Format
BGIS 2024 - The Grind: February 5th - 23rd, 2025
- 64 Invited Teams, 16 matchdays.
- Teams divided into 4 groups with 16 squads in each group.
- Each group will play 24 matches in respective weeks.
- All 64 teams based on the overall standings will seed to BGIS 2025: Main Event
- Round 1: Feb 16th - 23rd, 2025
- 1024 Teams, 8 matchdays.
- 1016 Teams from In-Game Qualifiers.
- Bottom 8 Teams from The Grind Week-1.
- Teams divided into 64 groups with 16 Teams in each group.
- Each team plays a total of 6 matches.
- Top 7 Teams from each group + Top 48 Teams among the remaining teams (Total 496 Teams) qualify for Round 2.
- Round 2: Feb 27th - Mar 2nd, 2025
- 512 Teams, 4 matchdays.
- 496 Teams from Round 1.
- Top 8 Teams from The Grind Week-1.
- Bottom 8 Teams from The Grind Week-2.
- Teams are divided into 32 groups with 16 Teams in each group.
- Each team plays a total of 6 matches.
- Top 7 Teams from each group + Top 16 Teams among the remaining teams (Total 240 Teams) qualify for Round 3.
- Round 3: Mar 6th - 9th, 2025
- 256 Teams, 4 matchdays.
- 240 Teams from Round 2.
- Top 8 Teams from The Grind Week-2.
- Bottom 8 Teams from The Grind Week-3.
- Teams are divided into 16 groups with 16 Teams in each group.
- Each team plays a total of 6 matches.
- Top 6 Teams from each group + Top 16 Teams among the remaining teams (Total 112 Teams) qualify for Round 4.
- Round 4: Mar 13th - 16th, 2025
- 128 Teams, 4 matchdays.
- 112 Teams from Round 3.
- Top 8 Teams from The Grind Week-3.
- Bottom 8 Teams from The Grind Week-4.
- Teams are divided into 8 groups with 16 Teams in each group.
- Each team plays a total of 6 matches.
- Top 7 Teams from each group (Total 56 Teams) advance to Quarter Finals.
- Top 16 Teams among the remaining teams advance to Wildcard.
- Quarter Finals: Mar 20th - 23rd, 2025
- 64 Teams, 4 matchdays.
- 56 Teams from Round 4.
- Top 8 Teams from The Grind Week-4.
- Teams are divided into 4 groups with 16 Teams in each group.
- Each team plays a total of 6 matches.
- Top 16 Teams based on the cumulative overall standings advance to the Semi Finals Week 1.
- Remaining 48 Teams advance to the Wildcard.
- Wildcard: Mar 24th - 27th, 2025
- 64 Teams, 4 matchdays.
- 48 Teams from Quarter Finals.
- 16 Teams from Round 4.
- Teams are divided into 4 groups with 16 Teams in each group.
- Each team plays 3 matches over 2 days.
- After 2 days, based on the overall standings teams are re-shuffled.
- Again, each team plays 3 matches for 2 days.
- Top 16 Teams based on the cumulative overall standings advance to the Semi Finals Week 1.
- Semi Finals Week 1: Mar 29th - Apr 1st, 2025
- 32 Teams, 4 matchdays.
- 16 Teams from Quarter Finals.
- 16 Teams from Wildcard.
- Teams are divided into 4 groups with 8 Teams in each group.
- Round-robin format.
- Each team plays a total of 12 matches.
- Top 8 Teams advance to the Grand Finals.
- Remaining 24 Teams proceed to Semi Finals Week 2.
- Semi Finals Week 2: Apr 3rd - 6th, 2025
- 24 Teams, 4 matchdays.
- Teams are divided equally into 3 groups of 8.
- Double Round-robin format.
- Each team plays a total of 16 matches.
- Top 8 Teams advance to the Grand Finals.
- The Grand Finals: Apr 25th - 27th, 2025 at TBD
Kolkata.
- 16 Teams, 3 matchdays.
- 8 teams from Semi Finals Week 1.
- 8 teams from Semi Finals Week 2.
- 18 matches (6 each day).
Point System
| Match Points Distribution
|
| Elimination Points |
1 per elimination
|
| Place |
Points
|
Place |
Points
|
| 1st |
10 |
5th |
3
|
| 2nd |
6 |
6th |
2
|
| 3rd |
5 |
7th - 8th |
1
|
| 4th |
4 |
9th - 16th |
0
|
The Grind for the Final
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Top 8 teams from Group A qualify for
BGIS 2025: Quarter Finals
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Top 8 from Group B &
Bottom 8 from Group A qualify for
BGIS 2025: Round 4
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Top 8 from Group C &
Bottom 8 from Group B qualify for
BGIS 2025: Round 3
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Top 8 from Group D &
Bottom 8 from Group C qualify for
BGIS 2025: Round 2
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Bottom 8 teams from Group D qualify for
BGIS 2025: Round 1
