CEGC 2025 ended with SouL's Smash Rule win
Overview
The Chennai Esports Global Championship 2025 closed its BGMI bracket from November 14 to 16 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Sixteen teams played the Grand Finals under the Smash Rule format. The BGMI prize pool was fifty lakh rupees, listed at 56,376 dollars, inside a one crore rupee multi title event.
Team SouL won with one hundred sixty two points, four chicken dinners and one hundred seven eliminations, taking twenty one point five lakh rupees. The side crossed the one hundred thirty nine point match target in game fifteen and sealed the title with a chicken dinner in game sixteen. True Rippers finished second and took eleven lakh, while Gods Reign took third and five lakh.
The winning roster was NakuL, Goblin, LEGIT, Jokerr and Thunder. NakuL's captaincy earned him the Best IGL award, while Hydro of True Rippers was named Finals MVP. The event was organised by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu with Skyesports, and Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister handed over the trophy.
SouL had reached the Grand Finals through the Last Chance Qualifiers and sat second after day one on 69 points, three behind Victores Sumus. The title was the team's first major BGMI trophy in a long spell, won against the country's strongest lineups.
Chennai Esports Global Championship 2025 final table placed True Rippers second on 136 points with 88 finishes, ahead of Gods Reign on 134 points with 94 finishes. Victores Sumus finished fourth on 117 points, while Revenant XSpark took fifth on 108 points. Team SouL also collected the WWCD Team award worth fifty thousand rupees, alongside the Finals MVP and Best IGL awards of the same value.
Schedule
Grand Finals ran 14 to 16 November 2025 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, with six matches on each of the first two days and four on the final day under the Smash Rule.
| Match | Map | Start (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rondo | 2:25 PM |
| 2 | Erangel | 3:20 PM |
| 3 | Miramar | 4:20 PM |
| 4 | Erangel | 5:20 PM |
| 5 | Miramar | 6:20 PM |
| 6 | Erangel | 7:20 PM |
| Match | Map | Start (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rondo | 2:05 PM |
| 8 | Erangel | 3:00 PM |
| 9 | Miramar | 4:00 PM |
| 10 | Erangel | 5:00 PM |
| 11 | Miramar | 6:00 PM |
| 12 | Erangel | 7:00 PM |
| Match | Map | Start (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Rondo | 2:00 AM |
| 14 | Erangel | 2:50 AM |
| 15 | Miramar | 3:50 AM |
| 16 | Erangel | 5:00 AM |
Allocations
| Source | Slots |
|---|---|
| Semi-Finals (top 8) | 8 |
| Last Chance Qualifier (top 8) | 8 |
Prize Pool
| Place | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |       | ₹21,50,000 |
| 2nd |  | ₹11,00,000 |
| 3rd |      | ₹5,00,000 |
| 4th |   | ₹2,85,000 |
| 5th |    | ₹2,25,000 |
| 6th |  | ₹2,00,000 |
| 7th |  | ₹1,60,000 |
| 8th |  | ₹1,30,000 |
| 9th |     | ₹50,000 |
| 10th |   | ₹50,000 |
Format
| Stage | Dates | Teams | Matches | Who advances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Open Qualifier | October 21st - 22nd, 2025 | Top 1 team advance to Semi-Finals. | Top 1 team advance to Semi-Finals. | |
| Closed Qualifier | October 23rd - 24th, 2025 | Top 3 teams advance to Semi-Finals. | Top 3 to Semi-Finals | |
| Semi-Finals | November 4th - 7th, 2025 | 24 teams: | Each team plays 16 matches. | 3 teams from Closed Qualifiers.; 1 team from Luna Open Qualifier (Female team).; Top 8 teams advance to Grand Finals.; Remaining teams advance to Last Chance Qualifier. |
| Last Chance Qualifier | November 8th - 11th, 2025 | 16 teams. | 24 matches. | Top 8 teams advance to Grand Finals. |
| Grand Finals | November 14th - 16th, 2025 | 16 teams: | 18 matches (6 each day). | 8 teams from Last Chance Qualifier |
Viewership
Peak viewers: 100,000+
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.
Some finalists carried headstart points into the Grand Finals: Victores Sumus and Autobotz Esports 7, 8Bit 5, NoNx Esports 2, Gods Reign 1.
