Match 4 & 5 of the BMSD 2026 Grand Finals was rehosted on Day 1 after four teams were in the game without their players on stage. GodLike Esports, Myth Official, Revenant XSpark and Version 1 x Blue Army had their IDs logged into the lobby, but the squads never joined the match from the stage in Hyderabad.
K9 Esports made the most of it. They found all four empty squads and eliminated them for 16 finishes, before KRAFTON India rehosted the game.
The rehost means those 16 finishes don’t count. It is the first major incident of the BMSD 2026 Grand Finals, which run until October 18 at Savaaya Convention.
What Happened in Match 5
Match 5 was the first Miramar game of Day 1, coming after three matches on Erangel and one on Rondo. When the match began, four squads were in the lobby, but their players weren’t in their seats on stage.
Their IDs were already in the game. With nobody controlling them, the four teams were sitting ducks.
K9 Esports swept through them and picked up 16 finishes, one for every idle player. KRAFTON India later rehosted the match, so the original result and the finishes were wiped.
What KRAFTON India Has Said
The players were not ready on stage when the match began, even though their IDs were in the lobby. KRAFTON India has not explained how that happened.
KRAFTON India has not published an official statement on the rehost at the time of writing. We will update this story when it does.
What the Rehost Means for K9 Esports
K9 Esports is the team that loses the most. Under BMSD scoring, every finish is worth 1 point, so the voided match cost them at least 16 points before placement points.
K9 had already won Match 1 and sat third on the Day 1 table with 40 points after Match 3, behind Blitz Esports (50) and Team Outrage (42). A 16-point swing from a single match is huge in an 18-match event.
That margin matters more than usual at this event. The Smash Rule on Day 3 sets the target at the Day 2 leader’s points plus 10, so every point banked on Day 1 shapes the race for the title.
What It Means for GodLike, Myth and Revenant XSpark
For the four affected teams, the rehost was a lifeline. Losing a full match with zero points on Day 1 would have left them chasing from the bottom of a 16-team table.
GodLike Esports came into the Grand Finals as one of the favourites after topping the Semi Finals table midway through. Revenant XSpark had qualified straight from the Week 3 Qualifiers and had more than two weeks to prepare.
Where to Follow the Updated Standings
All matches stream on the KRAFTON India Esports YouTube channel. You can follow the rehosted Match 5 result and the rest of Day 1 on our live Day 1 BMSD 2026 Grand Finals points table.
The full event hub, with the schedule, prize pool and qualified teams, is on the BMSD 2026 page on TalkEsport Wiki.
