1,024 teams entered Naye Khiladi. Only one could finish on top, and Hexvora made sure nobody else got close. They ended on 183 points, a full 41 points clear of second place, and took home ₹3,50,000.
The event was an open, online tournament that ran from June 15 to July 26, 2026, with a total prize pool of ₹10,00,000. Hexvora were clear winners. The fight for second place was so close it came down to one point.
The short version
- Hexvora won with 183 points and two chicken dinners, earning ₹3,50,000.
- Zero Ark Official finished second on 142, just one point ahead of Team Free Agents (141).
- Hexvora scored 133 finish points, the most of any team.
- DCxSCR Esports had the most placement points (57) but finished 7th.
- 18 chicken dinners were won across the leaderboard, and six different teams won two each.
How it was won
First, some jargon. In BGMI esports, your score comes from two places:
- Finish points: points for eliminations (finishes). More knockouts, more points.
- Placement points: points for how long your team survives in each match. Last team standing gets the most.
A WWCD, or chicken dinner, means winning a match outright.
Hexvora won through finishes. Of their 183 points, 133 came from eliminations, which is most of their total. No other team got close: the next best was Team Free Agents with 97.
Their survival scores were good but not the best. Hexvora earned 50 placement points, while DCxSCR Esports (57), Zero Ark Official (51) and X4RCE (51) all earned more.
Hexvora also won two chicken dinners. Five other teams won two as well, so match wins did not set them apart. Eliminations did. The rest of the lobby probably heard footsteps and hoped it wasn't them.
The final table
Here is the top 8. Each line shows total points, then finish and placement points, then chicken dinners and prize money.
- 1. Hexvora: 183 (133 finish + 50 placement), 2 WWCDs, ₹3,50,000
- 2. Zero Ark Official: 142 (91 + 51), 1 WWCD, ₹1,80,000
- 3. Team Free Agents: 141 (97 + 44), 2 WWCDs, ₹1,00,000
- 4. X4RCE: 137 (86 + 51), 2 WWCDs, ₹60,000
- 5. Troy Tamilan eSports: 127 (81 + 46), 2 WWCDs, ₹40,000
- 6. TEAM ACS: 123 (80 + 43), 2 WWCDs, ₹40,000
- 7. DCxSCR Esports: 120 (63 + 57), 2 WWCDs, ₹40,000
- 8. K9 Esports: 116 (88 + 28), 0 WWCDs, ₹40,000
What the numbers say
The gap at the top was huge. Hexvora led second place by 41 points. Meanwhile, Zero Ark Official in 2nd finished on 142 and K9 Esports in 8th finished on 116. Hexvora's lead was bigger than the whole space between second and eighth.
Hexvora's finishes alone would have placed 5th. Ignore their placement points and Hexvora still have 133. That beats Troy Tamilan eSports' full total of 127.
One point changed the prize. Zero Ark Official finished one point ahead of Team Free Agents. Second place paid ₹1,80,000 and third paid ₹1,00,000. Every elimination counts.
Team Free Agents had the second-best fighting score. Their 97 finish points were more than Zero Ark's 91. Zero Ark made up the difference with better survival (51 placement points against 44) and edged ahead by a single point.
DCxSCR Esports played a survival game. They had the most placement points in the event (57), but the fewest finish points in the top 8 (63). Survival alone took them to 7th.
K9 Esports made the top 8 without a chicken dinner. They were the only team in the top 8 with no match wins and had the lowest placement points in that group (28). But their 88 finish points were the fourth-best in the event. That shows you can fight your way into the prize money.
What it means
Naye Khiladi shows two different ways to score points in BGMI. One is to survive and collect placement points. The other is to win fights and collect finish points. Hexvora were very strong at fighting and good enough at surviving, and that mix gave them the biggest lead on the table.
For everyone else, the lesson is about small margins. Second and third were separated by one point. Team Free Agents in 3rd had 141 and DCxSCR Esports in 7th had 120. Below Hexvora, almost every position was close.
If you play ranked and think your extra knockouts don't matter, look at Hexvora's 133.
A fictional chat between two friends, Priya (new to BGMI) and Rohan (has opinions about everything). The rules and numbers are real; the banter is ours.
Priya: Wait, lots of teams won two chicken dinners. Why did Hexvora win by so much?
Rohan: Finishes. They got 133 points just from eliminations. That alone would have put them 5th.
Priya: And Zero Ark beat Team Free Agents by ONE point?
Rohan: One point, and second paid way more than third. I'm never skipping a third-party fight again.
Priya: You skip fights?
Rohan: ...Next question.
Sources: Krafton India Esports (official results page). Official channels: X @KIEOFFICIAL_, Instagram @kraftonindiaesports, YouTube.
