BGMI War of Glory: Invited teams, format, prize pool distribution, and more

Modified Oct 04, 2021 12:30 IST

BGMI War of Glory boasts a massive prize pool of ₹55 lakhs (image via Villager Esports)

With the delay in starting the first BGMI tournament, Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS 2021), third-party organizers are cashing in. They are organizing tournaments with handsome prize pools.

The latest among the long list of third-party organizers to announce their BGMI tournament is Villager Esports. The up and coming Indian gaming company, in collaboration with the Indian streaming platform LOCO, has announced a 4-week BGMI tourney.

The BGMI War of Glory features a massive prize pool of ₹55,00,000, making it the biggest third-party BGMI tournament ever in terms of the prize pool.

Format and schedule of BGMI War of Glory

The tournament will start on 5 October and go on for three weeks, eventually culminating with the end of the finals on 31 October.

The event features 24 invited teams who have been divided into three groups, A, B & C. These sides will battle in a round-robin format for three weeks, at the end of which the top 16 teams from the overall standings will qualify for the finals.

Teams will compete for five days each week, so a total of 30 matches will be played (20 per team). Each day, there will be six games played, with every group playing four games. The group stage will culminate on 22 October.

Eventually, after completing the group stage, the finalists will battle for seven days, starting from 25 October, for a massive prize pool of ₹40,00,000.