Prithhis Bose
May, 11.2024
Experienced teams dominated the Upthrust Esports Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGMI) Challengers Showdown Redemption Week, which has now come to an end. During Redemption Week, Reckoning Esports' incoming lineup proved to be the most reliable team. During Redemption Week, seasoned teams like Carnival Gaming, Team Tamilas, and iQOO Soul also put on steady performances.
32 teams competed in the Upthrust Esports Challengers Showdown Season 2 event in an effort to advance to the Semi Finals.
Overview of the Showdown Redemption Week for Upthrust Esports Challengers
With 98 points and two chicken meals, Reckoning Esports secured the top spot in the rankings as the most consistent team of the competition. With three chicken dinners and 89 points, iQOO Soul secured the second position in the competition by making a strong recovery and dominating Days 2 and 3. In addition to receiving two chicken dinners and placing third, Carnival Gaming earned 75 points. With one chicken supper, Enigma Gaming scored 74 points, good for fourth place.
With one chicken supper, Team Forever scored 72 points and came in fifth place. With one chicken supper each, Alibaba Raiders and Team Tamilas tied for sixth place with 66 points, respectively. Redzone Esports' incoming team put on a strong show and scored 65 points with just one chicken dinner—46 of which came from finishes.
The following groups of teams advanced straight to the Semi Finals:
The following teams made it to Eliminator Week:
The Redemption Week prize pool allocation is as follows:
In first place, Reckoning Esports: INR 75,000.
Second Place: iQOO Soul with INR 50,000.
Carnival Gaming: INR 30,000 for third place.
Enigma Gaming: INR 20,000 (4th place).
At INR 25,000, Kaif is the Most Valuable Player.
The top 5 fraggers of Redemption Week are as follows:
Kaif - 20 finishes (Reckoning Esports).
Spower - 20 finishes (iQOO Soul).
FoxOP - 20 finishers (Team Tamilas).
20 finishes for Immortal (Reckoning Esports).
Team Forever's Mafia has 20 finishes.
Many experienced teams, like WindGod Esports, Team 8Bit, Godlike Esports, Team Aaru, Team Zero, Entity Gaming, Orangutan, and others, were unable to maintain a high level of play and were positioned in the second half of the standings. These teams will now play in the Eliminator Week after failing to advance straight to the Semi Finals stage.