Team 8Bit emerges as table topper in BGMS Season 3 Opening Week
Team 8Bit performed brilliantly in the Opening Week of the BGMS Season 3 and was at the top of the overall points table when it ended. The Juicy-led squad accumulated 53 points with the help of one Chicken Dinner and 29 finishes. The squad played aggressively throughout their four matches, because of which Juicy and Aditya — both Team 8Bit members — have clinched 10 and nine kills, respectively.
Oneblade, who entered this event through a qualifier, delivered terrific performances and came with 46 points and one Chicken Dinner. BGMI squad Team Soul played in the Opening Week without its regular captain Manya but performed well and captured the third rank with 43 points. The team's latest recruit, Saumay, also looked promising with seven individual kills in four games.
Qualified teams for League Week of BGMS Season 3
24 squads played in Week 1 of this event. The first-to-18th-placed teams from that stage have sealed their spots in the League Week. Two more squads will advance to that phase via fan votes that will involve the bottom six teams. You can vote for your favorite through the Nodwin Gaming website. The voting will end at 9 am IST on July 22.
Here are the 18 teams that have already qualified for the upcoming stage:
- Team 8Bit
- OneBlade
- Team Soul
- Team XSpark
- Revenant Esports
- Entity Gaming
- Gods Reign
- Team Forever
- Reckoning Esports
- Carnival Gaming
- Raven Esports
- WSB Gaming
- Vasista Esports
- Team Orangutan
- Global Esports
- MOGO Esports
- Team Tamilas
- CarpeDiem
BGMI squad Team XSpark concluded the Opening Week in fourth rank with 43 points, including 26 eliminations. Revenant Esports claimed the fifth spot with 38 points and 23 kills. Entity Gaming saw a brilliant ending to Week 1 of the BGMS, as the Saumraj-led squad won its last match and moved up to the sixth spot with 36 points.
Gods Reign, who recently acquired Venom Gaming's roster, ranked seventh with 33 points, followed by Team Forever. Reckoning, Carnival, and Raven gained 29, 28, and 28 points, respectively, in the Opening Week. WSB Gaming, Vasista, and Orangutan scored 27, 26, and 26 points. Capediem, led by Pukar, ranked 18th with 18 points.
Team Limra was 19th in the overall standings with 15 points, followed by Gujarat Tigers with 13 points. Vikings Esports finished Week 1 in the 21st spot with 12 points. Team Z came 22nd in the chart with 11 points. GodLike had a bad run in the BGMS Opening Week as the squad collected eight points from four encounters.