KRAFTON India has revealed its H2 2025 roadmap for Battlegrounds Cellular India (BGMI) esports, with as many as three slots to the PUBG Cellular World Championship (PMGC) up for grabs.
The rest of the 12 months will function the return of the BGMI Showdown (BMSD) together with a brand new cross-regional event between India, South Korea and Japan known as the BGMI Worldwide Cup (BMIC).
With each occasions that includes invited groups, KRAFTON has stated that it is going to be increasing its Indian-based Campus Tour to present grassroots expertise a possibility.
“This roadmap isn’t nearly tournaments. It’s about elevating nationwide expertise, giving worldwide publicity, and positioning India as a rising powerhouse within the international esports ecosystem,” the corporate stated on LinkedIn.
BMSD and BMIC to function £83,000 prize pool every
The BMSD and BMIC will every function a prize pool of INR 10,000,000 (~£83,000). Firstly, the BMSD will see 48 Indian groups competing for the title and a single slot to the PMGC 2025.
It’s going to kick off on September 18th in Hyderabad, with the finals scheduled for October tenth to twelfth, 2025, per Inside Sport.
This can then be adopted by BMIC. The PUBG Cellular Japan League’s (PMJL) X account has revealed that the event can be held offline in India from October thirty first to November 2nd.
Total, BMIC could have eight groups from India, with one other eight coming from South Korea and Japan. Whereas the cut up for worldwide groups hasn’t been revealed, it’s prone to be 4 every.
The highest two groups from the BMIC may also qualify for the PUBG Cellular World Championship. The host metropolis for the BMIC hasn’t been revealed but.
Notably, KRAFTON publishes PUBG Cellular, developed by Tencent’s Lightspeed & Quantum Studios, within the three international locations that are part of the BMIC: Japan, South Korea, and India (by way of the localised BGMI).
Tencent’s international publishing arm, Stage Infinite, is answerable for PUBG Cellular in different areas.
India Returns to World PUBG Cellular Tournaments
With this addition, it marks the primary time India is returning to the PMGC since 2021, when GodLike Esports represented the area.
It additionally marks the second consecutive look for the area in worldwide tournaments for PUBG Cellular, after the World Cup (PMWC) in Riyadh. This implies that India might now grow to be a recurring area for international tournaments.
The PMGC 2025 will happen in Bangkok, Thailand, as a part of PUBG United, alongside PUBG PC’s World Championship (PGC). The precise schedule hasn’t been introduced but.
