The PUBG Global Championship (PGC) is the most prestigious event of the year, where only teams that have shown outstanding performances at Regional Series and Global Series compete to become the World Champions. PGC 2025 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand, with the first two stages taking place at centralwOrld Pulse, and the Final Stage taking place at Siam Paragon.
Useful Links
Event Tracker – PGC 2025 | Liquipedia – PGC 2025 | Twire – Leaderboards | Twire – Fantasy League
Format
PGC 2025 consists of 3 stages.
Group Stage:
- Teams are divided into groups A & B
- Each group plays 3 days
- 6 matches per day (total of 18 matches for each group)
- Top 5 of each group advances to Final Stage
- Middle 8 of each group advances to Last Stage
- Bottom 3 of each group are eliminated
Last Stage:
- 3 days
- 6 matches per day (total of 18 matches)
- Top 5 advances to Final Stage
- Bottom 11 are eliminated
Final Stage:
- 16 teams:
- 10 teams from Group Stage
- 5 teams from Last Stage
- 1 Host Country Wildcard team (🇹🇭 FULL SENSE)
- 3 days
- 6 matches per day (total of 18 matches)
- The winner of the Final Stage becomes the 2025 World Champion
PGC 2025 is played on patch 38.2 with v5.0.5 of SUPER.
The full PGC 2025 rulebook can be found here.
$1,500,000 USD will be spread among the participating teams based on the final tournament results.
Here is what the team slot distribution looks like for different regions:
| Region | Tournament | Slots |
|---|---|---|
| Americas (North & South America) | PUBG Americas Series | 5 |
| Asia Pacific (South East Asia, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Oceania) | PGS APAC Qualifier | 5 |
| Korea | PUBG Weekly Series | 4 |
| China | PUBG Champions League | 5 |
| EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) | PUBG EMEA Championship | 5 |
| PUBG Global Series | 8 | |
| Wildcard | 1 | |
| Total | 33 |
Teams
Here are all of the participating teams, their rosters, qualification routes and Group Stage groups.
| 🇨🇳 17 Gaming | 🇺🇸 Al Qadsiah | 🇻🇳 Anyone's Legend | 🇰🇷 Baegopa |
|---|---|---|---|
| PGS Points | Americas PGC Points | APAC PGC Points | Korea PGC Points |
| Group A | Group A | Group B | Group B |
| Lilghost | diyy | HaiSaki | Parkpro |
| 77owo | Roth | Himass | Pio |
| Xbei | CowBoi | Huudatt | Seongjang |
| xwudd | Relo | Destroyy | AKaN |
| shou | C: JRhead | Taikonn | Gyuyeon |
| C: Akuma | C: J4M | ||
| 🇪🇺 BetBoom Team | 🇨🇳 Change The Game | 🇺🇸 Copenhagen Wolves | 🇰🇷 DN Freecs |
| PGS Points | China PGC Points | Americas PGC Points | PGS Points |
| Group B | Group B | Group B | Group A |
| ADOUZ1E | Hang2y | mykLe | Gyumin |
| Bestoloch | WenBo | Snakers | Heaven |
| f1lfirst | tiantianT__T | Vox | DIEL |
| Molodoct | Aries | Bizzler | Salute |
| C: Ermaak | C: east | gats | C: PLIKHE |
| C: Trevor | |||
| 🇹🇭 eArena | 🇪🇺 FaZe Clan | 🇰🇷 FN Esports | 🇹🇭 FULL SENSE |
| APAC PGC Points | EMEA PGC Points | Korea PGC Points | Host Country |
| Group A | Group B | Group A | Skips Group Stage |
| Jacob | Gustav | ZeniTh | Thanad0l |
| Nourinz | Fexx | BreaKers | Belmoth |
| Lericz | Jeemzz | Starlord | Flash |
| OHPONDZ | vard | Rex | TiGGER |
| C: Luxury | C: mxey | Karwn | C: RUSHIIE |
| C: MAESTRO | |||
| C: CHEEZE | |||
| 🇧🇷 FURIA | 🇨🇳 Four Angry Men | 🇪🇺 Geekay Esports | 🇨🇳 Game Start Win |
| Americas PGC Points | China PGC Points | EMEA PGC Points | China PGC Points |
| Group A | Group A | Group A | Group B |
| possa | Longz | DIFX | CC108 |
| cauan7zin | ATongMuu | pwddddddddd | Ming |
| guizeraa | xxxLu | Qwizzy | ZpYan1 |
| zkrakeN | Shen | spyrro | xTong |
| C: rds149 | C: H1RUZEN | C: PUBG2hAns | |
| 🇰🇷 Gen.G | 🇨🇳 JD Gaming | 🇹🇭 Made in Thailand | 🇺🇦 Natus Vincere |
| PGS Points | China PGC Points | PGS Points | EMEA PGC Points |
