Bangalore͏͏ is͏͏ gearing͏͏ up͏͏ for͏͏ the͏͏ return͏͏ of͏͏ the͏͏ Skyesports͏͏ Championship͏͏ 2024͏͏ for͏͏ Battlegrounds͏͏ Mobile͏͏ India͏͏ (BGMI).͏͏ The͏͏ event͏͏ will͏͏ take͏͏ place͏͏ at͏͏ the͏͏ Koramangala͏͏ Indoor͏͏ Stadium͏͏ on͏͏ December͏͏ 14͏͏ and͏͏ 15,͏͏ marking͏͏ the͏͏ revival͏͏ of͏͏ India’s͏͏ longest-running͏͏ homegrown͏͏ esports͏͏ tournament͏͏ since͏͏ its͏͏ inception͏͏ in͏͏ 2019.
The͏͏ Skyesports͏͏ Championship͏͏ has͏͏ steadily͏͏ built͏͏ a͏͏ reputation͏͏ over͏͏ the͏͏ years,͏͏ becoming͏͏ a͏͏ key͏͏ fixture͏͏ in͏͏ the͏͏ Indian͏͏ esports͏͏ calendar.͏͏ Last͏͏ year,͏͏ the͏͏ event͏͏ saw͏͏ over͏͏ 12,000͏͏ attendees͏͏ cheering͏͏ on͏͏ Blind͏͏ Esports͏͏ to͏͏ victory.͏͏ This͏͏ year͏͏ promises͏͏ to͏͏ be͏͏ even͏͏ bigger,͏͏ with͏͏ open͏͏ qualifiers͏͏ allowing͏͏ new͏͏ talent͏͏ to͏͏ compete͏͏ for͏͏ a͏͏ spot͏͏ in͏͏ the͏͏ grand͏͏ LAN͏͏ event.
Shiva͏͏ Nandy,͏͏ Founder͏͏ and͏͏ CEO͏͏ of͏͏ Skyesports,͏͏ expressed͏͏ his͏͏ excitement͏͏ about͏͏ the͏͏ upcoming͏͏ tournament.͏͏ “We͏͏ are͏͏ thrilled͏͏ to͏͏ bring͏͏ back͏͏ the͏͏ Skyesports͏͏ Championship͏͏ in͏͏ 2024.͏͏ It’s͏͏ a͏͏ great͏͏ opportunity͏͏ for͏͏ BGMI͏͏ players͏͏ to͏͏ showcase͏͏ their͏͏ skills͏͏ and͏͏ take͏͏ a͏͏ step͏͏ towards͏͏ a͏͏ professional͏͏ career,”͏͏ he͏͏ said.
The͏͏ Championship͏͏ has͏͏ had͏͏ its͏͏ share͏͏ of͏͏ memorable͏͏ moments.͏͏ In͏͏ 2021,͏͏ cricket͏͏ legend͏͏ Sachin͏͏ Tendulkar͏͏ honored͏͏ the͏͏ winners,͏͏ Godlike͏͏ Esports,͏͏ during͏͏ a͏͏ special͏͏ ceremony͏͏ in͏͏ Mumbai.͏͏ These͏͏ standout͏͏ events͏͏ have͏͏ helped͏͏ cement͏͏ the͏͏ Skyesports͏͏ Championship͏͏ as͏͏ a͏͏ prestigious͏͏ tournament͏͏ in͏͏ the͏͏ Indian͏͏ esports͏͏ scene.
Event Details at a Glance
| Event | Skyesports Championship 2024 |
| Game | BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA (BGMI) |
| Venue | Koramangala Indoor Stadium, Bangalore |
| Dates | December 14-15, 2024 |
| Registration Age | 16+ |
| Registration Platform | Skyesports Discord Server |
| Prize Pool | To be announced |
| Key Speaker | Shiva Nandy, Founder and CEO of Skyesports |
| Past Highlights | Sachin Tendulkar honored winners in 2021 |
| Last Year’s Attendance | Over 12,000 people |
The͏͏ Indian͏͏ gaming͏͏ industry͏͏ is͏͏ on͏͏ a͏͏ rapid͏͏ growth͏͏ trajectory.͏͏ According͏͏ to͏͏ the͏͏ State͏͏ of͏͏ India͏͏ Gaming͏͏ Report͏͏ 2023͏͏ by͏͏ Lumikai͏͏ and͏͏ Google,͏͏ the͏͏ industry͏͏ generated͏͏ $3.1͏͏ billion͏͏ (₹259.8͏͏ billion)͏͏ in͏͏ FY23͏͏ and͏͏ is͏͏ projected͏͏ to͏͏ reach͏͏ $7.5͏͏ billion͏͏ (₹627.23͏͏ billion)͏͏ by͏͏ FY28,͏͏ growing͏͏ at͏͏ a͏͏ CAGR͏͏ of͏͏ 20%.͏͏ Niko͏͏ Partners͏͏ also͏͏ reported͏͏ that͏͏ India͏͏ had͏͏ 453͏͏ million͏͏ gamers͏͏ in͏͏ 2023,͏͏ making͏͏ it͏͏ the͏͏ second-largest͏͏ gaming͏͏ market͏͏ after͏͏ China.͏͏ By͏͏ 2028,͏͏ India͏͏ is͏͏ expected͏͏ to͏͏ surpass͏͏ China͏͏ with͏͏ an͏͏ estimated͏͏ 730͏͏ million͏͏ gamers.
How͏͏ to͏͏ participate?
Registrations͏͏ for͏͏ the͏͏ 2024͏͏ Championship͏͏ are͏͏ now͏͏ open͏͏ on͏͏ the͏͏ Skyesports͏͏ Discord͏͏ Server.͏͏ Players͏͏ aged͏͏ 16͏͏ and͏͏ above,͏͏ residing͏͏ in͏͏ India,͏͏ can͏͏ form͏͏ teams͏͏ and͏͏ register͏͏ to͏͏ compete.͏͏ This͏͏ inclusive͏͏ approach͏͏ aims͏͏ to͏͏ discover͏͏ and͏͏ nurture͏͏ new͏͏ talent,͏͏ providing͏͏ a͏͏ clear͏͏ path͏͏ for͏͏ aspiring͏͏ esports͏͏ professionals.
Skyesports͏͏ is͏͏ not͏͏ stopping͏͏ at͏͏ BGMI.͏͏ Earlier͏͏ this͏͏ year,͏͏ they͏͏ hosted͏͏ a͏͏ Counter-Strike͏͏ 2͏͏ tournament͏͏ in͏͏ Mumbai͏͏ with͏͏ a͏͏ prize͏͏ pool͏͏ of͏͏ INR͏͏ 2.9͏͏ Crore,͏͏ further͏͏ establishing͏͏ their͏͏ presence͏͏ in͏͏ the͏͏ Indian͏͏ esports͏͏ landscape.͏͏ With͏͏ the͏͏ Skyesports͏͏ Championship͏͏ 2024,͏͏ the͏͏ organization͏͏ continues͏͏ to͏͏ leverage͏͏ the͏͏ booming͏͏ gaming͏͏ industry͏͏ to͏͏ offer͏͏ more͏͏ opportunities͏͏ for͏͏ players͏͏ and͏͏ engage͏͏ a͏͏ growing͏͏ audience.
