GodLike Esports finishes as runner up in the first-ever televised esports tournament in Indian history, BGMI Masters Series 2022

Mumbai, July 18, 2022: GodLike Esports has, yet again, proven its status as one of India’s top esports teams by placing second in the mega series by NODWIN Gaming, BGMI Masters Series 2022. The tournament created a huge splash in India by becoming the first-ever televised esports event, through a broadcast partnership with India’s leading broadcaster, Star Sports. GodLike Esports, represented by Numen Esports and Gaming, reached the grand finale of the tournament but lost by 4 points to Global Esports to take the runner-up title on July 17, 2022.

The BGMI Masters Series 2022 was held from June 24 to July 17, 2022, and featured a massive prize pool of INR 1.5 crore. The tournament saw participation from 24 leading Indian esports teams compete for the top spot, which featured a prize of INR 25 lakh and a brand-new Hyundai car worth INR 13 lakh. GodLike Esports entered the tournaments as favourites for the title, owing to the skill and competency of the team, which included Jonathan, Neyooo, ZGod, Shadow and ClutchGod and was coached by Ghatak. Over the course of the five finale days, GodLike led the leaderboard on two occasions but the nail-biting finale saw Global Esports take the championship title home. As the runner-ups, GodLike Esports won the prize of INR 12 lakh and Jonathan took the MVP title in the tournament.

Speaking on the tournament, Abhijeet ‘Ghatak’ Andhare, Coach, GodLike Esports, said, “Being so close to the ultimate victory and not getting it was definitely disheartening for us, but we’re proud of ourselves for the hard work, determination and teamwork we showcased throughout the tournament. The BGMI Masters Series 2022 is a major milestone in the Indian esports industry and we’re honoured to participate in such tournaments. I would like to thank our management and fans for standing by us through everything.”

 GodLike Esports was founded in 2018 by Chetan ‘Kronten’ Chandgude and in the past four years has managed to become one of the most renowned teams in the Indian gaming and esports circuits. The team features rosters across BGMI, CODM and Free Fire and the teams have won big at several major tournaments including CODM India Challenge 2022, PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2021, LOCO War of Glory 2021,  Skyesports Championship 3,0 and more. GodLike Esports also recently unveiled their Bootcamp, which is the largest gaming facility in India.

 About Numen Esports and Gaming

Numen is an esports and gaming company that works with talent and brands to create and manage content and IPs and handles content production, talent management, sponsorships, merchandising and global collaborations. Currently, Numen Esports and Gaming manages top talent and content creators in the gaming space, with a reach of 150M+ on YouTube and 30M+ on Instagram.