PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2023 was the final event of the 2023 PUBG Mobile competitive season. In the PMGC 2023, 48 qualified teams participated in the League Stage across the phases of Group Stage, Survival Stage & Last Chance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as a closed offline event in November 2–26. The Grand Finals was held in Istanbul, Turkey on December 8–10 and 14 qualified teams from the League Stage are joined with the host country and PEL teams. The championship featured a total prizepool of $3,000,000 USD.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Venue
The grand finals of PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2023 was announced to be held in Istanbul.
Battle Arena (located in Kuala Lumpur) hosted the league stage. On the other hand, the grand finals was held at the Ülker Sports and Event Hall in Istanbul.
Participating Teams
Grand Finals Invited
Region
|
Invitation Name
|
Team Name
|
Europe
|
Host Country Invitation
|
S2G Esports
|
China
|
2023 PEL Points #1
|
Titan Esports Club
|
League Stage
Region
|
Event
|
Qualification Method
|
Team Name
|
Southeast Asia
|
PMWI 2023
|
PMWI Champion's Region
|
HAIL Esports
|
PMGC Points
|
2023 PMGC Points - Indonesia #1
|
Perjisa EVOS
|
2023 PMGC Points - Malaysia #1
|
Yoodo Alliance
|
2023 PMGC Points - Thailand #1
|
Vampire Esports
|
2023 PMGC Points - Vietnam #1
|
D'Xavier
|
2023 PMGC Points - SEA Wildcard #1
|
Genesis Esports
|
PMSL SEA
|
PMSL SEA Fall 2023 Champion
|
Alter Ego Ares
|
PMSL SEA Fall 2023 Runner-up
|
FaZe Clan
|
PMSL SEA Fall 2023 3rd place
|
Bigetron Red Villains
|
PMSL SEA Fall 2023 4th place
|
Xerxia Esports
|
PMSL SEA Fall 2023 5th place
|
Morph GPX
|
PMSL SEA Fall 2023 6th place
|
SEM9
|
South Asia
|
Special Invite
|
Special Invite #1
|
DRS Gaming
|
PMGC Points
|
2023 PMGC Points - South Asia #1
|
Stalwart Esports
|
2023 PMGC Points - Pakistan #1
|
Agonxi8 Esports
|
PMPL South Asia Championship
|
PMPL South Asia Championship Fall 2023 Champion Runner-up
|
4Merical Vibes
|
PMPL South Asia Championship Fall 2023 Runner-up 4th place
|
NB Esports
|
PMPL South Asia Championship Fall 2023 3rd place 5th place
|
IHC Esports
|
PMPL South Asia Championship Fall 2023 4th place 6th place
|
Seventh Element
|
Middle East & Africa
|
PMGC Points
|
2023 PMGC Points - Arabia #1
|
Nigma Galaxy
|
2023 PMGC Points - Africa #1
|
Falcons White
|
PMPL MEA Championship
|
PMPL MEA Championship Fall 2023 Champion
|
Quest Esports
|
PMPL MEA Championship Fall 2023 Runner-up
|
Brute Force
|
PMPL MEA Championship Fall 2023 3rd place
|
NASR Esports
|
PMPL MEA Championship Fall 2023 4th place
|
RUKH eSports
