GodLike's Upthrust Pro Showdown 2026 title

On 11 January 2026, Hero Xtreme GodLike won the Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown 2026, taking ₹1,20,000 of the ₹3,00,000 prize pool (about $3,324 in the records' figures) with 166 points, 2 chicken dinners, 49 placement points and a tournament-high 117 finish points across 18 matches. iQOO RNTX (Revenant XSpark) finished runners-up on ₹60,000 with 159 points and 2 chicken dinners, losing by seven points, and Vasista Esports were third on ₹50,000 with 151 points. The event was organised by Upthrust Esports as a KRAFTON-verified third-party event.

The full event ran 4–11 January: quarter-final groups on 4–5 January, a lower bracket on 6 January, semi-finals on 7–8 January with 24 teams, and the Grand Finals on 9–11 January with 16 teams over 18 matches. A note on dates: our records list 10–12 January, but the indiaesports schedule shows the Grand Finals on 9–11 January; the full 4–11 January window is used here. The event was one of the first to use KRAFTON's new standardized Zone Meta Cards for 2026.

Spower of GodLike, a new signing, was named MVP on ₹20,000 with 36 finishes. GodLike won despite RNTX leading after day two, 116 to 102. iQOO Soul had the second-highest finish count (101) but poor placement and finished sixth.

Verified via indiaesports: the GodLike win, the full 16-team final table, the MVP, the dates, and the prize split. Event sponsors and a Liquipedia page were not found.

Upthrust Esports Pro Showdown 2026's final day decided a close title race. GodLike Esports added 64 points on the last day to reach 166, while overnight leaders Revenant XSpark managed 43 and finished on 159. Behind them, evox esports took fourth on 130 points and Nebula Esports fifth on 126 with three chicken dinners.

The 2026 season opener was a KRAFTON-verified sprint, and GodLike came from behind on the final day to beat RNTX by seven points.