PGC 2022 will take place from November 1-20, where participating teams from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Asia Pacific will compete in weekly matches to win prize money. The tournament will be physically held at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates and will be streamed via the PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Twitch, YouTube and Facebook channels. Detailed program and details of each stage:
• Group Stage: 1-6 November
o Teams will be divided into two groups of 16 teams (A and B) and weekly group stage matches will be held to determine the Winner and Loser groups. A total of 15 matches will be played between each group over three days. The top eight teams from each group will be placed in a Winners Group and the bottom eight teams in each group will be placed in a Losers’ Group.
• Winners Group: 8-9 November
o The First Losers’ Group stage will consist of the bottom eight teams of Group A and Group B. The stage will cover 10 matches over two days, with the top eight teams advancing to Losers’ Group 2, while the last seven teams will advance to the Grand Survival stage. The bottom team of Losers’ Group 1 will be eliminated.
• Losers Group Stage 2: November 12-13
o The Final Losers’ Group will consist of the last eight teams in the Winners’ Group and the top eight teams in the Losers Group 1, and similarly the teams will compete for 10 matches over two days. Only the top four teams will be featured in the Grand Final. The remaining 12 teams will advance to the Great Survival stage.
• Grand Survival Stage: November 14
o The Grand Survival stage is the last chance for the participating teams to form the last 16 Grand Final teams that will compete for the PGC 2022 crown. The Grand Survival stage consists of 19 teams, 12 teams from Losers Group 2 and seven teams from Losers Group 1 – the bottom three teams from Losers Group 1 are placed in a waiting line. The Grand Survival Stage will offer only four chances to advance to the Grand Finals. The team that wins the chicken dinner in each match will be promoted, and the next team in the next place will join the remaining 15 teams.
• Grand Finals: 17-20 November
After the completion of the Great Survival phase, the best of the best in 2022 will compete against each other until a team finally seizes the PGC 2022 throne. The Grand Finals will consist of twenty matches over four days. Whichever team tops the ranking list, the new champions of the PUBG Global Championship will be crowned!
Award Details
The total PGC 2022 prize pool consists of US$2 million, which will be distributed to the participating teams according to the final grades of the event. In addition, the MVP of PGC 2022 will receive an extra prize of US$ 10,000.
Pick’em Challenge
KRAFTON will once again hold the Pick’em Challenge, an event where gamers can predict the winner of PGC 2022 to win various prizes. Game lovers can earn free voting coupons and purchase PGC 2022 items by visiting the in-game esports tab. Similar to the PUBG Nations Cup 2022, KRAFTON is committed to rewarding PUBG Esports players by backing up its $2 million prize pool with a 30% profit from the Pick’em Challenge.
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