Experienced teams dominated Day 1 of the Upthrust Esports Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGMI) Challengers Showdown Redemption Week. On the first day of the competition, Reckoning Esports' incoming squad was the most reliable group. On the first day of Redemption Week, seasoned teams like Carnival Gaming, Team Tamilas, Entity Gaming, and Revenant Esports all put on steady performances. 

There will be 32 teams participating over the course of four weeks in the Upthrust Esports Challengers Showdown Season 2.

On the first day of the competition, Reckoning Esports, who will soon be a household name, proved to be the most reliable team, finishing first in the table. The team scored two chicken dinners and a total of 58 points thanks to its aggressive play, 37 of which came from finishes. 

The top performers for Reckoning Esports were Kaif and Harsh "Immortal" Shrivastava, with 13 and 12 finishes, respectively.

Team Psyche, an up-and-coming squad, finished second with 36 points and one chicken supper. In the 2024 BGMI season, Team Tamilas maintained its strong performance, scoring 32 points, 22 of which came from finishes. 4king Esports received 30 points for finishing fourth and one meal of chicken. With 28 points, Entity Gaming finished in fifth position. Revenant Esports earned 27 points and one meal of chicken for finishing sixth. Redzone Esports scored 27 points, 20 of which came from finishes, with their aggressive style of play. Alibaba Raiders scored 23 points and finished seventh.

Following the first day of Redemption Week, these are the top 5 fraggers: 

• Team Tamilas, FoxOP, had 14 finishes.
• 13 finishes for Immortal (Reckoning Esports). 
• Kaif - 12 finishes (Reckoning Esports). 
• Aceblack - seven finishes for Team Psyche. 
• KrisOP—Alibaba Raiders—has seven podiums.