S8UL win the India Qualifier 3-2 to book a fourth Pokemon UNITE Worlds trip
S8UL is going back to Pokemon UNITE Worlds, and not for the first time, the second time, or even the third.
The Mumbai-based organisation beat Revenant XSpark 3-2 in the grand final of the Pokemon UNITE World Championship Series 2026 India Qualifier, claiming the country's only spot at the global event in San Francisco from 28 to 30 August. It is S8UL's fourth Worlds qualification, and with four wins from the five Indian qualifiers ever held, no Indian team has been to Pokemon UNITE Worlds more often. They walk away with USD 15,000 from a USD 25,000 prize pool.
A clean run to the grand final
S8UL barely dropped a game on their way through the upper bracket. They beat Anti Secure 2-0 in the quarterfinals, GodLike 2-0 in the semifinals and Team QML 2-0 in the upper-bracket final to reach the grand stage. Revenant XSpark, who had reset the bracket with a strong lower-bracket run, made S8UL work for it: the grand final went the full five maps before S8UL closed it out 3-2.
The roster behind the run
S8UL's lineup was captained by Manmohan "All Might" Singh and rounded out by Anklesh "Novaa" Satelkar, Darshan "Kai" Nate, Naitik "Wolf" Jain and Md Sarim "Qing" Hasan. "For us, the focus was on staying disciplined, communicating clearly, and adapting quickly in every match," Singh said after the win. That description fits the way S8UL have built their record at this event: bracket-grinding consistency rather than highlight-reel flash.
San Francisco awaits
Pokemon UNITE Worlds 2026 will run from 28 to 30 August, with regional champions from across the world fighting for shares of a USD 500,000 prize pool. India's track record at the event so far has been about presence rather than podiums, and S8UL going back for a fourth time is a reminder that the country has built a stable lineup capable of turning up year after year. Whether this is the year they break into the top half is the question Singh and his squad will be asked across the next four months.
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