Day 1 of the BGMI International Cup (BMIC) 2026 was held on October 30, 2026, with 16 teams from India, South Korea, and Japan playing six matches. The event is being held in Mumbai and offers two spots in the PMGC 2026. NS RedForce from South Korea ranked first with 72 points and one Chicken Dinner when Day 1 ended. Dplus KIA and DRX were second and third with 71 and 56 points, respectively.
India’s Team Outrage secured the fourth position with 47 points and one Chicken Dinner. Game PT finished fifth with 41 points. Blitz, KINOTROPE, and K9 Esports came sixth, seventh, and eighth with 37, 35, and 34 points, respectively. Team 8Bit had an average run; the Indian squad ranked ninth with 32 points at the end of Day 1.
REIGNITE was 10th with 29 points, closely followed by FOCUS with 27 points. Indian clubs Gladiators and Soul finished 12th and 13th with 25 and 24 points, respectively. Japanese teams Making The Road, Valor, and Versus were in the bottom three with 20, 17, and five points, respectively.
Day 1 summary of BMIC 2026
Match 1 – Rondo
Dplus KIA saw a nice start and claimed a 15-point Chicken Dinner in the first game. REIGNITE, NS RedForce, and DRX scored 12 points each. Game PT, Blitz, and Team Soul managed to acquire 11, nine, and eight points, respectively. Valor and Outrage managed seven points each.
Match 2 – Erangel
Team Outrage emerged victorious in the second match with 23 points after displaying its brilliant gameplay. Game PT and REIGNITE accumulated 14 and 12 points, respectively. NS RedForce added eight points to its tally.
Match 3 – Erangel
NS RedForce played well in this match and secured its first Chicken Dinner of the BMIC 2026 with 16 points. FOCUS grabbed 13 important points. Dplus and 8Bit claimed 11 points each. Game PT accumulated eight points, including seven eliminations.
Match 4 – Erangel
Dplus KIA clinched a phenomenal 24-point Chicken Dinner in the fourth match of the BMIC 2026. Its star player, Nolbu, secured seven eliminations for his team. DRX and NS RedForce accumulated 13 and 10 points, respectively. Team 8Bit collected nine points, including four kills.
Match 5 – Miramar
K9 Esports, led by Saumraj, earned a magnificent 26-point Chicken Dinner in the fifth game. NS RedForce and Blitz secured 12 and 10 points, respectively. Dplus and Outrage claimed nine and seven points, respectively.
Match 6 – Miramar
DRX came out victorious in the sixth game of the BMIC 2026 with 23 points. NS RedForce earned 14, and Blitz obtained 12 points. KINOTROPE, Dplus, and Soul scored nine, eight, and six points, respectively.
Edited by Soumyadyuti Ghosh
