S8UL Esports is an Indian esports and content creation organization based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The team has competed in titles such as Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), Pokémon Unite, and Call of Duty: Mobile, and employs several YouTube content creators. The organization was formed as a result of a collaboration between Team Soul (owned by Naman "Mortal" Mathur) and Team 8bit (founded by Animesh "Thug" Agarwal and Lokesh "Goldy" Jain).
S8UL competes in 18 different esports titles across mobile, PC, and console gaming. They currently hold 11 championship titles and are four-time winners of the Best Content Group award at the Esports Awards.
History S8UL is an Indian esports and gaming content organization formed in 2020 through the merger of Team SouL and 8Bit Creatives. Founded by Naman Mathur, Animesh Agarwal, and Lokesh Jain, the organization is headquartered in Mumbai. S8UL quickly rose to prominence in Indian esports by combining competitive gaming with large-scale content creation, streaming, and creator management.
Initially gaining recognition through PUBG Mobile and BGMI, S8UL expanded into multiple esports titles including VALORANT, Pokémon Unite, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Chess, Tekken, and EA FC. The organization also established the S8UL Gaming House in Mumbai, which became one of India's most recognized gaming creator facilities. Alongside tournament success, S8UL developed one of the country's largest gaming content ecosystems through YouTube and livestreaming platforms.
S8UL received international recognition after winning the “Esports Content Group of the Year” award at the Esports Awards for four consecutive years, becoming the first organization to achieve the feat repeatedly. The organization is widely regarded as one of India's leading esports brands and has played a major role in expanding the visibility of Indian gaming and esports on the global stage.
Infrastructure S8UL operates out of a gaming facility in Mumbai (referred to as the S8UL Gaming House 2.0) housing around 25 Indian gaming creators.
The facility is built across 15,000 square feet and is valued at $1 million, featuring four floors with streaming cabins, living rooms, recreational areas, a kitchen, and content creation spaces available to residing athletes and content creators.
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Apex Legends S8UL has announced its participation in the Apex Legends Esports for Esports World Cup 2025 on their X account on April 10, 2025. S8UL signed a roster comprising talented and all Australian players that are well known in the competitive scene and will represent the club and India in the upcoming Apex Legends Global Tournaments.
S8UL continues to participate with the same roster at Esports World Cup 2026 by riding high on momentum with a Top 5 finish at ALGS 2026 Championship and consistent performance at ALGS year 6 Split 1 from APAC South Region.
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BGMI / PUBG Mobile Team SouL is known for its long standing history, legacy and longevity in the Indian Esports ecosystem. The team has been in the system for eight years, played an influential role in Esports. In 2020, Team SouL became the part of S8UL esports after the merger of two organisations SouL & 8Bit.
Team SouL was created in 2018, by Indian gaming personality Naman "Mortal" Mathur, along with his teammates Ronak, Owais, Viper & Slayer.In the year 2019, Team SouL has won two major official events held by PUBG Corporation, The events are namely PUBG Mobile India Series 2019 and PUBG Mobile Club Open - 2019 Spring Split : India.
Over the years Team SouL has undergone multiple roster changes and downfall in the official and major events, In 2022, Omega, AkshaT, Goblin & Hector Joined with team along with coach Amit,The roster competed in Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series-Season 1 (BMPS 2022), Team SouL crowned as champions after putting a sparkling performance throughout the four-day grand finals. The team secured their spot in PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2022 (PMWI 2022),SouL ended the event at 11th position.
In 2023, Team SouL released its BMPS 2022 winning roster and signed Battlegrounds Mobile Pro Series 2023 (BMPS 2023) Champions Manya, NakuL, Jokerr, SPower, Rony with Coach Mayavi and Analyst Ayogi. The roster has secured 4th Position in their first official under SouL banner in Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2024 (BGIS 2024), Runners up in ESL Snapdragon Pro Series: 2024 BGMI & Champions in BGMI Masters Series Season 3 (BGMS S3), With Several podium finishes in Major Unofficial Tournaments.
After, Horrific exit from Battlegrounds Mobile Pro Series 2025 (BMPS 2025), Team SouL bid farewell to Mayavi & Manya, with Nakul changing its role from Filter to IGL (In Game Leader) and addition of LEGIT, Goblin, Jokerr, Thunder to the team, Team SouL was all ready for the upcoming challenges.
In 2025, roster marked their first major unofficial event as BGMI Master Series Season 4 (BGMS S4), where team ended at third position. Followed by Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2025 (BMSD 2025), Team SouL first Official event under Nakul's Leadership, Team finished the event at third position after a hard-fought battle in 3 Day Grand Finals. After BMSD 2025, The krafton India had one more official event Battlegrounds Mobile India International Cup 2025 (BMIC 2025), Where team SouL ended their run at ninth position.Chennai Esports Global Championship 2025 (CEGC 2025) was the last major event in 2025, Where Team SouL became Champion.
After a consistent second half of 2025, it was time for Team SouL to Lift the Official Trophy, Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2026 (BGIS 2026) became the event where Team SouL emerged as champions, ending their 4 years long official Championship drought. Team SouL also became the first and Only team to win 4 Official PUBGM/BGMI Tournament in India.