| Group A | Group A | Group B | Group B |
| Tosi | Dec12th | Baren | Feyerist |
| Orca | SpaceMan | KISS | Hakatory |
| F1ame | SuZe | OlymPuS | SoseD |
| BeaN | Cold119 | Scappy | ext4nz |
| C: LeClo | C: MiFan | C: Chak | C: ALREIN |
| C: Rubickz | |||
| 🇪🇺 Nemiga Gaming | 🇰🇷 PENTAGRAM | 🇨🇳 Petrichor Road | 🇧🇷 ROC Esports |
| EMEA PGC Points | Korea PGC Points | China PGC Points | Americas PGC Points |
| Group A | Group B | Group B | Group B |
| Gedrox | Glaz | MMing | sxntastico |
| hallomybad | HAMMER | AZ | rbN |
| Layosh | HowL | Cui71 | bielmtcalmo |
| Lev4nte | redzone | Nannnnn | soldz1nn |
| C: btm | Aixleft | C: SzylzEN | |
| C: Leris | |||
| 🇹🇭 Sharper Esport | 🇻🇳 The Expendables | 🇹🇭 Theerathon Five | 🇰🇷 T1 |
| APAC PGC Points | APAC PGC Points | APAC PGC Points | Korea PGC Points |
| Group A | Group A | Group B | Group A |
| Earthzapalui | Delwyn | RangerX | Heather |
| Jdaii | Clories | Flukky | Rain1ng |
| Thunderz | TanVuu | RossitedJR | EEND |
| Ezqelusia | DuCkHjeUz | Excrozit | Type |
| C: farOz | Leviz | C: Bragalixz | C: ssonic |
| C: TND | |||
| 🇺🇸 Team Falcons | 🇺🇸 Team Liquid | 🇪🇺 Team Orchid | 🇷🇺 Twisted Minds |
| PGS Points | Americas PGC Points | EMEA PGC Points | PGS Points |
| Group B | Group B | Group A | Group A |
| hwinn | PurdyKurty | Art1_x | BatulinS |
| TGLTN | alow | boost1k- | Lu |
| Shrimzy | sparkingg | Mogore | Perfect1ks |
| Kickstart | Luke12 | xLurex | xmpl |
| C: GUNNER | C: Xtreme | C: Mersell | C: TheTab |
| 🇪🇺 Virtus.pro | |||
| PGS Points | |||
| Group B | |||
| curexi | |||
| Lukarux | |||
| NIXZYEE | |||
| Beami | |||
| C: ibiza |
Schedule
PGC 2025 takes place November 28 – December 14.
Group Stage:
- November 28 – Group A Matches 1-6
- November 29 – Group B Matches 1-6
- November 30 – Group A Matches 7-12
- December 1 – Group B Matches 7-12
- December 2 – Group A Matches 13-18
- December 3 – Group B Matches 13-18
| PST | EST | GMT | CET | ICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3am | 6am | 11:00 | 12:00 | 18:00 |
Last Stage:
- December 5 – Matches 1-6
- December 6 – Matches 7-12
- December 7 – Matches 13-18
| PST | EST | GMT | CET | ICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3am | 6am | 11:00 | 12:00 | 18:00 |
Final Stage:
- December 12 – Matches 1-6
- December 13 – Matches 7-12
- December 14 – Matches 13-18
| PST | EST | GMT | CET | ICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:30am | 4:30am | 09:30 | 10:30 | 16:30 |
Check out the Event Tracker for more details.
Talent
Meet the folks bringing you all the action on the English broadcast, live from Bangkok!
Analysts:
Casters:
- Clinton "Paperthin" Bader
- Mike "Porosaurus" Navarro
- Tobias "TheNameIsToby" Wiinblad
- Matt "Matrym" Oates
Stage Host: Pann
Watch
Here's where you can watch the tournament:
- PUBG Esports – Multi-View (Main + Map + Team POVs with Comms)
- Twitch – Main Stream
- Twitch – Map Stream
- YouTube
- Other Languages
Other Resources
Pick'em Challenge
The PGC 2025 Pick'em Challenge is live! Participate in Pick the Winner and Team Faceoff games to win Esports Points and redeem them for rewards! Learn more here.
Fantasy League
Build the best roster you can, gain points based on how your players do in PGC 2025, and get rewards! Play Twire Fantasy here.
Subreddit Resources
- Check out the subreddit sidebar to know exactly when each tournament day is happening. Also check out the Event Tracker for quick access to the whole schedule and all necessary information.
- Discuss the current tournament day and find all necessary information in our daily discussion threads posted on r/CompetitivePUBG during the tournament!
- Support your favorite team by setting a user flair! Click the "edit user flair" button on the r/CompetitivePUBG subreddit sidebar.