Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Nebula Esports Wins BGMS Season 5 After 18 Matches
Nebula Esports won the fifth season of the BGMI Masters Series.
The final competition had 16 teams playing 18 matches over three days.
Nebula Esports finished first with 210 points.
Gladiators Esports came second, and iQOO Orangutan came third.
Nebula Esports won ₹40 lakh as the top prize.
Yash Negi, also called KNOWME, was named the tournament’s MVP.
Mohammed Kaif Gulhamid Khan, also called HUNTERZ, won the Most Wicked Player award.
More than 26 million people watched the tournament, including through watch parties.
Nebula Esports won the BGMI Masters Series Season 5 Grand Finals with 210 points.
The champions recorded 116 finishes and four Winner Winner Chicken Dinners across 18 matches.
Gladiators Esports placed second with 189 points, while iQOO Orangutan finished third with 187 points.
Nebula Esports received ₹40 lakh, while Gladiators Esports and iQOO Orangutan received ₹15 lakh and ₹6 lakh, respectively.
The tournament recorded more than 26 million views, 11 million watch hours and peak concurrent viewership above 430,000, including watch parties.
- Who
- Nebula Esports won, followed by Gladiators Esports and iQOO Orangutan; NODWIN Gaming announced the result.
- What
- Nebula Esports won the BGMI Masters Series Season 5 championship after the 18-match Grand Finals.
- When
- The announcement was made on September 7, 2026, after three days of Grand Finals competition.
- Where
- The announcement was datelined New Delhi; the Grand Finals were held as a LAN finale in front of a live crowd.
- Why
- The teams competed for the Season 5 championship and a prize pool exceeding ₹1 crore.
- Champion
- Nebula Esports
- Grand Finals score
- 210 points
- Grand Finals format
- 16 teams, 18 matches over three days
- Winner’s prize
- ₹40 lakh
- Runner-up
- Gladiators Esports, 189 points and ₹15 lakh
- Third place
- iQOO Orangutan, 187 points and ₹6 lakh
- Tournament reach
- 26 million+ views, 11 million+ watch hours and 430,000+ peak concurrent viewers