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The Winter Masters Season 2 with New State Mobile is already as the competing title, featuring a total prize pool of INR 2,00,000 ($2,416 USD) and some of the best teams from across the countr y.

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This is an event which will provide underdog teams a chance to go up against top-tier teams and prove their talent. The tournament will run for a period of more than two weeks, starting from February 15 to March 3. The tournament has been divided into four stages – Open Qualifiers, League Gateway, League Phase and Grand Finals – with the number of participants decreasing with each passing stage. 

Here are the complete details for the Villagers Esports Winter Masters New State Mobile tournament:

This tournament stars as a grassroot level competition and then quickly transforms into a top-tier New State Mobile event. Spread across a total of 17 days, the four-stage event will conclude on March 3.

Qualified and Invited Teams:

A total of eight teams made their way through the Open Qualifier, joining the 24 directly invited teams in the League Gateway. Let’s look at the list of qualified teams in the tournament.

Teams

Status

BCA Graduates

Open Qualifier

Try Hard

Open Qualifier

MYST Officials

Open Qualifier

Team Zero Gravity

Open Qualifier

Uchiha Esports

Open Qualifier

Dreambig

Open Qualifier

Heavenly Coffee

Open Qualifier

RVNC Esports

Open Qualifier

Team X Spark

Closed Qualifier

Brawlers

Closed Qualifier

Team Psyche

Closed Qualifier

Aslaa Esports

Closed Qualifier

Team Last Cell

Closed Qualifier

Marcos

Closed Qualifier

Team Mavi

Closed Qualifier

True Rippers

Closed Qualifier

Team LEFP

Closed Qualifier

Team Tamilas

Closed Qualifier

Global Esports

Closed Qualifier

Hyderabad Hydras

Closed Qualifier

Hydra Official

Closed Qualifier

Chemin Esports

Closed Qualifier

Enigma Forever

Closed Qualifier

FS Esports

Closed Qualifier

TWOB

Closed Qualifier

Big Brother

Closed Qualifier

Team Grind

Closed Qualifier

Bad Devils

Closed Qualifier

Revenant Esports

Closed Qualifier

Velocity Gaming

Closed Qualifier

Team Celtz

Closed Qualifier

TKS Official

Closed Qualifier

Schedule:

Open Qualifiers: 15-16 Feb 2023

League Gateway: 18-20 Feb 2023

League Stage: 21-26 Feb 2023

Grand Finals: 28 Feb - 3 March 2023

The top 16 teams will be moving ahead to the last phase of this tournament, through which a winner will be crowned.

Format:

The tournament started with two rounds of Open Qualifier through which a total of eight teams were shortlisted to join the direct invitees.

The next stage, League Gateway, comprised of 24 direct invitees and eight qualified teams, divided into four groups of eight teams each.

After three days of intense action, where six maps were played on each day, the top 24 teams moved on to the League Phase.

League will then go on for six matches being played on each day.

The last three days will witness the finalists fighting out across a total of 18 maps to crown its champion.

Prize Pool:

The total prize pool of INR 2,00,000 will be split between the top three teams with an additional incentive for the best performing player.

1st | INR 1,00,000

2nd | INR 50,000

3rd | INR 30,000

MVP | INR 20,000

Where to Watch

The entire tournament will be broadcasted live exclusively on the official YouTube channel of Villager Esports in Hindi on every matchday from 16:00 IST onwards.