Esports has been growing in India since the start of the internet. As per the report published by Statista, the Esports market in India is set to reach $124 Million this year, and it’s projected to reach $166 Million by 2028 with an annual growth rate of 7.44%. Esports is exponentially rising in India and this can be attributed to the growing participation across Esports competitions.Â
Here are the Top 5 Esports teams in India
1. Team S8UL
Team S8UL was founded by famous BGMI YouTubers Naman Mathur aka Mortal, Animesh Agarwal aka 8Bit Thug, and Lokesh Jaun aka Goldy. S8UL was created after the two major esports teams collaboration, Team SouL and 8Bit. After the merger, the organization has become one of the leading esports organizations in India. Team SouL was the runner-up at the recent ESL Snapdragon Pro Series: BGMI, the previous year the team won two BGMI championships. 8Bit the parent team of SouL also participates in the BGMI tournament.
2. GodLike Esports
GodLike Esports is well known for being one of the best BGMI esports teams in India. The organization was started by famous BGMI player and streamer Chetan Chandgunde aka Kronten in 2018. GodLike has talented BGMI players such as Jonathan, and ClutchGod in their roster, which makes them the deadliest team in BGMI. Since 2018 the team has won 7 BGMI Tournaments.
3. Orangutan EsportsÂ
Orangutan Esports is a versatile team that participates in different Esports tournaments, including BGMI, Valorant and Free Fire, and Pokémon Unite. Orangutan finished at number 5 in ESL Snapdragon Pro Series: BGMI for a prize pool of $7,438. The team was the runner-up at BGMI Masters Series Season 2.
4. Enigma GamingÂ
The Indian-based team Enigma is versatile in playing esports tournaments of Valorant and BGMI. They have won 4 Valorant tournaments in India. Talking about their performance in BGMI, they have won the RedBull M.E.O Season 4: India, and VE Winter Masters 2022.
5. TeamXSparkÂ
TeamXSpark is an esports organization that mainly competes in BGMI tournaments. The organization is led by popular BGMI player and streamer Tanmay Singh aka Sc0outOP. The team won BGMI Mobile Club Open – Fall Split 2020: India, and THUG Invitational: Season 4. The esports team is yet to win any big A-tier or S-tier tournament, but they are working hard to achieve that dream.
6. Velocity GamingÂ
Velocity Gaming aka VLT was registered as an esports organization in 2017, by Popular YouTuber Manoj Kasyap aka Sentinel. The team was into Rainbow Six Siege, later they diversified into playing Valorant, Counter-Strike, and BGMI. Velocity has a dominating run in Valorant esports tournaments in India, with winning 9 Valorant tournaments. It could have been 10, but they were runner-up at Valorant Conquerors Championship.
7. Global EsportsÂ
Global Esports is a proper Esports organization from India participating in multiple gaming tournaments. The Esports team participates in BGMI, Valorant, and Fortnite. Global Esports has won 7 Valorant tournaments, their team ended at number 3 in Convergence 2023. Global Esports also holds the record for the highest kills and points at the Fortnite World Cup 2019.
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