Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is one of the most popular online games in India, which has seen immense growth in the last few years. The game is developed and published by Krafton, a South Korean video game company.
The BGMI is a complete Indian version of the Player Unknown Battleground (PUBG), a survival shooter game, developed by KRAFTON and PUBG corporation in March 2017. The game was first launched for Android in July 2021 and was later launched for iOS devices in August 2021. Since then, the game has over 100 million downloads on Google Play Store.
Notably, BGMI was banned by the Government of India in July 2022 due to security concerns. However, the ban was removed in May 2023. A total of 100 players can compete once in a single game of BGMI online, in which the player who survives till the last ends up winning the game.
With the rise of esports in the last few years, there have been several esports players and teams which made a big name by playing and excelling in BGMI. There have been several esports tournaments where some of the top BGMI teams have made their name and are regarded as the best BGMI teams in the country.
Here are the seven best BGMI teams in India.
Best BGMI Teams in India
1. Team Soul
Team by Soul is one of the popular and dominant BGMI teams in India, which is owned by some of the top gamers in the country, Mortal, Thug and Goldy. The teams has won several popular esports tournaments over the years including PUBG Mobile India Series 2019, PUBG Mobile Club Open - Spring Split: India, Pro Warrior Cup S2: Conquest Round, Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series - Season 1, OS Invitational Season 1 and Battle for Revolution Season 2. Some of the active players of the Team Soul are Naman Sandeep Mathur (MortaL), Siddhant Joshi (Sid), Aman Jain (AMAN), Rahul (Ayogi) and Shubham Chawla (Mayavi).
Team Soul has one of the best IGLs in India, Mohammad Raja, aka Manya, and has four deadly assaulters: Khush Singh (Joker), Nakul Sharma (Nakul), Manpreet Singh (Rony). They finished 4th in the latest BGIS 2024 in Hyderabad.
2. Gladiator Esports
Gladiator Esports came into existence just before the second season of the Battlegrounds Masters Series (BGMS) in 2023 and has established themselves as one of the strongest BGMI teams within a year. With some top esports players like Kartik, Punith Kumar TS and Zala Dharmdipsinh Ghanshyamsinh, Gladiator Esports have already won numerous eSports championships such as Nodwin BGMI Champions Cup, India Today League Invitationals, BGMI Masters Series Season 2 and Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2023.
3. GodLike Esports
Founded by Kronten and Omkar, GodLike Esports have established as one of the most successful BGMI teams over the years. Popular games like Jonathan Amaral, Suraj Nityanand Majumdar, Abhishek Choudhary, Gunjan Thakur, Aditya Mathe, Mac and Nishant are a part of this team. GodLike Esports have won several championships such as PUBG Mobile Club Open - Spring Split 2020: India, Gamers Without Borders 2020: Asia in 2020, Skyesports Championship 3.0, Ranbhoomi Season 1, LOCO War of Glory: Grand Finals in 2021 and the IQOO Pro Series in 2023.
4. Team XSparks
Owned by India's most popular gamers, ScoutOp, Team XSpark is the current champion of the Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2024. The roster is filled with some of the best three attackers in India, including Sarangajyoti Deka (Sarang), Shubham Sahoo (NinjaJOD), and Harsh Malik (Spraygod). Tenzin Kelsang, aka Shadow7, led the team, and he is also a great assaulter.
The team is known for playing finish-oriented gameplay where they push the compounds and eliminate the opponents to get to the last zone. NinjaJOD and Spraygod are two of the assaulters we get to see on every MPV list.
5. Blind Esports
One of the most consistent BGMI teams, Blind Esports have won several championships within a year's time such as Villager Esports DOMIN8R Series, Skyesports Champions Series, Upthrust Esports Challengers Showdown, Lidoma Battleground Invitational, Revenant Invitational Showdown, Skyesports Championship 5.0 and Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series 2023. The team have popular gamers such as Aadi, Darklord, Harsh, Jazzy and Skipz.
6. Global Esports
Global Esports is one of the best BGMI teams in India with some of the top esports players like, Arclyn, Iconic, Mavi, Beast and Dark. The team boasts of impressive records, set in several esports tournaments like Ruthless Invitational Showdown, BGMI Masters Series and SkySports Mobile Open 2024.
Led by legendary IGL Harmandeep Singh, aka Mavi, Global Esports, is the runners-up of the BGIS 2024, who missed the trophy by just 8 points. Mavi led the three young guns, Tanjot Singh (NinjaBoi), Harshit Yadav (Beast), and Raghuraj Singh (Slug).
Mavi is known for his rotations, where he gives the team the best spot in the circle, and the rest of the work is done by his three assaulters.
7. 8Bit
8Bit is one of the leading and the best BGMI teams in India with players like Aditya, Ranadip, Surya, Ronak, Sarthak and Mighty. 8Bit have won multiple esports tournaments like Fight Night Pro Scrims, Ranbhoomi Season 2, and Narzo 60 Series Presents UE Ranbhoomi 2.0.
8. OREsports
OREsports consists of top Indian games like Drigger, ADMINO, Aditya, Secrett, Mac, Ocean and Sc0utOP and is one of the best BGMI teams in India. The teams were crowned champions in iQOO All Stars Cup in 2021 and 7Sea Invitational in 2022.
