BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1

Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2026 Qualifiers Week 1: Teams, Schedule & How to Watch

Shubhrajit Goswami

Modified - Sep 21, 2026, 08:41 AM

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Summary

Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2026 qualifiers begin on September 22.
BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 will see 48 teams in action
Check the full schedule, teams, timings and where to watch the matches

The Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2026 will kick off this Tuesday, September 22, 2026. BMSD 2026 features the top 48 BGMI teams in India. All matches will be played in a LAN setting at the Savaaya Convention in Hyderabad.

BMSD 2026 has a prize pool of ₹ 1 crore; however, the stakes are a lot higher, as 6 BMIC and one PMGC slot will also be up for grabs. With the matches beginning tomorrow, check the BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 schedule, teams, and streaming details.

List of Teams In BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1

The BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 will feature all 48 teams. The teams are divided into three groups, and every day, two of them will be in action. All BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 teams are invited by Krafton India Esports.

The teams will play one-third of their total qualifier matches in the first week. The BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 will have a Promotion-Relegation system. After the teams play all 6 of their matches in a week, the top 8 will be promoted to the subsequent higher group, while the bottom 8 will be relegated.

Group A	Group B	Group C
GodLike Esports	Blitz Esports	GENxFM
Team Outrage	Rapid Chaos	K9 Esports
Elite Nova	Zero Ark	4Ends Esports
Gladiators Esports	WindGod Esports	LEFP
Apex Gaming	Lastade Esports	Raspator Esports
Orangutan	4TR Official	Iris Esports
Team Tamilas	Higgboson Esports	Team H4K
Vasista Esports	Meta Ninza	Santa Esports
Reckoning Esports	Blue Army	The Knight Mobs
Nebula Esports	Welt Esports	Naqsh Esports
8Bit	Wyld Fangs	Quantum Sparks
Genesis Esports	Team Aryan	Vijay Esports
Team SouL	MYSTERIOUS 4	HyperCatz
7Gods Esports	Rising Esports	Carpe Diem
Revenant XSpark	White Walkers	Godsent Forever
Myth Official	Madkings	SBS Esports

BMSD 2026 Groups for Qualifiers Week 1 Stage

Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 Full Schedule

The BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 schedule is out, and the matches will start at 14:00 IST daily. Every day, 6 consecutive matches will be played. Two groups will play 3 matches back-to-back. The map rotation will see one Rondo, three Erangel, and two Miramar maps on all days. Check the exact match timings below:

Match	Map	Timings	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
1	Rondo	2:00 PM	A	C	B
2	Erangel	2:40 PM	A	C	B
3	Erangel	3:20 PM	A	C	B
4	Erangel	4:00 PM	B	A	C
5	Miramar	4:40 PM	B	A	C
6	Miramar	5:20 PM	B	A	C

BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 Timings

How To Watch BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1

All stages of Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2026 will be streamed live on YouTube. Fans can catch all the action live on the official channel of Krafton India Esports. For the initial stages like BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1, the commentary will be in English and Hindi. The official stream will commence around 13:30 IST.

BMSD 2026 as it happened (Image via Krafton India Esports)

We will update the official BMSD 2026 Qualifiers Week 1 Stream link once KIE schedules it. BMSD 2026 is the first hurdle for all BGMI teams aiming to qualify for PMGC 2026. The new BMSD 2026 format functions like a marathon, and only the most consistent teams will make it to the grand finals and give themselves a chance to go international.