Ranbhoomi Season 1: GodLike's October 2021 crown
Overview
Ranbhoomi Season 1 ran from 21 to 27 October 2021 with a Rs 10,00,000 prize pool, and GodLike Esports won the event. The result sits inside GodLike's 2021 run, Sportskeeda later reported that GodLike had earned around ₹1 crore from tournaments since the BGMI launch, and Ranbhoomi Season 1 is one of the titles that built that figure. GameSadda's esports coverage lists the event in its tournament records.
The name marks it as the first season of a series, and the October 2021 timing placed it in the busiest fortnight of the 2021 third-party calendar, overlapping the Cosmic Byte God Mode weekend and the War of Glory league stage. GodLike winning a standalone title in the middle of that traffic is the verified headline.
Behind GodLike, the verified finals order ran Esports Empire second on 264 points, Chemin Esports third on 258 and Orangutan fourth on 244 in the 18-team, six-day Grand Finals. The individual awards were Top Fragger honours rather than an MVP title: JONATHAN took the combined Semi-Finals and Grand Finals award and the Grand Finals Top Fragger award, and Neyoo was the second Grand Finals Top Fragger. Season 1 is treated strictly as the 2021 edition, a separate event from Ranbhoomi Season 2 in 2023.
Ranbhoomi Season 1 2021 split its Rs 10,00,000 pool across five placed teams and three individual awards. GodLike Esports took Rs 5,00,000 for first, Esports Empire Rs 2,50,000 for second, Chemin Esports Rs 1,25,000 for third, Orangutan Rs 50,000 for fourth and Team 8Bit Rs 25,000 for fifth. The Top Fragger cheques added Rs 20,000 for the combined Semi-Finals and Grand Finals award, Rs 20,000 for the Grand Finals Top Fragger and Rs 10,000 for the second Grand Finals Top Fragger.
GodLike Esports closed Ranbhoomi Season 1 2021 ahead of a finals field that stayed close behind the champions. Esports Empire finished second on 264 points, Chemin Esports third on 258 and Orangutan fourth on 244 across the 18-team, six-day Grand Finals. The edition stands apart from Ranbhoomi Season 2 in 2023, which Upthrust Esports ran as a separate tournament with a different champion.
How it went
The first Ranbhoomi season ended with GodLike Esports on top after seven days of play in late October 2021. It was one of the titles behind GodLike's reported ₹1 crore tournament earnings.
Schedule
Ranbhoomi S1 2021 tournament calendar
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | Oct 5 | Oct 6 | Oct 7 | Oct 8 | Oct 9 | Oct 10 |
| Ranbhoomi Season 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Ranbhoomi Season 1 | |||
| Oct 11 | Oct 12 | Oct 13 | Oct 14 | Oct 15 | Oct 16 | Oct 17 |
| Ranbhoomi Season 1 | Ranbhoomi Season 1 | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| Oct 18 | Oct 19 | Oct 20 | Oct 21 | Oct 22 | Oct 23 | Oct 24 |
| Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Grand Finals | Grand Finals | Grand Finals | Grand Finals |
| Oct 25 | Oct 26 | Oct 27 | Oct 28 | Oct 29 | Oct 30 | Oct 31 |
| Grand Finals | Grand Finals |
The season opened with 1,000-team open qualifiers on 7 October 2021 and closed with a six-day, 30-match Grand Finals from 21 October, played on Erangel and Miramar.
Allocations
| Source | Slots |
|---|---|
| Qualifier 1 | 1000 |
| Qualifier 2 (top 100 from Qualifier 1) | 100 |
| Group Stage (top 40 from Qualifier 2) | 40 |
| Semi-Finals (7 qualified + 20 invited) | 27 |
| Grand Finals (top 18 from Semi-Finals) | 18 |
Prize Pool
| Place | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |        | ₹500,000 |
| 2nd | EEEsports Empire | ₹250,000 |
| 3rd |    | ₹125,000 |
| 4th |      | ₹50,000 |
| 5th |   | ₹25,000 |
| (Semi-Finals + Grand Finals) Top Fragger | | ₹20,000 |
| Grand Finals Top Fragger #1 | | ₹20,000 |
| Grand Finals Top Fragger #2 | | ₹10,000 |
Format
| Stage | Dates | Teams | Matches | Who advances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranbhoomi Season 1 | 7–26 Oct 2021 | 1,000 teams entered the open qualifiers | Qualifiers, group stage, semi-finals and grand finals | 18 teams reached the Grand Finals |
| Qualifier 1 | 7 Oct 2021 | 1,000 teams in 50 groups | 1 match per group | Top 2 per group (100 teams) to Qualifier 2 |
| Qualifier 2 | 8–9 Oct 2021 | 100 teams in 5 groups | 2 matches per group | Top 8 per group (40 teams) to Group Stage |
| Group Stage | 10 Oct 2021 | 40 teams in 2 groups | 3 matches per group | Top 7 overall to Semi-Finals |
| Semi-Finals | 13–20 Oct 2021 | 27 teams (7 qualified + 20 invited) | 28 matches | Top 18 to Grand Finals |
| Grand Finals | 21–26 Oct 2021 | 18 teams | 30 matches over 6 days | Winner crowned champion |
Points System
| Placement | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |
| 2nd | 12 |
| 3rd | 10 |
| 4th | 8 |
| 5th | 6 |
| 6th | 4 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th-12th | 1 |
| 13th-18th | 0 |
1 point per finish.
Source: Liquipedia — Ranbhoomi Season 1
Points Table
Ranbhoomi S1 2021 Grand Finals leaderboard
On 338 points across the six days, GodLike Esports topped the Grand Finals table, ahead of Esports Empire on 264 and Chemin Esports on 258.
| # | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 338 |
| 2 | EEEsports Empire | 264 |
| 3 | | 258 |
| 4 | | 244 |
| 5 | | 233 |
| 6 |  | 228 |
| 7 | GSGrowing Strong | 227 |
| 8 |  | 223 |
| 9 |     | 207 |
| 10 |  | 205 |
| 11 |     | 199 |
| 12 |    | 197 |
| 13 | FXLForceOne x LegStump Esports | 186 |
| 14 | ESElite Squad | 176 |
| 15 |    | 159 |
| 16 |     | 154 |
| 17 |     | 120 |
| 18 |   | 87 |
Participants
- Esports Empire
- ForceOne x LegStump Esports
- Elite Squad
- Growing Strong
GodLike Esports are recorded as champions of the 18-team Grand Finals, ahead of Esports Empire and Chemin Esports, and the full finals table on this page is verified row by row against the day scores published on Liquipedia.
Results
GodLike Esports claimed the first Ranbhoomi season.
Broadcasts
Broadcast talent
- RA1 (Hindi Commentator)
- Gamezo Tech (Hindi Commentator)
- NekRoz (Hindi Commentator)
Statistics
Stats: Ranbhoomi S1 2021 player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.
FAQ
When and where was Ranbhoomi S1 2021 held?
Dates: Ranbhoomi S1 2021 ran 21 Oct 2021 to 27 Oct 2021 in Online.
What was the prize pool of Ranbhoomi S1 2021?
Prize: Ranbhoomi S1 2021 offered ₹10,00,000 in prize money.
Who won Ranbhoomi S1 2021?
Champion: Ranbhoomi S1 2021 was won by GodLike Esports, 338 points in the Grand Finals.
Image: Ranbhoomi Season 1 2021 key art via liquipedia.net. Rights stay with the organizer. · source