Krafton, the developer of the famous battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India has announced BGMI Showdown 2022. The event is scheduled to start on the 21st July. BGMI Showdown 2022 is the first official esports event that will be played in a LAN format.
A total of 24 teams are invited through the BGMI Pro series 2022 and BGIS 2022. BGMI Showdown 2022 is a four-day long event where the 24 invited teams will compete with each other in a round-robin format for 3 days. The top 16 teams finishing at the top of the overall leaderboard will compete in a one-day final.
GROUPS
Group A
- 7SEA Esports
- Global Esports
- Team GodLike
- Orangutan
- R Esports
- Team INS
- Team Kinetic
- Udog India
Group B
- Autobotz Esports
- FS Esports
- Hyderabad Hydras
- OR Esports
- Reckoning Esports
- Esports Wala
- Team Soul
- TSM
Group C
- Big Brother Esports
- Enigma Gaming
- Hydra Esports
- Nigma Galaxy
- Revenant Esports
- Skylightz Gaming
- Team Xspark
- Team XO
The event will have a prize pool of ₹15,00,000 INR. Besides this, it is speculated that the winning team will get a direct invite to the upcoming PMWI 2022 After Party Showdown. A total of 12 teams will be competing in the event where the top 5 teams from the PMWI 2022 main event along with 7 invited teams will compete for $1M USD. The event is scheduled to take place on 18th-20th August 2022.
FORMAT
A total of 18 matches will be played in 3 days where each group will compete in a round-robin format. Each team will play 12 matches in three days which will determine the overall standings. The top 16 teams finishing in the overall standings will compete in the grand finals. A total of 6 matches will be played in the finals.
SCHEDULE
Day 1
- Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
- Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
- Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
- Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
- Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
- Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)
Day 2
- Match 1 – Groups A & B (Sanhok)
- Match 2 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
- Match 3 – Groups B & C (Miramar)
- Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
- Match 5 – Groups A & C (Miramar)
- Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)
Day 3
- Match 1 – Groups A & B (Erangel)
- Match 2 – Groups A & B (Miramar)
- Match 3 – Groups B & C (Sanhok)
- Match 4 – Groups B & C (Erangel)
- Match 5 – Groups A & C (Sanhok)
- Match 6 – Groups A & C (Erangel)
SCHEDULE
The Showdown will be live-streamed on Battlegrounds Mobile India esports YouTube channel and on Loco from July 21.
