Impact player debuts in Indian esports; country’s top teams compete for glory in BGMS Season 3

In a groundbreaking move for Indian esports, NODWIN® Gaming, South Asia's leading gaming and esports company introduced Impact Player for the nation’s premier esports event Android Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGMS) Season 3 taking place at the Android Arena in Chhatarpur, New Delhi.The high-voltage action of Android BGMS Season 3 is being broadcast on Star Sports for the third consecutive year as the nation’s top BGMI squads battle it out for glory. The entire tournament will be played on high-performance Android devices.Alongside Impact Player, there has also been the introduction of Bounty which promises to revolutionize gameplay dynamics, offering teams strategic advantages and opportunities to turn the tide of battle in their favor. Powerplay, which was launched last season, has also been reinstated.The three exciting formats are as follows -1) Powerplay (Active throughout the tournament) - Squads will earn double points for each finish they achieve in the first circle of every match.2) Bounty (Active during the League Weeks - Survival week and Domination week) - The top 4 squads from the overall standings of League Week one, followed by the top four in each subsequent match will carry a bounty. Teams can earn bonus points only by eliminating an entire squad with bounty on them, with 10 points per squad.3) Impact Player (Active during the weekend matches of the League Stage: July 27-28 and August 3-4) - The in-game leader (IGL) of each squad will conduct a random draw to designate an Impact Player who will earn double points for each finish they achieve. Teams will earn four points for every finish by the Impact Player during Powerplay.The opening weekend of Android BGMS Season 3 was a resounding success, recording peak concurrent viewership exceeding 140,000 on digital platforms. The tournament commenced with a three-day Opener Week, where all 24 teams—20 invited and 4 qualified— were in action.The top 18 teams led by table toppers Team 8Bit, and consistent performers OneBlade, IQOO Soul and Team X Spark progressed to the League Week. They were joined by Team Z and Godlike Esports who were selected through audience voting from the bottom six. Meanwhile, Team Limra, Gujarat Tigers, Viking Esports and FS Esports were eliminated from the competition.The teams who will be advancing to the League Week of Android BGMS Season 3 are as follows: Team 8Bit, OneBlade, IQOO Soul, Team X Spark, REVENANT, Entity, Gods Reign, Team Forever, Reckoning Esports, Carnival Gaming, Raven Esports, WSB GAMING, VASISTA ESPORTS, TEAM ORANGUTAN, Global Esports, MOGO eSports, Team Tamilas, Carpediem, Team Z and Godlike Esports.During the League Week from July 22 to August 4, the 20 teams will compete in the Survival Week and Domination League stages. The top 4 teams will secure direct qualification for the Finals, while the remaining 16 teams will participate in the playoffs scheduled for August 6 and 7. In the grand finale from August 9 to August 11, the top 12 teams from the Playoffs, along with the 4 best teams from the League Week, will compete to fight for the BGMS Season 3 title.Fans can catch all the action of Android BGMS Season 3 on Star Sports 2 (HD &amp; SD) in English and Star Sports First in Hindi from Monday to Saturday from 7:00 PM. On league week Sundays, Playoffs and Finals, the broadcast will be from 6:30 PM. Fans will also have the option to switch to Tamil &amp; Hindi commentary on SS2 using the blue button.

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Impact player debuts in Indian esports; country’s top teams compete for glory in BGMS Season 3

The high-voltage action of Android BGMS Season 3 is being broadcast on Star Sports for the third consecutive year.

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