RNTX's Trident Challengers vs Masters crown

Overview

On 14 September 2026, Revenant XSpark won the Trident IGNITE 2026 Challengers vs Masters, taking ₹1,50,000 of the ₹5,00,000 prize pool (about $5,241 in Liquipedia's figures; our records list $5,291, which is $50 high). They finished on 223 points across 24 matches with 3 chicken dinners and 162 eliminations. Elite Nova Esports, led by Owais, finished runners-up on ₹75,000 with 207 points and 3 chicken dinners, and Team Free Agents were third on 205 points with 5 chicken dinners. The event was organised by Trident Esports with KRAFTON India Esports, running 11–14 September with 16 teams, streamed in Hindi on Trident Gaming's YouTube channel.

Four matchdays of six matches each made up the format, with a daily map order of Rondo, Erangel three times and Miramar twice, and scoring of 10-6-5-4-3-2-1-1 for placement plus a point per elimination. Pratik of Team Free Agents was named MVP on ₹50,000 with 48 eliminations; Trace of Revenant XSpark also took 48 eliminations. The full prize table ran 3rd ₹40,000, 4th ₹25,000, 5th–6th ₹20,000, 7th–8th ₹15,000, 9th–12th ₹12,500 and 13th–16th ₹10,000.

This was the finals stage of the Trident IGNITE 2026 series: the Road to Masters (8–10 September, 1,024-team open field, separate page) was won by STG Official, with Carpediem second, Silly Esports third and Team Free Agents fourth, and those top eight faced eight invited Masters including BGIS 2026 champions Team Soul, BGMS 2026 champions Nebula, Gladiators, Orangutan and Tamilas.

Verified via Liquipedia and Sportskeeda: the Revenant XSpark win, the full podium, the MVP, the dates, and the prize split. Event sponsors were not identified.

Trident IGNITE 2026 Challengers vs Masters placed Rapid Chaos Esports fourth on 197 points, ahead of Team Tamilas on 178 and STG Official on 167. Free Agents took third on 205 points with five chicken dinners, a tally matched only by Utkal Stars Esports in seventh. SardarjiYT and EngineerYT formed the commentary team for the four day event.

How it went

The Challengers vs Masters finals pitted the open bracket's top eight against eight invited Masters, and Revenant XSpark took the crown.

Revenant XSpark (223 pts, ₹1,50,000)Champion
$5,241Prize pool
16 (8 Challengers + 8 Masters)Teams
Pratik (Team Free Agents)MVP

Schedule

Trident CvsM tournament calendar

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Sep 7Sep 8Sep 9Sep 10Sep 11Sep 12Sep 13
Challengers vs MastersChallengers vs MastersChallengers vs Masters
Sep 14Sep 15Sep 16Sep 17Sep 18Sep 19Sep 20
Challengers vs Masters

Sixteen teams played 24 matches across four online matchdays, six games a day, with the champion decided on 14 September.

Allocations

Trident CvsM slot allocation
SourceSlots
Invited pro teams8
Top 8 of Trident IGNITE 2026: Road to Masters (STG Official 1st, Carpe Diem 2nd, Silly Esports 3rd, Free Agents 4th, TeamAkash 5th, ERA Esports 6th, Utkal Stars Esports 7th, Los Hermanos Esports 8th)8

Prize Pool

Published prize pool
PlaceTeamPrize
1stRevenant XSpark logoRevenant XSparkTracegod profile photoNinjaJOD profile photoPAAssaulterPRAssaulterSUAssaulterPRTBA₹1,50,000
2ndElite Nova logoElite Nova₹75,000
3rdFAFree Agents₹40,000
4thRapid Chaos Esports logoRapid Chaos Esports₹25,000
5thTeam Tamilas logoTeam TamilasMrIGL profile photoAIAssaulterREAssaulterJOAssaulterMantyOP profile photo₹20,000
6thSOSTG Official₹20,000
7thUSEUtkal Stars Esports₹15,000
8thTeam SouL logoTeam SouLNakul profile photoGoblin profile photoLegit profile photoJokerr profile photoThunder profile photo₹15,000
9thOrangutan logoOrangutanAaru profile photoWizzGOD profile photoAttanki profile photoAK profile photo₹12,500
10thGladiators Esports logoGladiators EsportsAquaNox profile photoDeltaPG profile photoJustin profile photoNeyo profile photoDestro profile photo₹12,500
11thNebula Esports logoNebula EsportsAadi profile photoKnowMe profile photoKRATOS profile photoPhoenix profile photoAGAssaulter₹12,500
12thEEERA Esports₹12,500
13thTEATeamAkash₹10,000
14thCDCarpe Diem₹10,000
15thSESilly Esports₹10,000
16thLos Hermanos Esports logoLos Hermanos EsportsAATBA₹10,000
MVPFAFree Agents₹50,000

Format

Trident CvsM stages
StageDatesTeamsMatchesWho advances
Challengers vs Masters11–14 Sep 20261624 (6 per day)Title decided

Points System

PlacementPoints
1st10
2nd6
3rd5
4th4
5th3
6th2
7th-8th1
9th-16th0

1 point per finish.

Source: Liquipedia — Trident IGNITE 2026 Challengers vs Masters

Points Table

Trident CvsM Finals leaderboard

Revenant XSpark topped the combined table on 223 points, sixteen clear of Elite Nova on 207, with Free Agents third on 205.

Trident CvsM Finals final standings
TeamWWCDPlaceElimsTotal
Revenant XSpark logoRevenant XSparkTracegod profile photoNinjaJOD profile photoPAAssaulterPRAssaulterSUAssaulterPRTBA361162223
Elite Nova Esports logoElite NovaOwais profile photoVNTBASJTBAParitosh profile photo371136207
FAFree Agents589116205
Rapid Chaos Esports logoRapid Chaos Esports265132197
Team Tamilas logoTeam TamilasMrIGL profile photoAIAssaulterREAssaulterJOAssaulterMantyOP profile photo059119178
SOSTG Official164103167
USEUtkal Stars Esports57585160
Team SouL logoTeam SouLNakul profile photoGoblin profile photoLegit profile photoJokerr profile photoThunder profile photo134107141
Orangutan logoOrangutanAaru profile photoWizzGOD profile photoAttanki profile photoAK profile photo237103140
Gladiators Esports logoGladiators EsportsAquaNox profile photoDeltaPG profile photoJustin profile photoNeyo profile photoDestro profile photo23387120
Nebula Esports logoNebula EsportsAadi profile photoKnowMe profile photoKRATOS profile photoPhoenix profile photoAGAssaulter02593118
EEERA Esports03771108
TEATeamAkash0306595
CDCarpe Diem0316394
SESilly Esports0246690
Los Hermanos Esports logoLos Hermanos EsportsAATBA0335689

Participants

Results

Revenant XSpark won Trident IGNITE 2026: Challengers vs Masters on 14 September 2026 with 223 points from 24 matches.

PRATiKTournament MVP
Free AgentsMVP Team
₹50,000MVP Prize

Broadcasts

Broadcast talent

Statistics

Stats: Trident CvsM player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.

FAQ

When and where was Trident CvsM held?

Dates: Trident CvsM ran 11 Sep 2026 to 14 Sep 2026.

What was the prize pool of Trident CvsM?

Prize: Trident CvsM offered ₹5,00,000 in prize money.

Image: Trident IGNITE 2026: Challengers vs Masters key art via liquipedia.net. Rights stay with the organizer. · source