|
Europe
|
Special Invite
|
Special Invite #2
|
Gaimin Gladiators
|
PMGC Points
|
2023 PMGC Points - Europe #1
|
MadBulls
|
2023 PMGC Points - Turkey #1 #2
|
Next Rüya
|
PMPL European Championship
|
PMPL European Championship Fall 2023 Champion Runner-up
|
BRA Esports
|
PMPL European Championship Fall 2023 Runner-up 4th place
|
Major Pride
|
PMPL European Championship Fall 2023 3rd place 5th place
|
Melise Esports
|
PMPL European Championship Fall 2023 4th place 6th place
|
Konina Power
|
PMPL European Championship Fall 2023 5th place 7th place
|
De Muerte
|
Americas
|
PMGC Points
|
2023 PMGC Points - North America #1
|
N Hyper Esports
|
2023 PMGC Points - Latin America #1
|
Team Queso
|
2023 PMGC Points - Brazil #1
|
Loops Esports
|
PMPL Americas Championship
|
PMPL Americas Championship Fall 2023 Champion
|
Influence Rage
|
PMPL Americas Championship Fall 2023 Runner-up
|
Intense Game
|
PMPL Americas Championship Fall 2023 3rd place
|
iNCO Gaming
|
PMPL Americas Championship Fall 2023 4th place
|
Alpha7 Esports
|
China
|
PEL Points
|
2023 PEL Points #2
|
Weibo Gaming
|
2023 PEL Points #3
|
Tianba
|
PEL Qualifier
|
PMGC 2023 - PEL Qualifier Champion
|
Six Two Eight
|
South Korea & Japan
|
PMPS Korea
|
PMPS 2023 Season 3 Champion
|
Duksan Esports
|
PMGC Points
|
2023 PMGC Points - PMPS #1 #2
|
Dplus KIA
|
PMJL
|
PMJL S3 Phase 2 Champion
|
Reject
|
PMJL S3 Phase 2 Runner-up
|
BEENOSTORM
|
Rivals Cup
|
Rivals Cup 2023 Champion
|
Nongshim RedForce
|
The tournament begins with a Group Stage featuring 48 teams divided into 3 groups of 16. Each group competes over a specific week consisting of 24 matches, spread across 4 matchdays, with 6 matches each day. The top 3 teams from each group advance directly to the Grand Finals, while teams placing 4th to 11th move on to the Survival Stage, and the bottom 5 teams are eliminated. In the Survival Stage, the 24 remaining teams are split into 3 groups of 8, playing 18 matches over 3 days in a Round-Robin format. The top 16 teams progress to the Last Chance stage, with the bottom 8 teams being eliminated. The Last Chance stage features 16 teams competing in 12 matches, where the top 5 teams secure their spots in the Grand Finals, and the bottom 11 teams are eliminated. The Grand Finals consist of 16 teams, including the 14 qualified from the League Stage and 2 directly invited teams, competing in 18 matches to determine the champion.
Schedule
Round
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Group Stage
|
2 November 2023
|
Group Green
|
3 November 2023
|
4 November 2023
|
5 November 2023
|
9 November 2023
|
Group Red
|
10 November 2023
|
11 November 2023
|
12 November 2023
|
