- A $500,000 prize pool will be shared among teams based on their final rankings.
- 32 teams from nine regions will compete, with the Grand Finals set for June 6 and 7.
PUBG Mobile Mobile Global Open (PMGO) 2026 Season 1 is going to be the first global event this year for the game. Following the esports roadmap, the event is now close to its commencement date. With a $500,000 prize pool on the busket, teams will collide to become the winner of the biggest chunk of it.
Though top-tier communities, and regions like India, China, Japan, etc., are not participating in the esports event, the tournament won’t lose its color a bit because of the strong contenders coming from the SEA region.
PUBG Mobile Global Open (PMGO) 2026 Season 1: Schedule and Format
So, there will be three steps before a team can kiss the champion trophy and be called the first global event winner of 2026. The first obstacle will be the Group Stage. Scheduled to kick off on the 2nd of June, 2026, it will end after selecting the top six for the Grand Finals. On the other hand, the 7th – 14th placed teams from each group advance to the Survival Stage. Each team in this stage will compete in six matches.
The next in line is the Survival Stage. It will take place on the 4th of June 2026. With 16 teams and six matches for them, this stage will choose another four teams for the Grand Finals.
The Grand Finals, the last stage of the event, will take place between the 6th and 7th of June. Teams will play 12 matches in total, and the Smash Rule will be applied on the second day. The team that will grab the highest points will become the champion.
Slot Allocation and Prize Pool
There will be 32 teams, coming from nine regions. A total of 32 teams will be locked in after the end of their respective regional finals. The slot allocation for each region is as follows:
| Region | Slots |
|---|---|
| Middle East & North Africa (MENA) | 6 |
| Turkey | 5 |
| Southeast Asia (SEA) | 5 |
| Eastern Europe & Central Asia (EECA) | 4 |
| Americas | 4 |
| South Asia (SA) | 3 |
| Western Europe (WE) | 2 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Africa | 1 |
The prize pool for the event is quite high. Half a million dollars will be awarded to the participating teams. The amount will be shared based on the ranking of these teams after the end of the event. The exact breakdown of the prize pool isn’t available yet.
| TEAM RANKING | PRIZE POOL |
| The Champion | $50,000 |
| 2nd | $25,000 |
| 3rd | $20,000 |
| 4th | $18,000 |
| 5th | $16,000 |
| 6th | $15,000 |
| 7th | $14,000 |
| 8th | $13,000 |
| 9th | $12,000 |
| 10th | $11,000 |
| 11th | $10,000 |
| 12th | $9,000 |
| 13th | $8,000 |
| 14th | $7,000 |
| 15th | $6,000 |
| 16th | $5,000 |
Participating Teams
Here’s a list of the participating teams:
- Team Flash
- eArena
- RRQ RYU
- 4Thrives
- VOIN Esports
- Bigetron
- Aurora
- Trained to Kill
- Horaa Esports
- TT Project
- The Vicious
- GOAT Team
- 721 Esports
- Nigma Galaxy
- AlUla Club
- R8 Esports
- Geekay
- ETSH Esports
- IDA Esports
- Gaming Stars
- ULF Esports
- Hustler Crew
- FUT Esports
- S2G Esports
- FURIA
- Wolves
- Boars Gaming
- XForce Rejects
- Loops
- Alpha7
- BOOM Esports
- Pandum
4Thrives Esports is the champion, PMGO 2026 Season 1 creates a Guinness World Record
4Thrives Esports took away the trophy at ease after making it to the top by maintaining a clear gap of 18 points with the runner-up, ULF Esports. With three chicken dinners for the team, the champions were unstoppable from the beginning. The top four position holders didn’t see tough competition as there were moderate point gaps among them. Becoming the champion, the team also brought glory to Pakistan by being the first Champion title at a global PUBG MOBILE tournament.
The PMGO S1 marked two milestones for PUBG MOBILE Esports, being the first PMGO to have two seasons in one year, as well as breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest mobile team-based esports tournament in history. The event received an unprecedented 1,224,169 players from around the world registering to take part from the Road to PMGO onwards, making a record of the largest mobile team-based esports tournament in history.
Where to watch the PUBG Mobile Global Open (PMGO) 2026 Season 1
Both KRAFTON and Level Infinite are organizing this event. It will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia. As not all of us will be available to watch the event in person, we can always take the help of the official social media handles to watch the event and enjoy it from anywhere. It will be streamed via Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube. Let’s see which team becomes the next global cup winner! The trophy awaits!
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