Points Table
Grand Finals, final table
SouL won the Chennai title under the Smash Rule, sealing it with a match 16 victory after crossing the 139-point mark. True Rippers finished second on 136 points and Gods Reign third on 134.
| # | Team | Played | WWCD | Points | Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 16 | 4 | 162 | 107 |
| 2 | | 16 | 2 | 136 | 88 |
| 3 | | 16 | 0 | 134 | 94 |
| 4 | | 16 | 1 | 117 | 68 |
| 5 | | 16 | 0 | 108 | 70 |
| 6 | | 16 | 0 | 97 | 58 |
| 6 | | 16 | 2 | 97 | 59 |
| 8 | | 16 | 2 | 96 | 55 |
| 9 | | 16 | 1 | 94 | 55 |
| 9 | | 16 | 2 | 94 | 62 |
| 11 |  | 16 | 2 | 93 | 59 |
| 12 |  | 16 | 0 | 86 | 67 |
| 13 |   | 16 | 0 | 78 | 57 |
| 14 |  | 16 | 0 | 72 | 57 |
| 15 |   | 16 | 0 | 60 | 44 |
| 16 |    | 16 | 0 | 39 | 29 |
CEGC 2025 Grand Finals Day 1 leaderboard
Victores Sumus topped the Chennai table after six matches on 14 November with 72 points, including seven headstart points carried into the finals, while Team SouL sat second on 69. Table computed from Liquipedia's published per-match results, with the running totals cross-checked against the final table.
| # | Team | Played | WWCD | Points | Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 1 | 72 | 37 |
| 2 | | 6 | 1 | 69 | 44 |
| 3 | | 6 | 1 | 47 | 31 |
| 4 | | 6 | 1 | 43 | 24 |
| 5 | | 6 | 0 | 43 | 21 |
| 6 | | 6 | 0 | 42 | 24 |
| 7 | | 6 | 0 | 42 | 24 |
| 8 | | 6 | 1 | 39 | 28 |
| 9 | | 6 | 1 | 38 | 23 |
| 10 | | 6 | 0 | 29 | 23 |
| 11 | | 6 | 0 | 27 | 15 |
| 12 | | 6 | 0 | 25 | 18 |
| 13 | | 6 | 0 | 24 | 21 |
| 14 | | 6 | 0 | 22 | 21 |
| 15 | | 6 | 0 | 16 | 14 |
| 16 | | 6 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
CEGC 2025 Grand Finals Day 2 leaderboard
Team SouL reached 129 points after twelve matches on 15 November, which set the Day 3 Smash Rule target at 139, with True Rippers second on 91. Table computed from Liquipedia's published per-match results, with the running totals cross-checked against the final table.
| # | Team | Played | WWCD | Points | Finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 12 | 3 | 129 | 84 |
| 2 | | 12 | 1 | 91 | 61 |
| 3 | | 12 | 0 | 89 | 55 |
| 4 | | 12 | 1 | 89 | 49 |
| 5 | | 12 | 2 | 87 | 54 |
| 6 | | 12 | 0 | 84 | 51 |
| 7 | | 12 | 0 | 82 | 56 |
| 8 | | 12 | 2 | 73 | 39 |
| 9 | | 12 | 1 | 72 | 50 |
| 10 | | 12 | 2 | 69 | 44 |
| 11 | | 12 | 0 | 62 | 48 |
| 12 | | 12 | 0 | 60 | 34 |
| 13 | | 12 | 0 | 55 | 42 |
| 14 | | 12 | 0 | 49 | 37 |
| 15 | | 12 | 0 | 46 | 33 |
| 16 | | 12 | 0 | 28 | 22 |
Participants
Results
Team SouL's title at the Chennai Esports Global Championship 2025 was sealed through the Smash Rule on 16 November.
Broadcasts
Broadcast talent
- Sameena Anwar (Stage Host)
- Spero (Hindi Commentator)
- Gamezo Tech (Hindi Commentator)
- EngineerYT (Hindi Commentator)
- Mayavi (Hindi Commentator)
- RavenSharp (Tamil Commentator)
- Vino Gaming (Tamil Commentator)
- Mr.X (Tamil Commentator)
- Sri OP (Tamil Commentator)
- Lucif3r (English Commentator)
- Arka (English Commentator)
- NekRoz (English Commentator)
- Raider (English Commentator)
- Dracorexia (English Commentator)
Statistics
Stats: CEGC 2025 player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.
FAQ
Who won CEGC 2025?
Team SouL, on 162 points under the Smash Rule format, taking Rs 21.5 lakh.
What was the prize pool?
Rs 50 lakh for BGMI (about $56,376), inside a Rs 1 crore multi-title event.
Where was it held?
At the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, from November 14 to 16, 2025.
Who organised it?
The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu with Skyesports; Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister presented the trophy.
Image: iQOO SouL lift the CEGC 2025 trophy on stage in Chennai. Official iQOO community photo. Rights stay with the organiser. · source