Overview

• The player draft is scheduled for September 26 in Mumbai ahead of Season 3 being staged in India.
• A 36-player pool features Icon names such as D. Gukesh, Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, alongside stars including R. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Hou Yifan, Koneru Humpy, and Anish Giri.
• Magnus Carlsen will not take part after playing in the league’s first two editions.
• Teams will draft in four rounds from the Icon, Men’s, Women’s, and U-21 Prodigy segments before fielding six-player lineups with one Icon, two men, two women, and one U-21.
• Season 3 franchises are Triveni Continental Kings, PBG Alaskan Knights, UpGrad Mumba Masters, Ganges Grandmasters, Alpine SG Pipers, and American Gambits.