PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2023: Teams, Format And All You Need To Know

As PUBG Mobile's current competitive season is nearing its end, fans have been waiting for more details on the biggest PUBG Mobile tournament, the PUBG Mobile Global Championship. The $3,000,000 prize pool event will be a month-long tournament running from 02 November 2023 to 10 December 2023. PMGC 2023 will feature the world's top 50 teams gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, and after playing the month-long gauntlet, the top 16 teams will get a chance to fight for the lion's share of $3,000,000 in the grand finals at Ülker Sports and Event Hall.

Teams worldwide will be present in Istanbul to represent their nation. Regions participating in PMGC 2023 are Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Europe, the Americas, China, South Korea and Japan. Let's look closer at the teams and the format for PMGC 2023. 

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PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2023: Participating Teams And Format

Starting 02 November 2023, the top 48 teams will gather in Istanbul and start their journey with the group stages. Teams are divided into three groups of sixteen: Group Green, Group Red and Group Yellow. Group stages will run for three weeks with each week designated to each group and six matches will be played each day. Here are the groups and their designated days for the group stage:

Group Stages

• Group Green (02 November - 05 November)
  • XERXIA Esports
  • Persija EVOS
  • Alter Ego Ares
  • D'Xavier
  • Alpha7 Esports
  • Loops Esports
  • BRA Esports
  • Melise Esports
  • MadBulls
  • Quest Esports
  • Stalwart Esports
  • Falcons White
  • AGONxi8 Esports
  • Tianba
  • Team REJECT
  • Gaimin Gladiators

• Group Red (09 November - 12 November)
  • FaZe Clan
  • HAIL Esports Thailand
  • Morph GPX
  • Yoodo Alliance
  • INCO Gaming
  • Intense Game
  • Konina Power
  • N Hyper Esports
  • Next Rüya
  • NASR Esports
  • NB Esports
  • Nigma Galaxy
  • Seventh Element
  • Six Two Eight
  • Nongshim RedForce
  • DUKSAN Esports

• Group Yellow (16 November - 19 November)
  • Vampire Esports
  • Bigetron Red Villains
  • Genesis Esports
  • SEM9
  • Influence Rage
  • Team Queso
  • Major Pride
  • DRS Gaming
  • Dplus 
  • Team Weibo
  • BEENOSTORM
  • 4Merical Vibes
  • IHC Esports
  • RUKH Esports
  • Brute Force
  • De Muerte

The top three teams from each group will directly qualify for the grand finals while the bottom five are eliminated. Following the group stages, teams who placed 4th to 11th will fight against each other in the Survival Stage of PMGC 2023

Survival Stage and Last Chance

A total of 24 teams will play the Survival Stage from 22 November to 24 November. Teams will be playing in a round-robin format with 16 teams partaking in each game. After the Survival Stage, the top 16 teams will advance to the Last Chance stage while the rest will be eliminated. 

In Last Chance, these 16 teams will play 12 more games on 25 November and 26 November and the top five teams will get a chance to play in the grand finals at Ülker Sports and Event Hall.

Grand Finals

The grand finals of PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2023 will consist of 16 teams: nine teams from the Group Stage, five teams from Last Chance and 2 Special Invite teams, S2G Esports (Host Country) and Titan Esports Club (based on PEL Points). The top 16 teams will fight in the PMGC 2023 grand finals at Ülker Sports and Event Hall from 08 December to 10 December for a massive share of $3,000,000 and the prestigious PMGC 2023 trophy.