S8UL clinch BMSD 2026 title, secure berths at PMGC 2026 and KIC 2026

On October 20, 2026, S8UL’s BGMI squad iQOO SouL won the three-day BMSD 2026 Grand Finals and the organisation’s Honor of Kings roster captured the India qualifier for KIC 2026, securing places at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2026 and the Honor of Kings International Championship (KIC) 2026.

S8UL’s iQOO SouL finished the BMSD Grand Finals with 155 points and 103 eliminations, the highest totals across the finals, and earned INR 30 lakh in prize money; Yash Choudhary (LEGIT) was named Finals MVP after recording 33 finishes across 18 matches and received an additional INR 1 lakh. The Honor of Kings lineup went unbeaten through the India qualifier and won INR 1.5 lakh for the victory, booking its spot among international contenders at KIC 2026.

iQOO SouL’s playing five comprised captain Nakul Sharma (NakuL), Harsh Paudwal (Goblin), Khush Singh (Jokerr), Yash Choudhary (LEGIT) and Aaryaman Seth (Thunder). The team’s BMSD performance — 155 points and 103 eliminations — secured its second official tournament title of the season after winning the Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) earlier in the year.

Nakul Sharma offered a season review in a quoted statement: "One of the biggest lessons this year has been learning to make the right decisions when things don’t go according to plan. Over the season, we have grown more confident in our individual roles and in how we work together in different situations. Our coach and the management have also played an important role in helping us stay focused on our preparation and performance. As we move into BMIC and PMGC, we will need to remain adaptable and find ways to respond to teams with different approaches to the game. That is the challenge we are looking forward to." – Nakul Sharma aka NakuL, Captain of iQOO SouL

Individual milestones from BMSD include LEGIT’s Finals MVP performance with 33 finishes across 18 matches and Harsh "Goblin" Paudwal becoming the first Indian player to record 1,000 finishes in official BGMI tournaments. The BMSD victory also confirmed iQOO SouL’s qualification for PMGC 2026 and entry into the BGMI International Cup (BMIC) 2026.

PMGC 2026 is scheduled to be held in Turkey with a USD 3 million prize pool (approximately INR 28 crore), and BMIC 2026 will take place from October 30 to November 1 featuring teams from India, South Korea and Japan competing for a prize pool of INR 1 crore; BMIC will offer two places at PMGC 2026. The source notes iQOO SouL has already secured its slot at PMGC 2026 through the BMSD result.

S8UL’s Honor of Kings roster, captained by Aryan Gulati (TTranquil), includes Saurabh Jagadale (Kaeltzy), Harsh (Ch1pz), Peerzada Syed Seyadat (Pluto), Neville Garrick (Nev) from Indonesia and Min Kyung-hyun (Kyoung9) from South Korea. Their path through the India qualifier saw a 2-0 win over Off Meta Gaming in the upper-bracket first round, a 2-1 win over Revenant XSpark in the quarter-finals, a 2-0 semi-final victory against Avalanche, a 3-0 upper-bracket final win over Reckoning Esports and a 4-0 sweep of Revenant XSpark in the Grand Final.

The Honor of Kings roster brings prior international exposure: the team represented India at the Honor of Kings World Cup (KWC) during the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026, while Nev and Kyoung9 took part in the previous edition of KIC; Kyoung9 has also competed at the Honor of Kings World Champion Cup 2019 and finished runner-up at the Honor of Kings Invitational 2025 Season 3. S8UL additionally competed across six titles at EWC 2026 and participated in the World Championships for Pokémon UNITE and Pokémon GO.

With qualification secured for PMGC 2026 via its BGMI roster and for KIC 2026 via its Honor of Kings team, S8UL will enter the international events already confirmed as participants; BMIC 2026, running October 30 to November 1, remains a direct pathway offering two further places at PMGC 2026.