Registrations are now open for Red Bull M.E.O. (Mobile Esports Open) Season four, where esports players from multiple countries participate and compete across a variety of mobile games. 2021 will be the fourth edition of Red Bull M.E.O. In India, Red Bull M.E.O. Season four will feature competitions across three gaming titles: Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Teamfight Tactics (TFT) and World Cricket Championship (WCC).
Qualifiers will be held from October to mid-November across theses three titles. Winners of the qualifiers will progress to the play offs which will be held mid-November. The winners of the play-off progress to the National Finals which will be held in the first week of December.
Winners of the National Finals in each title earn the bragging rights to call themselves the best mobile gamers in the country. Additionally, the winners will also get an opportunity to watch the 2022 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. The winners will also get an exclusive tour of Hangar-7, the unique museum, store and aircraft hangar in Salzburg, Austria, that houses the planes of the Flying Bulls and past Formula One cars of the Red Bull Racing team.
Schedule:
2 October onwards: Registrations open
9 October to 13 November: Online qualifiers
15 November to 26 November: Online playoffs
4 December: National finals
Progression from Qualifiers:
BGMI: 16 teams will progress from the qualifiers to the playoffs + 16 pro BGMI teams will participate in the playoffs directly on invite. So, 32 teams will participate in the playoffs.
WCC: The qualifiers will run for 48 days on both WCC2 and WCC3. Winners of the daily qualifiers progress to the playoffs. 96 players overall: 48 from WCC2 and 48 from WCC3. The playoffs will be played on WCC rivals.
TFT: There will be no intermediate playoffs. 16 players from the qualifiers progress directly to the National Finals.
National Finals:
BGMI: 16 teams
TFT: 16 players
WCC: 4 players
On Red Bull M.E.O. Season four, Red Bull athlete and India’s top e-sports athlete Ankit ‘V3nom’ Panth said, “It’s going to be bigger and better. Red Bull M.E.O. is a platform for all the budding gamers who want to prove their mettle. We have multiple titles this year and if you are a gamer who wants to prove himself, you shouldn’t miss this opportunity.”
Nodwin Gaming co-founder and MD Akshat Rathee, commented, “Nodwin Gaming continues its association with Red Bull and it further defines our footprint in the ecosystem. Red Bull M.E.O. is one of the pieces that celebrates competitive mobile esports with a diverse pool of game titles. With three titles on show, I’m really excited about the brand-new addition this year.”
