KRAFTON declares particulars for 2021 PUBG International Championship with a prize pool of $2M

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KRAFTON, Inc. at current revealed the full particulars for the 2021 PUBG Worldwide Championship (PGC), the premier esports event that will crown the final champion of PUBG Esports’ 2021 season. PGC 2021 shall be a world LAN/on-line hybrid occasion the place 32 of the world’s excessive expert PUBG Esports teams will compete for a share of the $2 million USD prize pool.

Event Schedule

PGC 2021 will run from Nov. 19 by the use of Dec. 19 as teams from the Americas, Europe, Asia and APAC compete in weekly showdowns to earn prize money. Whereas the occasion shall be primarily held offline on the Paradise Metropolis Plaza in Incheon, South Korea, teams from China will keep of their home space and might compete on-line. The full schedule is as follows:

Rank Willpower Matches: Nov. 19-21

Weekly Survival/Final Matches: Nov. 23-28

Weekly Survival/Final Matches: Nov. 29-Dec. 5

Weekly Survival/Final Matches: Dec. 6-12

Grand Finals Matches: Dec. 16-19

Event Building

Based on Rank Willpower matches that will occur from Nov. 19-21, the 16 highest-ranked teams will kick off the first week of Weekly Survival matches on Nov. 23 to battle it out for a spot throughout the Weekly Grand Finals.

As quickly as a bunch wins a Weekly Survival match, they’ll progress to the Weekly Finals immediately – with their place throughout the Weekly Survival taken by the next highest-ranked group from Rank Willpower matches.

This course of continues over two additional weeks to search out out the last word group of teams that will compete throughout the PGC 2021 Grand Finals on Dec.16-19.

Components System & Ruleset

For PGC 2021, KRAFTON will re-introduce its SUPER (Customary and Frequent PUBG Esports Ruleset) degree score system. Accordingly, teams will earn score components (based on final match outcomes) and kill components (based on the number of kills a bunch earns) all through all Weekly Finals and Grand Finals matches. Weekly Survival Matches will use the current WWCD ruleset that was launched earlier in 2021.

Prize Pool Breakdown

Together with group payouts that shall be determined by final occasion rank, the $2 million full prize pool for PGC 2021 consists of the following:

Weekly Assortment Winner: $30,000

Kill Chief: $10,000

All-PGC Crew: $20,000 ($5,000 per participant x 4 avid gamers)

Insane Squad: $20,000

Resolve’em Downside

KRAFTON will as quickly as as soon as extra be holding the Resolve’em Downside – an event the place followers predict the winner of PGC 2021 in order to win prizes. Followers can earn free voting coupons and purchase PGC 2021 objects by visiting the in-game esports tab. Reflecting KRAFTON’s dedication to rewarding PUBG Esports avid gamers, the $2 million USD prize pot shall be supplemented by 30% of revenue constituted of the Resolve’em Downside.

Collaborating Teams

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