16 November 2023
|
Group Yellow
|
17 November 2023
|
18 November 2023
|
19 November 2023
|
Survival Stage
|
22 November 2023
|
Group Green (S) vs Yellow (S)
|
23 November 2023
|
Group Green (S) vs Red (S)
|
24 November 2023
|
Group Red (S) vs Yellow (S)
|
Last Chance
|
25 November 2023
|
Top 16 teams from Survival Stage
|
26 November 2023
|
Grand Finals
|
8 December 2023
|
2 invited teams + Top 3 teams from each group of Group Stage + Top 5 teams from Last Chance
|
9 December 2023
|
10 December 2023
|
Group Stage
Group Draw
Group Green
|
Group Red
|
Group Yellow
|
Xerxia Esports |
Persija EVOS
|
FaZe Clan |
HAIL Esports
|
Vampire Esports |
Bigetron Red Villains
|
Alter Ego Ares |
D'Xavier
|
Morph GPX |
Yoodo Alliance
|
SEM9 |
Genesis Esports
|
Alpha7 Esports |
Loops Esports
|
iNCO Gaming |
Intense Game
|
Influence Rage |
Team Queso
|
Melise Esports |
BRA Esports
|
N Hyper Esports |
Konina Power
|
Major Pride |
De Muerte
|
MadBulls |
Quest Esports
|
Next Rüya |
NASR Eports
|
Brute Force |
RUKH eSports
|
Falcons White |
Stalwart Esports
|
Nigma Galaxy |
NB Esports
|
IHC Esports |
4Merical Vibes
|
Agonxi8 Esports |
Tianba
|
Seventh Element |
Six Two Eight
|
Weibo Gaming |
Dplus KIA
|
Reject |
Gaimin Gladiators
|
Duksan Esports |
Nongshim RedForce
|
BEENOSTORM |
DRS Gaming
|
Group Green Standings
Rank
|
Team
|
WWCD
|
Placement
|
Elims
|
Total Points
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Loops Esports
|
4
|
76
|
144
|
220
|
Qualified for the Grand Finals
|
2
|
Alpha7 Esports
|
2
|
73
|
131
|
204
|
3
|
Stalwart Esports
|
4
|
77
|
121
|
198
|
4
|
Reject
|
3
|
73
|
115
|
188
|
Advanced to the Survival Stage
|
5
|
Persija EVOS
|
2
|
59
|
99
|
158
|
6
|
MadBulls
|
0
|
56
|
83
|
139
|
7
|
D'Xavier
|
0
|
46
|
87
|
133
|
8
|
Alter Ego Ares
|
2
|
43
|
88
|
131
|
9
|
Melise Esports
|
1
|
40
|
83
|
123
|
10
|
Gaimin Gladiators
|
2
|
43
|
78
|
121
|
11
|
Quest Esports
|
1
|
36
|
80
|
116
|
12
|
Tianba
|
1
|
40
|
75
|
115
|
Eliminated
|
13
|
Falcons White
|
1
|
34
|
64
|
98
|
14
|
BRA Esports
|
0
|
23
|
72
|
95
|
15
|
Agonxi8 Esports
|
1
|
27
|
58
|
85
|
16
|
Xerxia Esports
|
0
|
22
|
41
|
63
|
Group Red Standings
Rank
|
Team
|
WWCD
|
Placement
|
Elims
|
Total Points
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Nongshim RedForce
|
2
|
75
|
128
|
203
|
Qualified for the Grand Finals
|
2
|
Six Two Eight
|
3
|
65
|
121
|
186
|
3
|
Morph GPX
|
3
|
51
|
127
|
178
|
4
|
Nigma Galaxy
|
2
|
70
|
95
|
165
|
Advanced to the Survival Stage
|
5
|
Duksan Esports
|
4
|
63
|
100
|
163
|
6
|
Yoodo Alliance
|
1
|
69
|
93
|
162
|
7
|
N Hyper Esports
|
3
|
52
|
91
|
143
|
8
|
FaZe Clan
|
1
|
50
|
80
|
130
|
9
|
NB Esports
|
1
|
43
|
