After four grueling days of intense action, the BGIS 2025 Wildcard stage has come to an end, and with it, 16 teams have successfully punched their ticket to the Semi Finals Week 1. This stage was the last-chance, one that proved not just for individual firepower but also for resilience, strategy, and nerves of steel.
BGIS 2025 Wildcard Explained
The Wildcard phase is arguably the most important part of the BGIS tournament format. It provides teams that lost narrowly earlier on — from the lowest 48 teams in the Quarter Finals and the Top 16 teams from Round 4 — a last chance to test their skills and earn a coveted Semi Finals spot.
In contrast to previous rounds, the Wildcard format was different. The 64 teams that took part were divided into four groups, each of which played 3 matches in 2 days. The groups were then shuffled according to overall standings, and another set of 3 matches in 2 days followed. Overall, each team played 6 matches, with performance in all games going towards cumulative standings.
With only the Top 16 teams qualifying for Semi Finals Week 1, the competition was insane.
Top 16 Teams That Qualified for the Semi Finals
Here are the teams that stood out from the rest in the Wildcard round and qualified for Semi Finals Week 1:
- HeroXtreme Godlike
- Vasista Esports
- Cincinnati Kids
- Diesel Esports
- Likitha Esports
- THW
- Team Soul
- Reckoning Esports
- Altitude
- Bot Army
- Wobble Gaming
- Inferno Squad
- FS Esports
- Rider Esports
- Orangutan
- Troy Tamilan
BGIS 2025 Semi Finals Week 1 Awaits
The 16 qualified teams will then meet the top 16 from the Quarter Finals in the Semi Finals Week 1, which will begin on March 29th, 2025. Here, 32 teams will be split into 4 groups of 8, fighting it out in a round-robin format in 12 matches. Only the top 8 teams will earn a direct qualification to the BGIS 2025 Grand Finals.
Meanwhile, the other 24 teams from Semi Finals Week 1 will have another chance in Semi Finals Week 2, which provides the last 8 Grand Finals opportunities.
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