How to Join BGMI Tournament and Start Your Esports Journey

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is one of the most popular fastest-growing mobile esports games. If you are an amateur who is looking to kickstart your career in BGMI Esports, the first thing you have to do is play a lot of tournaments. Our guide on how to join BGMI Tournament will help pick the right ones to start with.

Types of BGMI Tournaments

3 types of BGMI Tournaments that are played in India and worldwide. These BGMI Tournaments are distinguished by their scale and organisers. Here is the complete breakdown of all the BGMI Tournaments that a player can join:

• Global Tournaments: This is the pinnacle of all the BGMI tournaments. These tournaments are played on both BGMI and its global variant PUBG Mobile (Player's Unknown Battlegrounds). The main global tournaments include BMIC, PMGC and EWC.
• Official Tournaments: These are the BGMI tournaments, which are organised by the game's publishers, Krafton. These tournaments are the gateway to global tournaments and fame. Official BGMI tournaments include: BGIS, BMPS, BMSD and BMIC.
• Third-Party Tournaments: These tournaments are approved by Krafton India. However, they are organised by other gaming and event management entities. A few main unofficial tournaments include BMSD, Sky Esports Championship and India Rising Series.

Joining BGMI Tournaments in 2026

If you are an aspiring BGMI e-athlete who wants to make a career as a BGMI player, you need to fulfil some of the basic requirements before joining any tournament.

Basic Requirements

• You must have a team of 4 players (including yourself).
• Your team must not use any illegal means, like hacks, while playing.
• You must know your role as a member of the team.

If you tick all these boxes, you are now ready to join any tournament. We have listed all the major ones happening in a calendar year. You can also find the process of how to join BGMI Tournaments in India.

Global Tournaments

Here is the list of Global BGMI Tournaments that you can join, along with their process:

Battlegrounds Mobile International Cup (BMIC)

This is the only International BGMI tournament. It is played in October every year. It gives two slots to PMGC and has a prize pool of 1 Crore. The top 8 teams from BMSD qualify for this tournament.

This is not an open-for-all tournament. The only way for you to join this tournament is to get hired by one of the participating teams as a player on their roster. You can give tryouts as and when those teams have empty slots.

PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC)

This tournament is played on PUBG Mobile (global version of BGMI). This is not an open-for-all tournament. BMSD winners and the top 2 teams from BMIC qualify for it. Getting hired by one of those is the only way to join PMGC.

PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC)

This is also played on PUBG Mobile (global version of BGMI). This is not an open-for-all tournament. BMPS winners qualify for it. Either winning it as a team or getting hired by winners is the only way to join PMWC.

Official Tournaments

Here is how you can join the official BGMI tournaments in India:

Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS)

BGIS is the biggest open-for-all tournament in India. This is played between January and March of every year and has a prize pool of between 2 and 4 crores INR. You just need a team of 4 players to join this. You can register your team from the official website of Krafton India Esports.

Battlegrounds Mobile Pro Series (BMPS)

BMPS is not an open-for-all tournament. This is played between May and June every year. The teams get invited based on their performance in BGIS. You can join BMPS by at least qualifying for the BGIS semis or joining a team playing it by giving tryouts.

Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown (BMSD)

BMSD is not an open-for-all tournament. This is played between August and October every year, with a prize pool of 1 Crore INR. You can join it by getting picked for one of the invited teams.

Third-Party Tournaments

Many Third-Party Tournaments are played in India. Here is how you can join some of the major unofficial BGMI tournaments in India:

Battlegrounds Mobile Masters Series (BGMS)

BGMS is an invite-only, unofficial tournament played between August and September with a prize pool of 1-2 crore INR. You can join BGMS by only playing for one of the invited T1 teams.

India Rising Series 2026

This is an open-for-all tournament to be played between March and April 2026 with a prize pool of 10 Lakhs INR. You just need a team to join this by registering on the official website of Krafton India Esports.

Skyesports Champions Series

This is an invite-only tournament played in the month of June. However, you can get a slot in it if you win the underdog series hosted by Skyesports. You can register for it on their Discord.

The process of joining all open third-party tournaments is simple. Just visit the official Discord servers of organisers, complete the registration steps in specific channels and you are good to go. These tounaments sets your foundation as a player and may even bring you into the spotlight of many teams.