Team XO's WD Black Cup S2 title

Overview

On 9 December 2021, Team XO won the WD Black Cup Season 2, taking ₹2,50,000 of the ₹5,00,000 prize pool (about $6,616 in the records' figures). TSM finished runners-up on ₹1,00,000, Marcos Gaming were third on ₹50,000, and Orangutan fourth on ₹25,000. The event was organised by Skyesports with WD Black (Western Digital) and AMD as sponsors, played over four days with 20 matches.

The 18 invited teams played five matches per matchday on a rotating Erangel-Miramar-Sanhok-Miramar-Erangel map order. Fierce of Team XO was named MVP on ₹50,000, while TSM collected a ₹25,000 bonus for the most finishes overall. The WD Black Cup was a multi-game property: alongside the BGMI invitational track, it ran open-qualifier tracks for Valorant and League of Legends.

The event was pitched South Asia-wide, covering India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Maldives, with an expected viewership above eight million, and the broadcast ran in four languages: Hindi, English, Kannada and Punjabi.

Confirmed across sources: Team XO's win, the full podium, Fierce's MVP award, the dates, and the prize split. Liquipedia's own dollar figure differs slightly by exchange-rate date.

Western Digital's multi-game showcase put BGMI on the invitational track, and AMD backed a South Asia-wide event cast in four languages.

How it went

A sponsor's multi-game showcase put BGMI on the invitational track: Western Digital and AMD backed a South Asia-wide event cast in four languages.

Team XO (₹2,50,000)Champion
$6,616Prize pool
18Teams
Fierce (Team XO)MVP

Schedule

WD Black S2 tournament calendar

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Dec 6Dec 7Dec 8Dec 9Dec 10Dec 11Dec 12
Main EventMain EventMain EventMain Event

WD Black Cup Season 2 ran five matches a day from 6 to 9 December 2021 with an Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Miramar, Erangel map rotation.

Allocations

WD Black S2 slot allocation
SourceSlots
Main Event18

Prize Pool

Published prize pool
PlaceTeamPrize
1stTeam XO logoTeam XOIMMORTAL profile photoFierce profile photoSENSEI profile photo₹250,000
2ndTSM logoTSMShadow profile photoAquaNox profile photo₹100,000
3rdMarcos Gaming logoMarcos Gaming₹50,000
4thOrangutan logoOrangutanAaru profile photoWizzGOD profile photoAttanki profile photoAK profile photo₹25,000
MVPTeam XO logoTeam XOIMMORTAL profile photoFierce profile photoSENSEI profile photo₹50,000
Most Finishes OverallTSM logoTSMShadow profile photoAquaNox profile photo₹25,000

Format

WD Black S2 stages
StageDatesTeamsMatchesWho advances
Main Event6-9 Dec 202118 invited20 over 4 days, 5 per dayChampion decided on overall standings

Points System

PlacementPoints
1st15
2nd12
3rd10
4th8
5th6
6th4
7th2
8th-12th1
13th-16th0

1 point per finish.

Source: Liquipedia — WD Black Cup/Season 2

Points Table

WD Black S2 Grand Finals leaderboard

Team XO lifted the Season 2 title on 254 points, edging TSM on the published tiebreak after four days of play. Marcos Gaming finished third on 181 points while Orangutan took fourth on 180.

WD Black Cup Season 2 Standings, 6 to 9 December 2021: 18 teams played 20 matches.
#TeamPPts
1Team XO logoTeam XOIMMORTAL profile photoFierce profile photoSENSEI profile photo20254
2TSM logoTSMShadow profile photoAquaNox profile photo20254
3Marcos Gaming logoMarcos Gaming20181
4Orangutan logoOrangutanAaru profile photoWizzGOD profile photoAttanki profile photoAK profile photo20180
5Revenant Esports logoRevenant EsportsSENSEI profile photoBlaze profile photo20166
6Team 8Bit logo8BitSarang profile photoVBIGLASAssaulterSHAssaulterSHAssaulter20158
7Skylightz Gaming logoSkylightz GamingSaumraj profile photoDestro profile photoGamlaBoy profile photo20153
8Enigma Gaming logoEnigma Gaming20144
9Velocity Gaming logoVelocity GamingPunkk profile photoIMMORTAL profile photoA1TBAJazzyy profile photo20136
10Nigma Galaxy logoNigma GalaxyApollo profile photoMJ profile photoDYTBA20134
11Global Esports logoGlobal EsportsManya profile photoSPRAYGOD profile photoSPAssaulter20127
12Chemin Esports logoChemin EsportsDeltaPG profile photoRobin profile photo20125
13Rivalry Esports logoRivalry EsportsSlayer profile photoSangwan profile photoNova profile photo20119
14OR Esports logoORESportsAdmino profile photoRobin profile photoZap profile photo2093
15Revenant XSpark logoTeamXSparkTracegod profile photoNinjaJOD profile photoPAAssaulterPRAssaulterSUAssaulterPRTBA2085
16Team SouL logoTeam SouLNakul profile photoGoblin profile photoLegit profile photoJokerr profile photoThunder profile photo2084
167Sea Esports logo7Sea EsportsSPRAYGOD profile photoAladin profile photoOsmium profile photo2084
18GodLike Esports logoGodLike EsportsAdmino profile photoGodz profile photoManya profile photoSpower profile photoSaumay profile photoAditya profile photo2069

Participants

Results

Team XO won WD Black Cup Season 2 on 9 December 2021, finishing ahead of TSM and Marcos Gaming.

FierceTournament MVP
Team XO logoTeam XOMVP Team
₹50,000MVP Prize

Broadcasts

Broadcast talent

Statistics

Stats: WD Black S2 player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.

FAQ

When and where was WD Black S2 held?

Dates: WD Black S2 ran 6 Dec 2021 to 9 Dec 2021.

What was the prize pool of WD Black S2?

Prize: WD Black S2 offered ₹5,00,000 in prize money.

Image: WD Black Cup Season 2 2021 key art via liquipedia.net. Rights stay with the organizer. · source