Krafton Launches BGIS Rising Stars 2025: The Future of Indian Esports Begins Now!

Krafton India Esports, in a historic move to shape the future of Indian gaming, has officially announced the BGIS Rising Stars 2025 program. The announcement was made on the first day of the BGIS Grand LAN Finals 2025 in Kolkata and is a testament to Krafton's commitment to developing grassroots-level talent across India. With a whopping INR 3.2 crore prize pool for the Grand Finals, the stakes couldn't be higher.

BGIS Rising Stars is more than just a tournament, it is an entry point for budding esports athletes to bring their dreams of becoming a pro player to life. This program could help change the face of competitive gaming in India and help create a new generation of gamers and esports professionals.

BGIS Rising Stars – A New Pathway for Emerging Players

The BGIS Rising Stars program is Krafton's newest venture to elevate new and unknown talents across India. While the regular BGIS tournaments are focused on established teams, Rising Stars is aimed at discovering and developing new talents from the grassroots level.

The inaugural season features eight young players, with players like Saumya Raj and Samihan Kulkarni already earning spotlight and attention as they advance into the BGIS Grand Finals.

Why BGIS Rising Stars 2025 Matters for the Indian Gaming Community

The BGIS Rising Stars 2025 program is a significant milestone in democratizing esports in India. The program sets up an equal opportunity for raw, unrecognized talent to shine. For players from tier 2-3 cities, this is the perfect opportunity to be recognized as a strong talent and potentially break into the big leagues.

By providing young athletes with a pathway to recognition and professional support early on in their journey, BGIS Rising Stars helps bridge the gap between amateur and professional esports. It allows a strong pipeline of new players to keep the industry's competitive scene evolving and interesting to view. All stakeholders from the Indian gaming community would stand to benefit from the new energy and diversity that these players will bring.

Krafton India Esports’ Vision for BGIS Rising Stars 2025

Krafton is taking another giant step with BGIS Rising Stars 2025 in line with what was laid out in their bigger mission of building an esports culture in India. Previous initiatives, BGIS and BMPS, laid the groundwork in bringing players, teams, and fans together.

Rising Stars aims to hopefully build on that success and go even further, building a true grassroots ecosystem for any player of any skill to get an opportunity to compete for esteem as a professional. Krafton is definitely going big on inclusion and skill development to make sure their players are not only excelling at the game but also prepared for the professional landscape, or hopefully the global stage!

How Krafton is Building a Solid Foundation for Indian Esports

The main strategic focus for Krafton is what they call "strategic partnerships" with local brands, sponsoring events and developing community access through huge live events like the BGIS 2025, and changing chondrastra to make sure they have invested in "streaming infrastructure" to bring competitive gaming to millions of viewers across India.

Their approach is linkage -- instead of just focusing on events or tournaments, they are attempting to develop an esports ecosystem from the ground up.

BGIS Rising Stars 2025 Format and Prize Pool Details

BGIS Rising Stars 2025 is designed through a process that ensures everyone will have an equal opportunity to participate. The format includes open registration, then online qualifiers where up-and-coming players will play from home. Qualifying teams will advance to the regional rounds to battle it out for a grand final. While specific prize pool details for Rising Stars have yet to be revealed, its connection to the larger BGIS ecosystem indicates it will offer sizeable rewards.

Roadmap to the Finals: How Teams Will Advance in BGIS Rising Stars 2025

To earn a place in the regional qualifiers and award spots at the Rising Stars Finals, teams will first participate in the online rounds. Then, the best teams from the regions will advance to the Rising Stars Finals.

Winning teams and teams and players that performed well could actually receive automatic invites to BGIS 2025 or other pro-level tournaments Krafton may put on. In short, it is a clear progression path, and one that makes a dream seem possible.

Impact of BGIS Rising Stars on Indian Esports Ecosystem

BGIS Rising Stars 2025 is more than just a competitive event, it is a launchpad to a bigger, more inclusive esports ecosystem.

This is made possible by Krafton allowing players in Tier 2 and Tier 3 to have a platform while also tackling typical geographical and financial barriers to esports participation in India. It is not only about recognizing talent but also about giving everyone an opportunity to shine.

More Than Just a Tournament: Opportunities Beyond Winning

The benefits for players stretch far beyond the short-term victories of the tournaments. Rising Stars athletes get tremendous exposure and many sponsorship options, friends and brands will want to make deals with them, and they will get picked up by many esports organizations to make a name as a player and build a long-term career, not just as a player but as a streamer, professional player, and/or even influencer in the gaming community, which is taking off.
Players will be able to convert visibility in these tournaments to sponsorships and potentially join an esports organization brand as an ambassador, content creator, or coach after seeing them perform in Rising Stars events. The BGIS Rising Stars 2025 program will also collaborate with young players with identification opportunities, mentorship sessions, and media training, all important to self-development.