BGIS 2023 Round 3: Number of teams, format, dates, and more

The third and last round of the 2023 BGIS Online Qualifiers kicks off on September 14. It will boast a total of 256 teams divided into 16 groups. The top 224 teams from the second round will be joined by the best 32 squads of The Grind event, which was played from July 20 to August 20.

Taking place from September 14 to 17, the third round features six matches for each group. The top four squads from each group will achieve a slot in the Quarter Finals, while the fifth-placed team will be picked for the Losers Bracket, and the remaining 176 participants will be knocked out.

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BGIS 2023 Round 3 teams

Qualified teams from The Grind Finals

Here are the best 32 teams of The Grind that have directly entered the third round.

1. Chemin Esports
2. CS Esports
3. Hyderabad Hydras
4. Growing Strong
5. Team Soul
6. Acid Esports
7. Aslaaa Esports
8. Blind Esports
9. LOC Esports
10. Medal Esports
11. The World of Battle
12. Gujarat Tigers
13. Autobotz Esports
14. FS Esports
15. Marcos Gaming
16. Gladiators Esports
17. Hindustan Gaming
18. X7 Wolves
19. Big Brother Esports
20. Midwave Esports
21. Redemption Crew
22. Signify Esports
23. Hub Esports
24. Team Mayavi
25. WSB Gaming
26. Lucknow Giants
27. Team VST
28. Bloodrose Esports
29. Team Silent Killers
30. X7 Officials
31. Gods Reign
32. Dragon Esports

Notably, Krafton has not shared the list of all the qualified teams from the BGIS Round 2 for the upcoming phase. However, the company streamed the matches of a few groups during the previous phase.

Qualified teams from Round 2 so far

1. Skulltz Esports
2. Numen Gaming
3. Blood Bashers
4. Nameless Crew
5. Stellar Titans
6. Titan FTW
7. Team Executors
8. GenXfm Esports
9. Flanker Esports
10. Orangutan Gaming
11. U4G Esports
12. Cobra Esports
13. Mashroom Boyies
14. Claw Esports
15. Team GodLike
16. Team XSpark
17. 4 Sentinels
18. Deus Esports
19. 9Tail Esports
20. War Gods
21. Team GWL
22. Crosskill Esports
23. OR Esports
24. ELF Clan
25. BR Vintage
26. 4Strangers
27. Team Fuze
28. TeM No Skills

Many experienced and fan-favorite teams like Team Soul, Gladiators, Blind Esports, and Gods Reign will play for the first time in this competition. Chemin Esports was the top-performing squad during The Grind event.

Team GodLike, Numen, OR, and XSpark had a phenomenal run in the BGIS Round 2. Several underdogs like Skulltz, Genxfm, and Crosskill also demonstrated their magnificent strength in the previous round.