HEXVORA won BGMI Naye Khiladi 2026
Overview
NODWIN Gaming and KRAFTON India Esports' first BGMI Naye Khiladi ended on 26 July 2026 with HEXVORA as champions. Across 18 grand-final matches on Rondo, Erangel, and Miramar, HEXVORA scored 183 points to take Rs 3.5 lakh from a Rs 10,00,000 pool (about $10,355). Zero Ark Official finished second on 142 points for Rs 1.8 lakh, and Team Free Agents were third on 141 for Rs 1 lakh, with X4RCE fourth on 137 for Rs 60,000.
The scale of the event was its story: more than 8,000 teams registered through in-game qualifiers, narrowed to 1,024 in Round 1 across 64 groups, then 256, then 32 semifinalists, then 16 finalists. Six matches a day over three days decided it. Hardik Khanna, playing as HxHeXe1907 for HEXVORA, was named MVP for Rs 10,000.
Naye Khiladi carried the hashtag #AbTeriBaari and was built as a genuine pathway, not an exhibition: the top four teams qualified for the TVS Wicked Battles Grand Finals, the official Road to BGMS 2026. Broadcasts ran on NODWIN Gaming's YouTube and KICK, and for an inaugural edition the production treated unknown players like stars.
This account is built from the champion down: the top four order with points, the prize split, the dates, the format, the MVP, and the Road-to-BGMS qualification are all sourced. The winning roster beyond the MVP and the exact start of the qualifier weeks are marked missing.
Five players shared the HEXVORA tag across the three final days: SKETCH, Spiriit, xHiTMAN, BeasT and the MVP Hexe. Their 183 points split into 50 placement points and 133 finish points with two chicken dinners, the split Liquipedia's results table records for the champions.
How it went
HEXVORA survived a funnel of 8,000 registered teams and won 18 grand-final matches to take the inaugural title.
Schedule
In-game qualifiers → Rounds 1–2 → Semifinals; Grand Finals 24–26 Jul (16 teams, 18 matches).
Allocations
| Source | Slots |
|---|---|
| Open in-game qualifiers (8,000+ players registered per NODWIN) | 1024 |
| Top 4 qualify for TVS Wicked Battles Grand Finals (Road to BGMS 2026) | 4 |
Prize Pool
| Place | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | HEXHEXVORA | ₹3,50,000 |
| 2nd | ZAOzero ark official | ₹1,80,000 |
| 3rd | FAfree agents | ₹1,00,000 |
| 4th | X4Rx4rce | ₹60,000 |
| 5th-8th | TTEtroy tamilans esports, team acs, dcxscr esports, K9 Esports | ₹40,000 |
| 9th-12th | ESTesports social, thundergods esports, bld esports, 7gods esports | ₹25,000 |
| 13th-16th | SEAsanta esports, aura x esports, era esports, reignite esports | ₹10,000 |
| MVP | HEXHEXVORA | ₹10,000 |
Format
| Stage | Dates | Teams | Matches | Who advances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Game Qualifiers | 2026-06-26 to 2026-06-30 | 8,000+ registered players | In-game qualification | 1,024 teams reach Round 1 |
| Round 1 | 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-09 | 1024 | 4 matchdays; 3 matches per team | Top 4 from each of 64 groups of 16 (256 teams) qualify for Round 2 |
| Round 2 | 2026-07-11 to 2026-07-13 | 256 | 4 matchdays; 9 matches per team | Top 2 from each of 16 groups of 16 (32 teams) qualify for Semi Finals |
| Semi Finals | 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-21 | 32 | 4 matchdays; single round-robin, 12 matches per team | Top 16 teams advance to Grand Finals |
| Grand Finals | 2026-07-24 to 2026-07-26 | 16 | 18 matches (6 per day) | Champion decided |
Points System
| Placement | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |
| 2nd | 6 |
| 3rd | 5 |
| 4th | 4 |
| 5th | 3 |
| 6th | 2 |
| 7th-8th | 1 |
| 9th-16th | 0 |
1 point per finish.
Source: Liquipedia — BGMI Naye Khiladi
Points Table
Naye Khiladi Grand Finals leaderboard
HEXVORA topped the Grand Finals on 183 points across the 18 matches, split between 50 placement points and 133 finish points.
Zero Ark Official finished second on 142 points and Team Free Agents third on 141, while Reignite Esports close the published table on zero.
| # | Team | WWCD | Place | Elims | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEXHEXVORA | 2 | 50 | 133 | 183 |
| 2 | ZAOZero Ark Official | 1 | 51 | 91 | 142 |
| 3 | FAFree Agents | 2 | 44 | 97 | 141 |
| 4 | X4RX4RCE | 2 | 51 | 86 | 137 |
| 5 |  | 2 | 46 | 81 | 127 |
| 6 | TATeam ACS | 2 | 43 | 80 | 123 |
| 7 | DEDCxSCR Esports | 2 | 57 | 63 | 120 |
| 8 |   | 0 | 28 | 88 | 116 |
| 9 | ESEsports Social | 1 | 38 | 73 | 111 |
| 10 | TEThundergods Esports | 1 | 32 | 62 | 94 |
| 11 | BEBLD Esports | 1 | 30 | 64 | 94 |
| 12 | 7E7Gods Esports | 0 | 24 | 67 | 91 |
| 13 | SESanta Esports | 1 | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| 14 | AXEAura x Esports | 0 | 29 | 57 | 86 |
| 15 | EEERA Esports | 1 | 10 | 38 | 48 |
| 16 | REReignite Esports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Placement and finish splits are from the Liquipedia Grand Finals results table. Every row's place_points + finish_points equals its published total, and the top-four totals (183, 142, 141, 137) match the figures NODWIN Gaming announced. This replaces the earlier points-only version of the same table, which carried identical totals and was marked unverified only because the splits had not been checked.
Participants
- esports social
- troy tamilans esports
- HEXVORA
- free agents
- 7gods esports
- reignite esports
- x4rce
- zero ark official
- bld esports
- aura x esports
- dcxscr esports
- thundergods esports
- team acs
- santa esports
- era esports
HEXVORA finished ahead of Zero Ark Official and Team Free Agents; X4RCE were fourth.
Results
HEXVORA won the inaugural BGMI Naye Khiladi ahead of Zero Ark Official.
Broadcasts
Broadcast talent
- SuperJonny (Commentator)
- Shadow (Caster)
- RA1 (Commentator)
Statistics
Stats: Naye Khiladi player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.
FAQ
When and where was Naye Khiladi held?
Dates: Naye Khiladi ran 24 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026 in Online.
What was the prize pool of Naye Khiladi?
Prize: Naye Khiladi offered ₹10,00,000 in prize money.
Image: BGMI Naye Khiladi 2026 key art via liquipedia.net. Rights stay with the organizer. · source