Krafton the game studio behind the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has announced its first very official tournament for the PUBG Mobile remake. Scheduled to take place July 8th and July 9th, the tournament will see 18 teams competing for the winner’s title.
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The newly announced tournament is called Launch Party and it comes with a total prize pool of Rs 6,00,000. Here in this article we give you all the details on the BGMI Launch Party, along with details on the competing teams, how to check the results in real time, points distribution and more
BGMI Launch Party Team details
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18 teams will take part in the Launch Party tournament and fight for the ultimate title and price pool. Here is the list of teams that are going to take part in the esports tournament.
| Team Dynamo | Team Alpha Clasher |
| Team Kronten | Team K18 |
| Team Mortal | Team Snax |
| Team Ghatak | Team Sangwan |
| Team Shreeman Legend | Team Godnixon |
| Team Maxtern | Team Ronak |
| Team Gaming Guru | Team Jonathan |
| Team Classified YT | Team Bandookbaaz |
| Team Antaryami | Team Clash Universe |
BGMI Launch Party: how to watch livestream
Krafton has confirmed that the BGMI Launch Party tournament will be live streamed on its official Facebook and YouTube accounts starting 2pm IST. The event will be streamed with both Hindi and English commentary.
Do note that the first-ever tournament of BGMI is going to be restricted to the above-mentioned teams and will not be open to all participants.
BGMI Launch Party: prize pool
As mentioned earlier, the total prize for this tournament is Rs 6 lakh. This is how much the winning teams will get.
| Place | Prize |
| 1st | Rs 3,30,000 |
| 2nd | Rs 1,50,000 |
| 3rd | Rs 1,00,000 |
| 4th | TBD |
BGMI Launch Party: format and points distribution
BGMI Launch Party will consist of 8 matches over a period of 2 days. The 18 competing teams will play on Erangel, Miramar and Vikendi maps. Here’s a look at the points distribution of the tournament.
| Points Distribution | |
| Kill Points | 1 per kill |
| Place | Points |
| 1st | 15 |
| 2nd | 12 |
| 3rd | 10 |
| 4th | 8 |
| 5th | 6 |
| 6th | 4 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th | 1 |
| 9th | 1 |
| 10th | 1 |
| 11th | 1 |
| 12th | 1 |
| 13 – 18th | 0 |
BGMI Launch Party: where to check results in real time
If you’re not streaming the Launch Party tournament live, you can head to Liquipedia to check the results, where they will be updated in real time.