It’s been over a week since Battlegrounds Mobile India International Cup 2026 (BMIC 2026) concluded, but the dominance displayed by the South Korean teams, especially Nongshim RedForce (NSR), continues to be a talking point in the Indian esports community. Unlike other regional teams, Indian teams don’t usually get to compete against their international counterparts that often. Hence, understandably, Indian fans are keen to understand more about the competition and where India stands on a global or international scale.
Destro Gives His Two Cents on BMIC 2026’s International Competition
In a recent livestream, a viewer asked Destro about the level of competition Gladiator Esports faced in BMIC 2026. Responding to this, Destro confidently expressed his belief that there is not much of a skill difference between Indian teams and two of the five South Korean teams, Game PT and FOCUS, that participated in BMIC 2026.
“Honestly, I feel like their two teams (Game PT and FOCUS) weren’t particularly different from other teams. I didn’t really feel there was much of a difference between the two teams.”
Speaking about the BMIC 2026 winners, Nongshim RedForce, Destro maintained that the team was way ahead of its competition, in BMIC 2026, as well as in South Korea.
“One team has clearly gone way ahead. Their leagues are also way ahead, in my opinion.”
Turning his attention towards the Japanese contingent at BMIC 2026, Destro offered a less favourable feedback.
“But if you look at the other 15 teams, I felt the Japanese region wasn’t that strong. Their teams couldn’t perform that well at all.” He added, “The rest of us played decently. KRX and DK played well.”
Destro put forth his opinion that, barring Nongshim RedForce, if the remaining 15 teams from BMIC 2026 were to play against each other, each team would show a similar performance. “The Indian teams will win quite a few times, and the (South) Korean teams will also win quite a few times,” he said.
About Japanese teams, however, he wasn’t sure how they would perform.
Further reiterating Nongshim RedForce’s exceptional performance. He staunchly asserted that if we were to add Nongshim RedForce to the same lobby, they would win 100 out of 100 times. “That’s the only difference. One of their teams is extremely strong, and that’s definitely true,” he added.
Destro offered expert insights into what happened in BMIC 2026, and what he said is undeniable. Ever since Indian teams returned to playing in international and global events, the skill gap caused by the game’s ban has been closing in. Indian teams are getting ready to fight toe-to-toe against their international counterparts. Having said that, there’s still a long way to go before they become a true contender of a global championship. For now, all eyes will be on Team SouL, who will be representing India at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2026.
