How to watch BGMI Showdown (BMSD) 2025

The Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown (BMSD) 2025 is set to commence on Thursday, September 28. A total of 48 BGMI teams will take part in this official event. The winner will advance directly to the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2025. The top eight teams from the event will compete in the Battlegrounds Mobile India International Cup 2025, which also boasts two spots for the PMGC.

Krafton has already announced the names of all 48 BGMI teams in the BMSD 2025. The Lower and Upper Brackets of the tournament feature 24 teams each. After multiple stages, 16 teams will be chosen for the Grand Finals. The event will have a ₹1 crore prize pool. All the 16 finalists will get a share of the prize pool.

When and where to watch BGMI Showdown 2025

All the matches of the BMSD 2025 will be broadcast live only on Krafton India Esports’ YouTube channel at 2:45 PM IST in many languages, including Hindi and English. Each day of the event will have six matches across three maps: Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok.

Here are the dates for each stage of the event:

• Lower Bracket - September 18 to September 21
• Upper Bracket - September 22 to September 25
• Quarter Finals - September 26 to September 29
• Semifinals - October 4 to October 7
• Survival Stage - October 8 and 9
• Grand Finals - October 10 to 12

BGMI Showdown teams

Here are the 48 teams that will contest in the Showdown:

Upper Bracket

1. GodLike Esports
2. Team 8Bit
3. True Rippers
4. Likitha Esports
5. Gods Omen
6. Team AX
7. Los Hermanos
8. Orangutan Gaming
9. Marcos Gaming
10. 4TR Esports
11. Gods Reign
12. K9 Esports
13. Team Soul
14. EVOX
15. Reckoning Esports
16. Cincinnati Kids
17. Medal Esports
18. Genesis Esports
19. Victores Sumus
20. FS Esports
21. NONX
22. First Curiosity
23. Meta Ninza
24. Bot Army

Lower Bracket

1. Versatile Esports
2. Team Insane
3. 2OP Official
4. Alibaba Raiders
5. Sinewy Esports
6. Mysterious4
7. Troy
8. WW Esports
9. Madkings
10. NBE
11. Autobotz
12. Wyld Fangs
13. Blitz
14. Phoenix
15. Gravity Esports
16. Vasista Esports
17. Rider Esports
18. Streamo
19. Genxfm Esports
20. Altitude
21. Revenant XSpark
22. Team Tamilas
23. GlitchxReborn
24. TWOB

The best 12 performing teams from the Lower Bracket will move to the Quarter Finals. The remaining 12 teams will be eliminated from the BGMI Showdown 2025. The top 12 teams from the Upper Bracket will qualify directly for the Semifinals. The bottom 12 teams will play in the Quarter Finals.

Many of these aforementioned teams have recently participated in the BGMI Masters Series 2025, which was an offline event. K9 Esports was the winner of the tournament. Sinewy, Team Soul, True Rippers, and Revenant XSpark also had a decent run as they were in the top five. These teams will hope to maintain their momentum in the Showdown.

Edited by Ritoban "Veloxi" Paul