BGMI APL Invitational Season 2 announced by APL Esports
A total of 24 teams will battle out for the largest share of the INR 2,50,000 prize pool.
Varun Gavankar 
APL ESPORTS, an up and coming Indian Esports organization and media broadcasting company, recently announced the second season of the APL Invitational for Battlegrounds Mobile India. Dubbed the APL Invitational Season 2, the tournament features a total of 24 teams who will fight for a prize pool of INR 2,50,000.
Format and Schedule:
The tournament starts on the 20th of August and will go on for 7 days culminating on the 26th of August 2021. The tournament has been divided into two rounds each with separate prize pools.
Round 1 (August 20-23, 2021):
The first round will feature a total of 24 teams who will be divided equally into 4 groups A, B, C, and D. Each group will feature a total of 6 teams. These teams will compete in a round-robin format for 4 days and 9 matches each, for a share of the prize pool and qualification to the second round. The top 18 teams from the overall standings of Round 1 will qualify for the second round of the competition.
Along with this, one fan-favourite team chosen by fan votes out of the eliminated six teams will also make it to the second round.
Round 1 Schedule:
Day 1 - A vs B vs C (Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok)
Day 2 - A vs B vs D (Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok)
Day 3 - A vs C vs D (Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok)
Day 4 - B vs C vs D (Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok)
Round 2 (August 24-26, 2021):
The second round will feature a total of 19 teams (18 Qualified + 1 Fan Favourite) who will battle for 3 days to determine the winner.
Invited teams for APL Invitational Season 1:
1.) Team Soul
2.) Team TapaTap
3.) Team IND
4.) OREsports
5.) Red Owl Gaming
6.) Revenant Esports
7.) Global Esports
8.) ForceOne x LegStump Esports
9.) GodLike Esports
10.) IYD x Team Tamilas
11.) Skylightz Gaming
12.) 7Sea Esports
13.) TSM FTX
14.) Element Esports
15.) Revenge Esports
16.) Marcos Gaming
17.) Coming Soon
18.) 8Bit
19.) Galaxy Racer
20.) Pushers
21.) Hydra Official
22.) Enigma Gaming
23.) Reckoning Esports
24.) APL Esports
Points Distribution:
Prize Pool Distribution
The prize pool for Round 1 has been set at a total of 1,00,000 INR:
|
Placement |
Prize Money |
|
Winner |
INR 50,000 |
|
2nd Place |
INR 30,000 |
|
3rd Place |
INR 20,000 |
The prize pool for Round 2 has been set at a total of 1,50,000 INR:
|
Placement |
Prize Money |
|
Winner |
INR 70,000 |
|
2nd Place |
INR 40,000 |
|
3rd Place |
INR 30,000 |
|
Teams with Most Chicken Dinners |
INR 10,000 |
Note: Award for matches played in Round 2 ONLY
Casters:
- Spero (Piyush Bathla)
- Mayavi (Shubham Chawla)
- Gamerzo Tech (Subodh Panwar)
Where and When to Watch:
The tournament will be live-streamed every day from the 20th to the 26th of August from 3:30 PM on the official YouTube channel of APL Esports.
