esports
24. RVNC Esports
25. NoRulesXtreme
26. Orangutan
27. Skulltz Esports
28. Team Tribal Esports
29. DO OR DIE
30. Xnor Esports
31. Error Esports
32. Team Rebel

Teams qualified from BGIS Round 1

Krafton has not yet revealed all 480 teams that have made it from the previous round. However, the names of some have been made public as their group matches were broadcast live.

1. Team Insane
2. Baltiboys
3. T2H Legends
4. UP50 Esports
5. Enigma Gaming
6. Team IMGOD
7. Team MD
8. Team XSpark
9. Generation X
10. Numen Gaming
11. Team Alex
12. Team LX
13. 7Shore Esports
14. Revive ORG
15. UDOG India
16. Eleven Esports
17. Team Chenab Valley
18. Xyle Esports
19. Hades
20. Team Brother Till Death
21. Team INS
22. Global Esports
23. Claw Esports
24. MOB Officials

When and where to watch

You can watch Round 2 of the BGIS on Jio Cinema as well as the Krafton India Esports' YouTube channel at 1 pm IST. However, like the previous phase, all matches of the 32 groups will not be live-streamed.

Format of Online Qualifiers (Image via Krafton)

Popular clubs like Orangutan, Revenant, GodLike Esports, and Velocity Gaming will play for the first time in the BGIS 2023 as they earned direct entry through The Grind Finals.

Other squads like Team XSpark, Numen Gaming, Global Esports, and Enigma recently contested in Round 1 and managed to get to this stage. The squads will be looking to maintain momentum in the second round as well.