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Call of Duty: Warzone S8UL Esports announced a significant expansion of its international esports presence by unveiling its official Call of Duty: Warzone. The newly revealed lineup features North American esports athletes Colin 'Trikempathy' Bowers-Wilson, Braxton 'Braxtvn' Trice and Ryder 'Ryda' Skarzinski, who will represent S8UL in major Warzone tournaments worldwide, including the prestigious Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025, in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
S8UL's Call of Duty: Warzone lineup narrowly missed EWC qualification, falling just three points short in the Warzone Online Qualifier (North America). However the management still retained them for World Series of Warzone 2025, Where S8UL finished on 17th Position overall.S8UL parted ways with roster on October 10, 2025.
30 April 2026, S8UL announced its Warzone roster for Esports World Cup 2026 after being selected as Partner for Club Partner Program of Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF).
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Chess April 13, 2025, S8UL signed two of the country's top-ranked chess grandmasters, Aravindh Chithambaram and Nihal Sarin, to represent the team at the Esports World Cup 2025. Indian grandmaster Nihal Sarin, representing S8UL Esports, has successfully qualified for the chess playoffs at the Esports World Cup 2025. Nihal ended his EWC 2025 run at 5th-8th position after Magnus Carlsen defeated him in Quarterfinals, Earning 200 Club Points for S8UL esports and reward of $85,000.
Ahead of Esports World Cup 2026, S8UL Announced addition of Grandmaster Pranesh M to their roster, further strengthening the lineup as the organisation balances proven international talent with a string emphasis on Indian participation.
Aravindh Chithambaram has secured qualification for chess at Esports World Cup 2026 after winning road to EWC qualifier at DreamHack Atlanta. With this victory, Chithambaram became the first Indian chess player to qualify for the chess main event at the prestigious tournament, while also earning prize money of US$15,000.
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EA Sports FC S8UL esports entered the competitive EA Sports FC scene on May 12, 2025. Marking a step in the team's international expansion with the acquisition of Jonas'Jonny' Wirth and Aaron 'HappYMeaL664' Rivera.
Jonny stormed into EAFC Playoffs at Esports World Cup 2025 from Group stage, but lost to ManuBachoore in the Quarterfinals with the score of 2–3.Ending S8UL stint at the FC Pro 25 World Championship at Esports World Cup 2025 on 5th-8th Position earning 200 club points for S8UL and $40,000. Folllowing the Failure of HappYMeaL664 for qualification at EWC 2025, S8UL parted ways with him on October 10, 2025.
April 30, 2026, S8UL announced their roster for FC Pro 26 World Championship at Esports World Cup 2026, comprising Jonas Jonny Wirth, julien Fouma Perbal & Aditya Krusher Chadha, Making a strong foot forward in EAFC26.
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Fighting Games Tekken 8 : S8UL Esports is officially making its debut in the international fighting games arena with the signing of top-tier Tekken 8 talents Arja 'Sephiblack' Gamoori and Nino 'Nino' Schwarz. On October 10, 2025, S8UL ended their contract with Tekken Players after failing to qualify for the Fighting games main event at EWC 2025.
In the recent announcement, S8UL fielding its roster for Esports World Cup 2026, in Tekken 8 with Akhil 'Tetsu' Kakar, 'Soul', 'Ak Arhaan' and 'Weak Akuma'. S8UL Signed all Indian players providing global platform for the underdogs who wants to shine on global stage, Symbolizing the trust organisation shows in Indian Athlete Pool.
Fatal Fury : officially making its debut in the Fatal Fury competitive scene with the signing of seasoned athlete Marcoantonio 'Yurikov' Malpica. Known for his versatility and longevity in the FGC, Yurikov becomes S8UL's first Fatal Fury signing as the organization expands its international presence across major esports title.
May 1, 2026, S8UL announced the addition of 'B_Haunt', 'ClosingRegent', 'Prince' for the Esports World Cup 2026.
Street Fighter 6: S8UL has officially revealed its roster in Street Fighter 6, fielding an all Indian lineup having 'B_Haunt', 'ClosingRegent', 'Prince' for the Esports World Cup 2026.
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Fortnite April 2026, S8UL Announced their first ever fortnite roster with the signings of Kaan 'Kaan' Tafli and David 'Faded' Ciubotariu. The roster is already qualified for the Reload Elite Series 2026-Championship held at Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris
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Free Fire July 2025, S8UL entered Free Fire (video game) by signing Arshil 'Arsh' Ahmed, Gaurav 'Marvel' Tiwari, Shankar 'Shanku' Thakur, Sumit 'XDivine' Verma, Satyam 'Viper24' Thakur and 'Likhi'. The team first participated in Free Fire MAX India Cup 2025(FFMIC 2025), Which was held as a Lan Event in Lucknow, securing a Top 4 Finish in the tournament and ₹5,00,000 Prize.
In late 2025, S8UL esports has officially signed Team Elite's Free Fire Max team, Led by Lokesh 'Pahadi' karakoti, the new lineup included Jayesh 'Jay' Yadav, Adeeb 'Adeeb' Ansari, Syed 'Armaan' Armaan Ali, Hasan 'Hasan' Haider. The team marked Free Fire Max Asia Invitational 2025 as their first event Under the name S8UL Elite, After the unfortunate exit from Group Stage, the organisation parted ways with Adeeb, Armaan and Hasan while retaining pahadi and Jay.
Jan 20, 2026, Pankaj 'Ronith' Kanwal, Keshav 'Wota' Reddy and Sohan 'Sohan' Sheikh joined S8UL Elite roster alongside Pahadi and Jay. This team Participated in Free Fire Max India Cup 2026 (FFMIC 2026) started in Feb 2026. S8UL Elite eliminated from the tournament after struggling in week 2, despite a strong run in week 1.