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Google and Nodwin Gaming have partnered up to launch Google Play Arena, a multi-phase mobile gaming championship.
Google Play Arena has the format of “an integrated club-based championship format.”
The tournament will feature competition for games such as Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Free Fire Max, Moba Legend: 5v5!, Real Cricket, Chess.com, and EA Sports FC Mobile.
Registrations are open right now. Its qualifiers will kick off in the “coming weeks,” with the grand finale being conducted on December 19-20, 2026.
“A key highlight of Google Play Arena will be the participation of MS Dhoni who will lead his team, Mahi Clutchers, into the competition as it vies for the title of the country’s best club,” the company said.
Nodwin Gaming will lead the planning, partnerships, and execution of Google Play Arena, “bringing its expertise in community management, tournament operations, event production, campaign management and youth engagement to the initiative.”
Co-founder and managing director of Nodwin Gaming, Akshat Rathee shared, “India’s gaming community continues to grow in both scale and diversity, with gaming becoming an increasingly important part of how young audiences connect, compete and engage with the interests they share.”
Rathee added that Google Play Arena is going to “bring that energy” together through popular titles, established gaming clubs and “participation of the national icons like MS Dhoni who is a passionate gamer himself.”
In other news, BGMI Survivor League has kicked off, bringing together 50 content creators for a 30-day competition.
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