This weekend, an exciting Week One of the 2023 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship (PMGC) League took place with its first Group Stage, Group Green. Going through to the next stage of the competition and securing a spot in the PMGC Grand Finals in Istanbul, Türkiye are Loops Esports, Alpha 7 Esports, and Stalwart Esports.
Group Green delivered a high-octane start to the tournament, with Stalwart Esports winning an incredible three Chicken Dinners on the first day and finishing up with 198 points in third place. With an outstanding performance that included 38 eliminations, Stalwart player Top was named group green MVP. Brazilian powerhouses Loops Esports and Alpha 7, on the other hand, continued to rack up some impressive eliminations over the four days of play, taking first and second place respectively with 220 and 204 points. These three teams are now automatic qualifiers for the PMGC Grand Finals in December.
All eyes were on the rest of the leaderboard however, as teams placing outside the top 11 were knocked out of the competition. This means the PMGC is saying goodbye to Tianba, Team Falcons, BRA Esports, AGi8 Esports and XERXIA Esports, despite some great plays.
Eight teams now face a considerable challenge ahead of them in the Survival Stage, including Reject Esports, who just missed out on a qualifying spot, and Gladiators, who just about fought to remain in the competition.
Loops Esports, Alpha 7 Esports, and Stalwart Esports are now one step closer to becoming the PUBG MOBILE World Champion at the PMGC Grand Finals on 8th-10th December, for a share of the $3 million prize pool. They will go against the qualifying teams from other groups, plus those who progress beyond the PMGC Survival and PMGC Last Chance stages.
Coming up next is Week Two of the PMGC League where Group Red’s 16 teams, including FaZe Clan and Nigma Galaxy, will face off to find the strongest three. The following Week Three will see Group Yellow’s teams including Vampire Esports, Bigetron Red Villains, and DRS GAMING compete to round out the first stage of the 2023 PMGC.
2023 PMGC Key Dates
- PMGC League Group Stage (2nd – 19th November)
- PMGC League Survival Stage (22nd – 24th November)
- PMGC League Last Chance Stage (25th – 26th November)
- PMGC Grand Finals (8th – 10th December)