Skyesports Championship 5.0 ended with Blind's Bengaluru win
Overview
Blind eSports claimed Skyesports Championship 5.0 BGMI title in Bengaluru, taking the LAN final from November 3 to 5, 2023 at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium. The young side won four chicken dinners across the three day final and finished on one hundred seventy points, ten ahead of Revenant Esports. It was Blind's first LAN trophy, and the win was worth forty eight lakh rupees from a one point two five crore pool.
Revenant Esports finished second on one hundred sixty points, with OR Esports third on one hundred fifty and Team SouL fourth on one hundred thirty seven. Ritesh Fierce Nawandar of Revenant Esports was named MVP of the finals. The crowd of more than twelve thousand at the stadium included one of the youngest LAN finalists in the country: Blind's Rudra Spower Banswani was sixteen.
The full tournament ran from October 17, with online stages feeding the Bengaluru final. Skyesports ran the event with AMD as the powered by partner, Loco as the broadcast partner streaming in five languages, and the Tecno POVA 5 as the smartphone partner. Twenty four teams competed across the season.
Three days of LAN finals in Bengaluru; Blind eSports' four chicken dinners carried them to one hundred seventy points, ten clear of Revenant Esports.
Skyesports Championship 5.0 semi-finals ran from 17 to 21 October 2023 with twenty-four teams in three groups of eight, and eleven sides plus five pre-qualified finalists made the sixteen-team Bengaluru final.
Schedule
Skyesports 5.0 2023 tournament calendar
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | Oct 17 | Oct 18 | Oct 19 | Oct 20 | Oct 21 | Oct 22 |
| Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | ||
| Oct 23 | Oct 24 | Oct 25 | Oct 26 | Oct 27 | Oct 28 | Oct 29 |
| Oct 30 | Oct 31 | Nov 1 | Nov 2 | Nov 3 | Nov 4 | Nov 5 |
| Grand Finals | Grand Finals | Grand Finals |
Skyesports staged the 5.0 LAN finale at Bengaluru's Koramangala Indoor Stadium from 3 to 5 November 2023: twelve matches spread over three days. Per-match maps and start times were not published.
Allocations
| Source | Slots |
|---|---|
| Semi Finals | 24 |
| Grand Finals | 16 |
Prize Pool
| Place | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st |       | ₹48,00,000 |
| 2nd |    | ₹25,50,000 |
| 3rd |     | ₹24,00,000 |
| 4th |     | ₹6,75,000 |
| 5th |      | ₹3,00,000 |
| 6th |     | ₹2,00,000 |
| 7th |   | ₹1,20,000 |
| 8th |  | ₹6,80,000 |
| 9th |      | ₹3,00,000 |
| 12th |     | ₹50,000 |
| 13th | CECelsius Esports | ₹20,000 |
| Finals Most WWCDs | | ₹1,00,000 |
| Semi Finals Most WWCDs | | ₹25,000 |
Format
| Stage | Dates | Teams | Matches | Who advances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi Finals | 17–21 Oct 2023 | 24 (15 invited + 5 Grand Finalists + 4 from Quarter Finals; 3 groups of 8) | 30 (6 per day) | Top 11 teams (other than the 5 Grand Finalists) to Grand Finals |
| Grand Finals | 3–5 Nov 2023 | 16 (Champion of Championship 3.0, Champion + Runner-Up of Champions Series, Champion of Skirmish Series Season 2, Champion of BGIS 2023, Top 11 from Semi Finals) | 18 (6 per day) | Champion crowned |
Viewership
Not published.
VODs
Not published.
Points System
| Placement | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |
| 2nd | 12 |
| 3rd | 10 |
| 4th | 8 |
| 5th | 6 |
| 6th | 4 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th-12th | 1 |
| 13th-16th | 0 |
1 point per finish.
Source: Liquipedia — Skyesports Championship 5.0 (Grand Finals standings points distribution)
Points Table
Skyesports 5.0 2023 Grand Finals
Grand finals, Skyesports 5 0 2023: standings.
| # | Team | WWCD | Finishes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 4 | 67 | 170 |
| 2 | | 1 | 91 | 160 |
| 3 | | 2 | 65 | 150 |
| 4 | | — | — | 137 |
| 5 | | — | — | 133 |
Grand Finals, Skyesports Championship 5.0: top 5 points from TalkEsport; remaining placements not published.
Participants
- Entity Gaming
- Team Empire
- Celsius Esports
- Team Infinity
- Obey Esports
Results
Blind eSports won Skyesports Championship 5.0 on 170 points with four chicken dinners.
Broadcasts
Broadcast talent
- Ravin (Stage Host)
- Lucif3r (Stage Host)
- Fyxs (Hindi commentator)
- AnkiiiBOT (Hindi commentator)
- Captain Price (Hindi commentator)
- Ocean Sharma (Hindi commentator)
- Arka (English commentator)
- NekRoz (English commentator)
- Inferno (English commentator)
- Edge (English commentator)
- Randy (Tamil commentator)
- SJ (Tamil commentator)
- Sphinxxer (Tamil commentator)
- RuneJerry (Malayalam commentator)
- Two Face Gaming (Malayalam commentator)
- Katzy Gaming (Malayalam commentator)
Statistics
Stats: Skyesports 5.0 2023 player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.
FAQ
Who won Skyesports Championship 5.0?
Blind eSports, on 170 points with four chicken dinners.
Where was the final?
At the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru, November 3 to 5, 2023.
What was the prize pool?
Rs 1.25 crore.
Who was the MVP?
Fierce of Revenant Esports.
Image: The Skyesports Championship 5.0 trophy goes up as Blind eSports celebrate; the trophy base carries the event mark. Official Skyesports photo. Rights stay with the organiser. · source