BMOC 2022 dates, format, schedule, prizepool, and more revealed

By Samay Pardhi | Mar 12, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Registration for the Battlegrounds Mobile Open Challenge (BMOC), the first BGMI tournament of 2022, will open on March 14 and run until March 27. Players must have earned level 25 and at least Platinum V tier on their accounts before registering. BMOC 2022 dates, format, schedule, prizepool, and more revealed.

How to register for BMOC 2022?

Players from India can register their teams on the official Battlegrounds Mobile India Esports website, just like they do on the BGIS.

Last month, Krafton unveiled their Esports strategy for 2022, which comprised four major tournaments at a total of 6 crore INR. There will be an Open Challenge, two Pro Series, and another season of BGIS in this tournament. Each Pro Series will have a prize pool of 2 crores INR, the greatest prize pool ever seen in an esports tournament in India.

BMOC 2022 format

The in-game qualifications, the first stage of the BMOC, will begin at the end of March, with 512 teams qualifying for the first round. A total of 256 teams will advance to the second round, where they will compete for 64 spots in the final round. In the third round, these 64 teams will battle for 32 spots.

The BMOC’s 32 qualifying teams will next compete against 32 Invited teams. These 64 teams will compete for a spot in the Battlegrounds Mobile Pro League Season 1 as a group.

In the end, 32 teams will participate in a round-robin style, with the top 16 moving on to the grand finals. The winner of the tournament will receive a hefty reward of 75 lakhs INR. Krafton also confirmed that both series will be online events.

BGIS 2021 Recap

Battlegrounds India Series (BGIS) 2021, a one-crore INR competition, was a big success the previous year. The event had a high viewership of 460k people and an average viewership of roughly 76,000 people. According to Krafton, approximately 600,000 teams have registered for the BGIS 2021. Skylightz Gaming brought home the title and a prize of 50 lakhs INR.

The BMOC will receive a lot of attention as the game’s popularity grows. Seasoned teams have already begun to form their squads ahead of the season’s debut.

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