82
|
125
|
10
|
NASR Esports
|
2
|
44
|
79
|
123
|
11
|
iNCO Gaming
|
0
|
43
|
80
|
123
|
12
|
Intense Game
|
1
|
32
|
86
|
118
|
Eliminated
|
13
|
Next Rüya
|
0
|
32
|
73
|
105
|
14
|
Seventh Element
|
0
|
34
|
67
|
101
|
15
|
HAIL Esports
|
0
|
23
|
61
|
84
|
16
|
Konina Power
|
1
|
22
|
47
|
69
|
Group Yellow Standings
Rank
|
Team
|
WWCD
|
Placement
|
Elims
|
Total Points
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Major Pride
|
2
|
67
|
116
|
183
|
Qualified for the Grand Finals
|
2
|
4Merical Vibes
|
1
|
59
|
118
|
177
|
3
|
Weibo Gaming
|
3
|
66
|
107
|
173
|
4
|
Bigetron Red Villains
|
2
|
57
|
116
|
173
|
Advanced to the Survival Stage
|
5
|
Dplus KIA
|
2
|
53
|
103
|
156
|
6
|
Influence Rage
|
1
|
59
|
83
|
142
|
7
|
Team Queso
|
3
|
60
|
80
|
140
|
8
|
Brute Force
|
2
|
53
|
87
|
140
|
9
|
RUKH eSports
|
1
|
53
|
84
|
137
|
10
|
IHC Esports
|
1
|
35
|
93
|
128
|
11
|
SEM9
|
1
|
47
|
78
|
125
|
12
|
Vampire Esports
|
3
|
47
|
76
|
123
|
Eliminated
|
13
|
De Muerte
|
1
|
43
|
64
|
107
|
14
|
Genesis Esports
|
1
|
27
|
78
|
105
|
15
|
DRS Gaming
|
0
|
24
|
70
|
94
|
16
|
BEENOSTORM
|
0
|
18
|
48
|
66
|
Survival Stage & Last Chance
Survival Stage Group Draw
Group Green
|
Group Red
|
Group Yellow
|
Reject
|
Nigma Galaxy
|
Bigetron Red Villains
|
Persija EVOS
|
Duksan Esports
|
Dplus KIA
|
MadBulls
|
Yoodo Alliance
|
Influence Rage
|
D'Xavier
|
N Hyper Esports
|
Team Queso
|
ALter Ego Ares
|
FaZe Clan
|
Brute Force
|
Melise Esports
|
NB Esports
|
RUKH eSports
|
Gaimin Gladiators
|
NASR Esports
|
IHC Esports
|
Quest Esports
|
iNCO Gaming
|
SEM9
|
Survival Stage Standings
Rank
|
Team
|
WWCD
|
Placement
|
Elims
|
Total Points
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Influence Rage
|
1
|
39
|
68
|
107
|
Advance to the Last Chance
|
2
|
MadBulls
|
|
42
|
62
|
104
|
3
|
D'Xavier
|
2
|
41
|
59
|
100
|
4
|
Nigma Galaxy
|
1
|
34
|
66
|
100
|
5
|
RUKH eSports
|
0
|
38
|
49
|
87
|
6
|
Bigetron Red Villains
|
1
|
28
|
58
|
86
|
7
|
IHC Esports
|
1
|
17
|
61
|
78
|
8
|
iNCO Gaming
|
2
|
28
|
48
|
76
|
9
|
Team Queso
|
1
|
24
|
52
|
76
|
10
|
Brute Force
|
2
|
33
|
37
|
70
|
11
|
FaZe Clan
|
2
|
28
|
41
|
69
|
12
|
Yoodo Alliance
|
1
|
23
|
45
|
68
|
13
|
Reject
|
0
|
30
|
38
|
68
|
14
|
Gaimin Gladiators
|
0
|
14
|
48
|
62
|
15
|
Persija EVOS
|
1
|
24
|
36
|
60
|
16
|
Duksan Esports
|
0
|
19
|
40
|
59
|
17
|
SEM9
|
0
|
19
|
36
|
55
|
Eliminated
|
18
|
Dplus KIA
|
0
|
17
|
38
|
55
|
19
|
NASR Esports
|
0
|
6
|
44
|
50
|
20
|
NB Esports
|
1
|
21
|
28
|
49
|
21
|
Melise Esports
|
1
|
14
|
32
|
46
|
22
|
Alter Ego Ares
|
1
|
14
|
28
|
42
|
23
|
N Hyper Esports
|
0
|
16
|
27
|
43
|
24
|
Quest Esports
|
0
|
6
|
19
