BMIC 2026 Match 3: NS Claims Chicken Dinner and Lead

Nongshim RedForce, known as NS, took the third match of the BMIC 2026 Grand Finals with 16 points and its first chicken dinner of the event. The win lifts NS to the top of the overall standings with 36 points, ahead of DCP on 35 and OR on 32. The Grand Finals run over 18 matches at The Dome, SVP Indoor Stadium, Mumbai, with 16 teams competing for a Rs 1 crore prize pool.

Match 3 result: top eight

BMIC 2026 Match 3 Result: Nongshim RedForce Wins the Chicken Dinner and Takes the Overall Lead

Position	Team	Finishes	Position points	Total points
1	NS	6	10	16
2	FS	8	5	13
3	8BIT	5	6	11
4	DK	9	2	11
5	DCP	7	1	8
6	CDR	3	4	7
7	MTR	4	3	7
8	SOUL	4	0	4

The lower half of the Match 3 table was led by KRX with 3 points. OR and K9 took 2 points each, while VS, VAL, KN, RIC and BLEC took 1 point each.

Overall standings after Match 3

Position	Team	Chicken dinners	Total points
1	NS	1	36
2	DCP	0	35
3	OR	1	32
4	DK	1	30
5	RIC	0	27
6	FS	0	20
7	MTR	0	17
8	8BIT	0	16

OR has slipped from first to third after a 2-point finish in Match 3. DK holds fourth place with 30 points, and its one chicken dinner so far came in Match 1.

NS’s chicken dinner

NS finished with 6 team finishes, 1,290 damage and 191 heals. The damage was spread across the squad. NSXXZY1 had 1 finish, 494 damage and 3 knockouts. NSXHYUNBIN had 3 finishes and 411 damage. NSXTIZ1 had 2 finishes and 253 damage, and NSXSOEZ had 132 damage without a finish.

Top players and MVP

FSMAMMOTH of FS was named MVP for Match 3, with 5 finishes, 461 damage, 3 knockouts and a survival time of 26:51. IQOO8BITSHUBH1 of 8BIT had 4 finishes, 717 damage, 5 knockouts and the longest survival in the top five at 26:59. DKXNOLBU of DK had 4 finishes, 702 damage, 1 assist, 4 knockouts and a survival time of 23:54. DCPXAARON of DCP had 3 finishes, 574 damage and 2 assists, and DCPXJAEMIN had 3 finishes, 453 damage and 2 knockouts.

What the match shows

DK had the most finishes in the match with 9, but it earned only 2 position points, which left it on 11 points. NS’s win came from its position points, with 10 from its placement. FS took 8 finishes and 13 points, which put it second. The result shows how much position points can decide a match, since NS and DK finished on 16 and 11 points despite DK’s higher finish count.

Indian teams in the event

8BIT is the strongest Indian side in Match 3, with 11 points, and it sits eighth overall on 16 points. CDR and SOUL are next, on 14 points each overall. OR is third overall with 32 points. BLEC has 11 overall, and K9 has 5. Japan is represented by RIC, MTR, KN, VAL and VS, while Korea has NS, DCP, DK, FS and KRX.

What’s next

NS’s first win puts the team at the top, but 15 matches remain. NS, DCP and OR are within five points of each other, so the next few games will decide the leaders. Keep following TechnoSports for updates from the event.

Source: BMIC 2026 live stage standings, player statistics and chicken dinner results, Match 3. For more gaming and esports coverage, visit the TechnoSports homepage.