The
PUBG Global Invitational is the first world championship in competitive PUBG. It features 20 teams from around the world, who earned their way in through regional qualifiers, competing for their share of $2,000,000. The tournament is divided into two segments. During the first two days, the matches will be played in the Third-Person Perspective and $1,000,000 will be distributed to teams based on their performance in Third-Person. The next two days of matches will be played in the First-Person Perspective and an additional $1,000,000 will be distributed to team based on their performance in First-Person.
Overview
Format
20 teams from qualifiers.
Broadcast Talent
Desk Host - James "Kaelaris " Carrol
Caster - Richard "TheSimms " Simms
Caster - Lauren "Pansy " Scott
Caster - Derek "WTFMoses " Moseley
Caster - Toby "TobiWan " Dawson
Analyst - Bogdan "Boogie " Carp
Analyst - Martin "Avnqr " Gøth
Stage Host - Cameron Davis
Reporter - Frankie Ward
Points Breakdown
Points are awarded based on finishing position and kills as follows:
Every kill is worth 15 points
Placement
Points
Placement
Points
1st
500
11th
80
2nd
410
12th
65
3rd
345
13th
50
4th
295
14th
40
5th
250
15th
30
6th
210
16th
20
7th
175
17th
15
8th
145
18th
10
9th
120
19th
5
10th
100
20th
0
Prize Pool
$ 1,000,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
Place
Prize (%)
Prize (USD)
Team
1st
40%
$ 400,000
Gen.G Gold
2nd
16%
$ 160,000
Team Liquid
3rd
10%
$ 100,000
Welcome to South Georgo
4th
6%
$ 60,000
Oh My God
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5th
3.5%
$ 35,000
Pittsburgh Knights
6th
3.5%
$ 35,000
Gen.G Black
7th
2%
$ 20,000
MiTH e-Sports
8th
2%
$ 20,000
Ghost Gaming
9th
1%
$ 10,000
Chiefs Esports Club
10th
1%
$ 10,000
Natus Vincere
11th
1%
$ 10,000
Savage Esports
12th
1%
$ 10,000
ahq e-Sports Club
13th
0.5%
$ 5,000
Four Angry Men
14th
0.5%
$ 5,000
Crest Gaming Xanadu
15th
0.5%
$ 5,000
Honey Badger Nation
16th
0.5%
$ 5,000
AVANGAR
17th
0.25%
$ 2,500
Oyun Hizmetleri
18th
0.25%
$ 2,500
Crest Gaming Windfall
19th
0.25%
$ 2,500
Refund Gaming
20th
0.25%
$ 2,500
Team Gates
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Each match's winning team will also receive a $10,000 USD prize for winning the match
EscA received both $10,000 USD Intel awards. One award was for most kills and the other one was for longest survival time
Participants
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Results
Schedule
Game Schedule
Round
Date
YOU
PST
CET
KST
Countdown
VoDs/Stream
Reddit
Match 1
2018,7,25,16,00
2018,7,25,16,00
08:00
17:00
01:00
1
Reddit
Match 2
2018,7,25,17,00
2018,7,25,17,00
09:00
18:00
02:00
1
Reddit
Match 3
2018,7,25,18,00
2018,7,25,18,00
10:00
19:00
03:00
1
Reddit
Match 4
2018,7,25,19,00
2018,7,25,19,00
11:00
20:00
04:00
1
Reddit
Match 5
2018,7,26,16,00
2018,7,26,16,00
08:00
17:00
01:00
1
Reddit
Match 6
2018,7,26,17,00
2018,7,26,17,00
09:00
18:00
02:00
1
Reddit
Match 7
2018,7,26,18,00
2018,7,26,18,00
10:00
19:00
03:00
1
Reddit
Match 8
2018,7,26,19,00
2018,7,26,19,00
11:00
20:00
04:00
1
Reddit
Media
Main Streams
Chinese Streams
Team Streams on Twitch
Additional Content
Articles
June 11, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the Chinese Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
June 27, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the Taiwan team - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 9, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the Middle East team - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 9, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the Latin American Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 9, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the Japanese Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 10, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the Asia Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 10, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the CIS Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 10, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the NA Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 23, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the OC, SA, and MENA Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 23, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing the EU Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 23, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing JP Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 23, 2018 - PUBG Global Invitational 2018: Introducing KR Teams - pgi.playbattlegrounds.com
July 24, 2018 - PUBG Corp. Details Its Five Year Plan For ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ Esports - variety.com
Interviews
Videos
In-game loot
Viewership Statistics
Data sourced from Esports Charts . Please note that frequently Chinese viewership numbers are inflated from actual values.
Peak Viewership
Total
60 149 609
Without Chinese Viewers
797 150
English Streams
442 005
Russian Streams
44 133
Vietnamese Streams
212 824
Chinese Streams
59 616 624
Twitch.TV Streams
586 390
Other
Total Time Watched
429 697 418 Hours
Avg Concurrent Viewers
17 245 381
Full viewership infographics by Esports Charts
Announcements
External Links
References