KRAFTON India announced the Rising Star Invitational, India’s first-ever BGMI invitational tournament built exclusively around players from the KRAFTON India Esports Rising Stars Programme. Running July 3 to 5, the three-day event will see 16 Rising Stars lead their own five-member squads in an INR 5 lakh prize pool competition. Check out the full details of Rising Star Invitational 2026 Day 1 matches.
Rising Star Invitational 2026 BGMI – Overview
The Rising Star Invitational is the competitive centrepiece of KRAFTON India’s Rising Stars Programme, which was expanded in 2026 with the announcement of its second cohort. The programme is KRAFTON India’s most structured investment in grassroots esports talent to date, designed to identify, develop and accelerate India’s next generation of professional BGMI players through dedicated coaching, competitive exposure and visibility on the national stage.
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Each of the 16 Rising Stars captains their own named squad, drawing from a roster that blends emerging talent with some of the biggest names in Indian BGMI. The 16 captains and their squads:
Hector (Hector Warriors) Hydro (Hydro Hydrogen) Knight (Knight Nightmare) Levi (Levi’s Shoorveers) JatinOG (Jatin Hunters) Jasleen (Jasleen Titans) Kratos (Krazy Kratos) Justy (Justy’s Jesters) Wanted (Most Wanted) Evil (Evil Squad) Mernox (Mernox Reapers) SirZalai (Tahchapa Zalai) Shiraj (Shiraj Sena) NoobPari (Noobpari Clashers) SaumRaj (Solidarity SaumRaj) Sam (Super Sam)The squads also feature a constellation of India’s most accomplished professionals – Jonathan, RonY, BEASTT, Jelly, Omega, MORTY, Reaper, KALYUG, Kyros, Gravity and Fury – competing under the Rising Stars’ captaincy. The result is a format that puts emerging talent in the leadership seat while giving them the experience of competing alongside – and against – the players they have been working to emulate. It is, by design, the most direct test of readiness these Rising Stars have faced on an official platform.
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