Garena Announces Booyah Premier League Season 2: All Details

Garena is bringing back the Booyah Premier League (BPL) in January 2027, expanding its creator-led cricket competition to 90 participants from the gaming and esports communities. The second season will feature six teams with three creator-owners each, replacing the nine-a-side format with 11-a-side matches.

A live squad auction will take place in Jaipur on Nov 18, 2026.

BPL 2027 Teams and Ownership Groups

The franchises, named after Free Fire India (FFI) maps and locations, have the following ownership groups:

• Nexterra Nawabs: Mortal, TSG Ritik, and Sooneeta
• Bermuda Blasters: Assassins Army, Sharkshe, and Shreeman Legend
• Kalahari Knights: Desi Gamers, Dynamo Gaming, and Munna Bhai Gaming
• Solara Sultans: Nonstop Gaming, Aditech, and Bacchu
• Alpine Aces: Badge 99, FozyAjay, and PN Rose
• Peak Panthers: Lokesh Gamer, Tonde Gamer, and Sid

Mortal, Shreeman Legend, Tonde Gamer, Lokesh Gamer, Aditech, and Dynamo Gaming join the ownership lineup. Season 1 featured 78 creators and two owners per team.

Streaming and Event Details

The competition will stream on FFI's official YouTube channel. Its presentation will include a stadium setting, opening ceremony, cheerleaders, mascots, team anthems, and Yellow Cap, Red Cap, and MVP awards.

Garena will announce the match dates, venue, and confirmed broadcast details through FFI's YouTube channel and social media pages.

Garena Highlights BPL's Inaugural Season Performance

The inaugural competition generated over 630M views across official, creator, and fan content. It also attracted more than 10M official YouTube livestream views and inspired 2.5K fan-made videos.

Nexterra Nawabs won the title against Bermuda Blasters by 27 runs, with final MVP Pavan Advani scoring 100 off 35 balls.

Vaibhav Das Mundhra, Head of Operations, India, Garena, described BPL as a way to bring gaming creators together through "the country's most loved sport, cricket." He added that Garena aims to make the league an annual fixture for creators and their fans.

Garena's decision to include creators whose primary audiences follow BGMI is a welcome step towards bringing India's fragmented gaming communities together. While publisher rivalries often divide gaming communities, BPL takes a more collaborative approach by bringing together creators from across India's gaming ecosystem rather than limiting itself to Free Fire India.