|
25
|
Last Chance Standings
Rank
|
Team
|
WWCD
|
Placement
|
Elims
|
Total Points
|
Qualification
|
1
|
D'Xavier
|
4
|
55
|
53
|
108
|
Qualified for the Grand Finals
|
2
|
Persija EVOS
|
0
|
29
|
63
|
92
|
3
|
FaZe Clan
|
0
|
27
|
60
|
87
|
4
|
IHC Esports
|
1
|
22
|
63
|
85
|
5
|
Yoodo Alliance
|
0
|
30
|
52
|
82
|
6
|
Team Queso
|
0
|
22
|
55
|
77
|
Eliminated
|
7
|
Bigetron Red Villains
|
0
|
34
|
39
|
73
|
8
|
iNCO Gaming
|
1
|
28
|
45
|
73
|
9
|
Influence Rage
|
1
|
25
|
40
|
65
|
10
|
Duksan Esports
|
1
|
19
|
45
|
64
|
11
|
Reject
|
0
|
25
|
36
|
61
|
12
|
RUKH eSports
|
1
|
21
|
35
|
56
|
13
|
Nigma Galaxy
|
1
|
19
|
31
|
50
|
14
|
Brute Force
|
0
|
12
|
31
|
43
|
15
|
MadBulls
|
0
|
11
|
31
|
42
|
16
|
Gaimin Gladiators
|
0
|
5
|
21
|
26
|
Grand Finals
Grand Finals Standings
Rank
|
Team
|
WWCD
|
Placement
|
Elims
|
Total Points
|
1
|
IHC Esports
|
1
|
32
|
110
|
142
|
2
|
Stalwart Esports
|
3
|
55
|
83
|
138
|
3
|
Alpha7 Esports
|
2
|
54
|
77
|
131
|
4
|
4Merical Vibes
|
2
|
43
|
84
|
127
|
5
|
D'Xavier
|
2
|
48
|
76
|
124
|
6
|
FaZe Clan
|
1
|
42
|
78
|
120
|
7
|
Nongshim RedForce
|
2
|
38
|
74
|
112
|
8
|
Weibo Gaming
|
1
|
44
|
66
|
110
|
9
|
Titan Esports Club
|
0
|
25
|
77
|
102
|
10
|
Six Two Eight
|
2
|
32
|
68
|
100
|
11
|
S2G Esports
|
1
|
42
|
56
|
98
|
12
|
Loops Esports
|
0
|
27
|
50
|
77
|
13
|
Persija EVOS
|
1
|
29
|
45
|
74
|
14
|
Major Pride
|
0
|
21
|
50
|
71
|
15
|
Yoodo Alliance
|
0
|
30
|
39
|
69
|
16
|
Morph GPX
|
0
|
14
|
34
|
48
|
Final Standings
the 2023 PUBG Mobile Global Championship's $3,000,000 USD prize pool is divided into separate categories. Each team will earn prizemoney based on how well they did in the Group Stage, Survival Stage, Last Chance and Grand Finals.
Final standings and prizepool of $3,000,000 USD distribution are as seen as below:
Final Placement
|
Team Name
|
Total Prize Pool
|
Champion
|
IHC Esports
|
$453,500
|
Runner-up
|
Stalwart Esports
|
$263,000
|
3rd
|
Alpha7 Esports
|
$184,000
|
4th
|
4Merical Vibes
|
$144,000
|
5th
|
D'Xavier
|
$121,000
|
6th
|
FaZe Clan
|
$105,000
|
7th
|
Nongshim RedForce
|
$107,000
|
8th
|
Weibo Gaming
|
$98,000
|
9th
|
Titan Esports Club
|
$47,500
|
10th
|
Six Two Eight
|
$94,000
|
11th
|
S2G Esports
|
$42,500
|
12th
|
Loops Esports
|
$90,000
|
13th
|
Persija EVOS
|
$78,000
|
14th
|
Major Pride
|
$85,000
|
15th
|
Yoodo Alliance
|
$71,250
|
16th
|
Morph GPX
|
$78,000
|
17th
|
Team Queso
|
$38,500
|
18th
|
Bigetron Red Villains
|
$40,250
|
19th
|
iNCO Gaming
|
$35,750
|
20th
|
Influence Rage
|
$39,500
|
21st
|
Duksan Esports
|
$35,750
|
22nd
|
Reject
|
$36,500
|
23rd
|
RUKH eSports
|
$35,500
|
24th
|
Nigma Galaxy
|
$37,750
|
25th
|
