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The Pokémon UNITE India Open 2023 will take place on November 18, Saturday in Delhi, and will feature a total of four teams. The participating teams will compete for a prize pool of INR 10 Lakh. Regarded as one of the biggest esports tournaments for mobile MOBA games in the country, Pokémon UNITE India Open 2023 is being hosted by The Pokémon Company and SkyeSports.
The playoffs of the tournament saw a double elimination bracket featuring a total of 10 teams, where 8 teams emerged from open qualifiers and invitations. The list of participants included S8UL Esports and FS Esports. At the LAN stage of the tournament, four teams are now set to clash for the prize pool.
The upper bracket of the final will have Team True Gravity and Forge Your Legacy playing, where the winning team will move to the grand finale, while the losing team will move to the lower bracket. On the flip side, FS Esports and Team Gryphon will compete in the lower-bracket semi-finals. The winner of the semi-finals will lock horns with the losing team of the upper-bracket final in the lower-bracket final.
Ultimately, the winner will secure their position in the grand finale. The top six teams have secured their respective berths in 24 Asia Champions League – India. Speaking of the prize pool, the winning team will take home prize money of INR 4 Lakh, while the runners-up will get INR 2,75,000. The teams standing at the third and fourth spot will get a sum of INR 1,75,000 and INR 1,00,000.
