BGIS 2025 declares prize pool enhance following crate success

KRAFTON India has raised the prize pool for its upcoming Battlegrounds Cellular India Sequence (BGIS) 2025, which is able to function a record-breaking ₹3.2 crore (~£288,000) prize pool.

This 60% enhance in comparison with the earlier 12 months’s prize pool is because of the common reception of KRAFTON’s BGIS 2025 Crate launched earlier this 12 months, leaving India’s esports panorama ‘thriving’.

This information follows KRAFTON’s showcasing the highest 16 groups at BGIS 2025, that are set to compete throughout a three-day grand finale on the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan from April twenty fifth–twenty seventh. All groups can be competing for the lion’s share of the prize pool, which is ₹1.2 crore (~$140,000/£107,000) increased in comparison with final 12 months. As a result of enhance, the prize pool will now be break up throughout all 32 groups as an alternative of simply the highest half.

These are all of the certified groups competing within the BGIS 2025 Grand Finals:

Karan Pathak, Affiliate Director of Esports at KRAFTON India, commented on the event:, “BGIS 2025 isn’t only a event, it’s a celebration of how far Indian Esports has come. The 60% prize pool increase, together with ₹1.2 crore allotted to the highest 32 groups, is our manner of giving again to the aggressive neighborhood and inspiring extra gamers to push their limits. 

“From record-breaking participation to unimaginable viewership, it’s clear that India’s Esports panorama is prospering, and we’re excited to see the vitality construct as we head into the Grand Finals.”

Battlegrounds Cellular India, previously referred to as PUBG Cellular India, stays one of the common esports titles globally, with over 200m registered customers.

Based on AnimeSpotlight, from March nineteenth to April eleventh, 2025, KRAFTON India launched the BGIS Particular Version 2025 crate, an in-game merchandise with unique BGIS-themed gear. This included collectables, gun skins, cosmetics and extra. Proceeds from the occasion went on to BGIS 2025’s prize pool.