Brute Force
|
$33,750
|
26th
|
MadBulls
|
$36,250
|
27th
|
Gaimin Gladiators
|
$30,750
|
28th
|
SEM9
|
$28,500
|
29th
|
Dplus KIA
|
$31,000
|
30th
|
NASR Esports
|
$28,000
|
31st
|
NB Esports
|
$28,000
|
32nd
|
Melise Esports
|
$27,500
|
33rd
|
Alter Ego Ares
|
$27,500
|
34th
|
N Hyper Esports
|
$27,500
|
35th
|
Quest Esports
|
$25,000
|
36th - 38th
|
Tianba
|
$22,000
|
Intense Game
|
Vampire Esports
|
39th - 41st
|
Falcons White
|
$21,500
|
Next Rüya
|
De Muerte
|
42nd - 44th
|
BRA Esports
|
$21,000
|
Seventh Element
|
Genesis Esports
|
45th - 47th
|
Agonxi8 Esports
|
$20,500
|
HAIL Esports
|
DRS Gaming
|
48th - 50th
|
Xerxia Esports
|
$20,000
|
Konina Power
|
BEENOSTORM
|
Base Prize Distribution
League Stage
The League Stage has a total prize pool of $1,580,000 USD, and is distributed as follows:
Participation Reward
|
$10,000 (for each team)
|
Group Stage (per group)
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
1st |
$40,000 |
9th |
$13,500
|
2nd |
$39,000 |
10th |
$13,000
|
3rd |
$38,000 |
11th |
$12,500
|
4th |
$16,000 |
12th |
$12,000
|
5th |
$15,500 |
13th |
$11,500
|
6th |
$15,000 |
14th |
$11,000
|
7th |
$14,500 |
15th |
$10,500
|
8th |
$14,000 |
16th |
$10,000
|
Survival Stage
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
1st |
$10,000 |
9th |
$8,000 |
17th |
$6,000
|
2nd |
$9,750 |
10th |
$7,750 |
18th |
$5,500
|
3rd |
$9,500 |
11th |
$7,500 |
19th |
$5,000
|
4th |
$9,250 |
12th |
$7,250 |
20th |
$4,500
|
5th |
$9,000 |
13th |
$7,000 |
21st |
$4,000
|
6th |
$8,750 |
14th |
$6,750 |
22nd |
$3,500
|
7th |
$8,500 |
15th |
$6,500 |
23rd |
$3,000
|
8th |
$8,250 |
16th |
$6,250 |
24th |
$2,500
|
Last Chance
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
1st |
$10,000 |
9th |
$4,500
|
2nd |
$8,500 |
10th |
$4,000
|
3rd |
$7,500 |
11th |
$3,500
|
4th |
$7,000 |
12th |
$3,000
|
5th |
$6,500 |
13th |
$2,500
|
6th |
$6,000 |
14th |
$2,000
|
7th |
$5,500 |
15th |
$1,500
|
8th |
$5,000 |
16th |
$1,000
|
Grand Finals
The Grand Finals has a total prize pool of $1,420,000 USD, and is distributed as follows:
Participation Reward
|
$15,000 (for each team)
|
Grand Finals
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
Place
|
Prize (in USD)
|
1st |
$400,000 |
9th |
$32,500
|
2nd |
$200,000 |
10th |
$30,000
|
3rd |
$120,000 |
11th |
$27,500
|
4th |
$80,000 |
12th |
$25,000
|
5th |
$62,000 |
13th |
$22,500
|
6th |
$51,000 |
14th |
$20,000
|
7th |
$42,000 |
15th |
$17,500
|
8th |
$35,000 |
16th |
$15,000
|
Awards
Award Name
|
Participant
|
MVP
|
Zyol (IHC)
|
Gunslinger
|
Zyol (IHC)
|
Grenade Master
|
MELA (FaZe)
|
Field Medic
|
ParaJin (DX)
|
References
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