NODWIN Gaming announced HEXVORA as the inaugural champions of BGMI: NAYE KHILADI powered by KRAFTON India Esports. Following weeks of competition, HEXVORA emerged as champions after finishing at the top of the overall leaderboard with 183 points at the end of the 18-match Grand Finals, held from July 24-26. Battling across Rondo, Erangel and Miramar, the champions demonstrated exceptional consistency, strategy and composure to outperform the country's best emerging BGMI teams.
HEXVORA won BGMI: NAYE KHILADI
The final standings saw HEXVORA crowned champions with 183 points, followed by Zero Ark Official in second place with 142 points, Team Free Agents securing third place with 141 points, and X4RCE finishing fourth with 137 points. By virtue of their top-four finishes, all four teams have also secured coveted slots in the TVS Wicked Battles Grand Finals, the official Road to BGMS 2026, taking one step closer to competing at one of India's premier BGMI esports events.
The tournament witnessed participation from more than 8,000 registered competitors, who earned their place through BGMI's in-game qualification system. The competition subsequently narrowed to 1,024 teams in Round 1, 256 teams in Round 2, 32 semifinalists, and finally the Top 16 teams, who competed across 18 matches over three days to determine the inaugural champions.
The champions, HEXVORA, took home the winner's prize of ₹3.5 lakh, while Zero Ark Official received ₹1.8 lakh as runners-up and Team Free Agents claimed ₹1 lakh for their third-place finish. X4RCE secured ₹60,000 for finishing fourth. Teams placed fifth to sixth received ₹40,000 each, seventh to eighth received ₹35,000 each, ninth to twelfth earned ₹25,000 each, while teams finishing thirteenth to sixteenth were awarded ₹10,000 each. The tournament also recognised Hardik Khanna aka HxHeXe1907 of team HEXVORA as the Most Valuable Player (MVP), who received a special cash prize of ₹10,000.
From more than 8,000 registered competitors to one champion, BGMI: NAYE KHILADI has showcased the strength of India's grassroots BGMI ecosystem and the immense potential of its emerging talent. Through #AbTeriBaari, NODWIN Gaming and KRAFTON India Esports have created a platform where new stories begin, new stars emerge, and the top four teams now continue their journey to the TVS Wicked Battles Grand Finals, the Road to BGMS 2026.
