The franchise problemFranchise leagues are the structure Indian esports has wanted for a decade and has repeatedly struggled to hold on to. Skyesports launched the country's first franchised Counter-Strike league in 2023 with eight partners, then moved away from the franchise structure the following year. Krafton opened bidding for a BGMI franchise league in June 2025 and shelved it weeks later, saying conditions did not support the scale it had originally envisioned. "Unless you're on ground and you see what is happening, no quality of broadcast is going to get the excitement out for you. It's similar to being in a stadium where you sense the energy of the crowd as opposed to watching it on TV."