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India’s Free Fire wait goes on as LYON win the World Cup in Paris

India’s Free Fire hopes rested on S8UL, Apex and Total Gaming in Paris. All three fell short as LYON of Mexico were crowned world champions.

Jul 17, 2026

Apex, Total Gaming and S8UL left chasing the last Free Fire World Cup final spots

All three of India’s teams at the Free Fire World Cup in Paris cleared the group stage without qualifying directly, and now face a do-or-die Survival...

Jul 16, 2026

India’s BGMI and Valorant squads are set for the Esports Nations Cup 2026

NODWIN Gaming has named India’s rosters for the first Esports Nations Cup, with the BGMI side handed a special invite and the Valorant team qualifying...

Jul 9, 2026

Nakul to captain India’s BGMI squad at the inaugural Esports Nations Cup

India will send a six-man BGMI roster captained by Nakul to the inaugural Esports Nations Cup in Riyadh this November, after national team partner NOD...

Jul 7, 2026

Krazy Kratos win the BGMI Rising Star Invitational as captain Saxena sweeps the awards

Krazy Kratos, captained by Rohit Saxena, have won the BGMI Rising Star Invitational, Krafton India’s first tournament handed entirely to the game’s ne...

Jul 3, 2026

NODWIN names India’s PUBG squad for the Esports Nations Cup

NODWIN Gaming has confirmed the four players and two substitutes who will carry India’s PUBG: Battlegrounds hopes at the Esports Nations Cup in Riyadh...

Jul 3, 2026

India’s VALORANT team fights through the losers’ bracket to reach the Esports Nations Cup

A losers’-bracket run past Pakistan, Mongolia and Hong Kong booked India a place at the VALORANT Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh.

Jul 2, 2026

Krafton hands 16 rookies the captain’s armband for the BGMI Rising Star Invitational

Krafton India’s first Rising Star Invitational puts 16 of the country’s brightest young BGMI players in charge of squads stacked with established pros...

Jul 1, 2026

India miss out on the Esports Nations Cup as Pakistan take the last Dota 2 spot

India’s Dota 2 team fell to Pakistan in the lower-bracket final of the South and East Asia qualifier, missing a place at the Esports Nations Cup 2026...

Jun 28, 2026

India qualify for the Esports Nations Cup after edging Hong Kong in the VALORANT decider

A 2-0 win over Hong Kong in the lower-bracket final of the Asia qualifier sealed India’s place at November’s Esports Nations Cup in Riyadh, the second...

Jun 25, 2026

Two spots, nine nations: India’s VALORANT side open their Esports Nations Cup qualifier

India’s VALORANT side begin their Esports Nations Cup campaign at the Asia qualifier on June 26, with only the top two nations booking a place at the...

Jun 23, 2026

India name their League of Legends roster as the Esports Nations Cup squad takes shape

NODWIN Gaming has revealed India’s League of Legends roster for November’s Esports Nations Cup in Riyadh, the latest in a run of squad and coach annou...

Jun 22, 2026

GodLike Esports win BMPS 2026 and seal a spot at the Esports World Cup in Paris

GodLike fought back over the closing matches of the Jaipur finals to be crowned BMPS 2026 champions and book one of India’s two places at the Esports...

Jun 20, 2026

Divine Gaming lead the BMPS 2026 grand finals as SouL and GodLike stumble on day one

Divine Gaming banked 85 points and two Chicken Dinners to top the opening day of the BMPS 2026 grand finals in Jaipur, while BGIS champions Team SouL...

Jun 18, 2026

Mitrabha Guha completes India’s chess pair for the Esports Nations Cup 2026

India’s chess line-up for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 is complete, with Mitrabha Guha winning his regional qualifier to partner Nihal Sarin in Riyadh...

Jun 15, 2026

BMPS 2026 grand finals: 16 teams chase Rs 4 crore and a Paris ticket in Jaipur

Sixteen teams, a doubled Rs 4 crore prize pool and a direct slot at the Esports World Cup in Paris are on the line as the BMPS 2026 grand finals run i...

Jun 11, 2026

iQOO Reckoning lead the BMPS 2026 semifinals into the final day

iQOO Reckoning Esports have taken control of the BMPS 2026 semifinals in Delhi, leading the standings into Friday’s final day with six direct tickets...

Jun 10, 2026

Team AX lead the way after day one of the BMPS 2026 semifinals

Team AX topped the opening day of the BMPS 2026 semifinals, but with only six of 24 teams going straight to the Jaipur Grand Finals, the leaderboard i...

Jun 8, 2026

BMPS 2026 semifinals begin in Delhi as 24 teams chase a Jaipur finals spot

The BGMI season tightens this week as the BMPS 2026 Semifinals open at Delhi NCR’s Nodwin Gaming Arena, with 24 teams playing for a place at the Jaipu...

Jun 6, 2026

Apex Gaming top the BMPS 2026 Survival Stage as Madkings fall a point short

Eight teams survived the BMPS 2026 Survival Stage to reach the Delhi semifinals. Apex Gaming led the way, but Madkings missed the cut by a single poin...

Jun 4, 2026

Survive or go home: the BMPS 2026 Survival Stage puts BGMI’s chasers on the clock

Thirty-two teams, four groups and only eight survivors. The BMPS 2026 Survival Stage is the unforgiving gate the chasing pack must clear to reach the...

May 31, 2026

GodLike lead eight teams straight into the BMPS 2026 grand finals

Round 4 of the Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series 2026 is done, and the top eight of Group A, led by GodLike, have qualified directly for the Jaipu...

May 28, 2026

Esports World Cup 2026 moves from Riyadh to Paris, and India’s qualifiers are going with it

The Esports World Cup 2026 has been moved from Riyadh to Paris on security grounds. India’s qualified teams and players, from Free Fire to chess, are...

May 25, 2026

Aravindh Chithambaram becomes first Indian to qualify for Esports World Cup chess in Paris

The S8UL grandmaster from Madurai edged Serbia’s Alexey Sarana in an Armageddon tiebreaker at DreamHack Atlanta to claim a Play-in seat for the August...