PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2023 Prize Pool Sees Reduction Compared To Last Two Editions

1 years ago By AI Smith

$3 million will be awarded in total prizes for the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2023. 51 teams would be chosen from all across the world for this major event, Tencent first declared. The corporation then announced that, rather than 51 squads, 50 will compete in this competition. The PMGC will be held in two phases and will be the fourth edition of the Global Championship.

48 teams will compete in this competition’s League Stage, which will begin on November 2 and end on November 26. From January 8 to January 10, 2024, Istanbul, Turkey, will serve as the host city for its Grand Finals. For 14 spots in the Grand Finals, where two teams will be invited directly, 48 teams will compete in the League phase.

Regarding the involvement of Indian BGMI teams in this upcoming international competition, Tencent has not made any comments. Three open positions, including one for the Finals and two for the League stage of this tournament, are still unknown to the public, according to the firm.

Compared to the previous two seasons, the prize pool for PMGC 2023 has decreased.

The $2 million overall prize fund for the Global Championship’s initial season in 2020 made it a highly popular event in terms of viewership. Over 3.8 million people watched the tournament’s top audience. Tencent upped the prize fund to $6 million for the 2021 season in response to this achievement. Nova Esports from China won both seasons.

The prize pool for the PMGC 2022 was, however, decreased by Tencent to $4 million. This time, the studio reduced the winner’s award even further, to $3 million, for the competition in 2023. It’s important to note that S2G Gaming from Turkey won the 2022 event.

Qualified teams so far

The teams who have thus far confirmed their attendance at the event are listed below. The team with the highest PEL points, TEC, has been invited directly to the Finals. Rumor has it that Turkey, the host nation, will also receive a direct spot in the final stage.

Titan Esports Club (China) – Finals
Tianba (China)
Team Weibo (China)
Six Two Eight (China)
Hail Esports (Thailand)
Vampire Esports(Thailand)
Faze Clan (Thailand)
Xerxia Esports (Thailand)
Yoodo Alliance (Malaysia)
SEM9 (Malaysia)
Persija Evos (Indonesia)
Alter Ego (Indonesia)
Bigetron Red Villains (Indonesia)
Morph GPX (Indonesia)
D’Xavier (Vietnam)
Genesis Esports (Myanmar)
Stalwart Esports (Mongolia)
NB Esports (Mongolia)
IHC Esports (Mongolia)
4Merical Vibes (Mongolia)
AgonXi8 (Pakistan)
Seventh Element (Pakistan)
Duksan Esports (South Korea)
Dplus (South Korea)
Nigma Galaxy (Arabia)
Loops (Brazil)
Falcons White (Africa)
N Hyper (North America)

As a number of local events come to a close in October, the finalized scheduling for the remaining slots will be made in the upcoming months. If the League Stage would be a LAN or not has not been disclosed by Tencent. But in Turkey, LAN gaming will be used for the PMGC Finals.

The Grand Finals of the 2022 PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) came to a close on January 8, 2023 after three days of tense competition. The Turkish team S2G Esports won the competition after destroying the opposition and winning with 190 points and 93 eliminations. On the competition’s final day, they came to life, demonstrating their talent and winning the $400,000 cash prize.

DRS Gaming made history for Nepali esports by taking second place in the competition, surprising both spectators and fans. The squad needed to demonstrate their mettle and maintain exceptional consistency over the course of the three competition days in order to place second. DRS’s PMGC 2022 campaign was successfully concluded with 158 points and 88 frags. The winning team took home a monetary award of $20,000.

The Grand Finals’ enormous $1.5 million prize fund served as the entire prize pool. Each team received rewards based on where they finished in the points standings. The distribution of the aforementioned sum is as follows:

1) S2G Esports: $400,000
2) DRS Gaming: $200,000
3) Alpha 7 Esports: $120,000
4) GodLike Stalwart: $80,000
5) IHC Esports: $60,000
6) Vampire Esports: $50,000
7) iNCO Gaming: $42,000
8) 4 Angry Men: $35,000
9) Nova Esports: $32,500
10) Geek Fam: $30,000
11) Wolves Esports: $27,500
12) Buriram United Esports: $25,000
13) T2K Esports: $22,500
14) Alter Ego Esports: $20,000
15) Fire Flux Esports: $17,500
16) Influence Chemin Esports: $15,000
Solo Showmatch Winner: Soulless (S2G Esports): $3,000

PMGC Individual Grand Final Awards

Individual awards were presented to players who excelled during the Grand Finals in addition to the standard prize pool. The five players that received them are listed below:

1) Finals MVP – TOP (GodLike Stalwart)

2) Gunslinger – TOP (GodLike Stalwart)

3) Grenade Master – Sand3shS (T2K Esports)

4) Eagle Eye – Wwx (4 Angry Men)

5) Field Medic – Fluketh (Vampire Esports)