About ESL India Premiership
ESL India Premiership is India’s flagship esports tournament that attracts thousands of professional gamers from the country all throughout the year. Since its inception in 2016, the tournament has grown into the longest running esports league in the country. This is the fifth edition of this prestigious tournament by Nodwin Gaming and the tournament has a 1.15 Crore INR overall prize pool. The new edition will witness additional games like Clash of Clans, FIFA 20 and PUBG Mobile. A seeding cup will be organized as PUBG Mobile has been introduced for the first time.
Games included in ESL India Premiership 2020:
- PUBG Mobile
- Clash of Clans
- FIFA 20
- CS:GO
ESL Premiership 2020 Dates
The Seeding Cup for the event started on 25th May with a total of 1129 teams participating. The knockout stage took place on 26th May and 27th May.
16 teams have qualified for the Masters League which will be held from 1st June to 7th July.
Format
There are two knockout rounds for the Seeding Cup event. The team with the highest number of points qualifies for the next round. The next round is the best of three and finalizes the 16 qualifying teams for the Masters League.
Prize Pool
Teams participating in ESL India Premiership 2020 will compete for a total Prize Money of INR 1.15 Crore.
Teams Participating in Masters League
Qualified Teams(Seeding Cup) | Invited Teams |
AES | MARCOS GAMING |
ELEMENT ESPORTS | CELTZ |
ELXR ATHENA | FNATIC |
FORCEONE ESPORTS | GODLIKE |
HAVOC ESPORTS | REVENGE ESPORTS |
INITIATIVE ESPORTS | ORANGE ROCK |
TEAM INSIDE OUT | POWER HOUSE |
ISO OFFICIAL | MEGASTARS |
NORULES XTREME | SOUL |
OFF GUARD ESPORTS | SYNERGE |
OPTIMUM ESPORTS | TEAM INSANE ESPORTS |
ORB ESPORTS | TEAM TAMILAS |
NAMMA BENGALURU | TEAM IND |
SWAT | TSM-ENTITY |
TEAM XHIBIT | VSG CRAWLERS |
TEAMK9 | UMUMBA ESPORTS |
Where to watch the ESL India Premiership 2020 Masters League?
PUBG Mobile Masters League will be live streamed on Disney + Hostart at 3:00 PM (IST) on the scheduled days.