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Krafton Inc., a collective of independent gaming developers behind some of the most immersive online and offline gaming experiences for players and enthusiasts worldwide, revealed the full details for the 2021 PUBG Global Championship (PGC), the premier esports event that will crown the overall champion of PUBG eSports’ 2021 season. PGC 2021 will be a global LAN/online hybrid tournament where 32 of the world’s top professional PUBG Esports teams will compete for a share of the $2 million USD prize pool.
PGC 2021 will run from Nov. 19 through Dec. 19 as teams from the Americas, Europe, Asia and APAC compete in weekly showdowns to earn prize money. The tournament will be primarily held offline at the Paradise City Plaza in Incheon, South Korea. The full schedule is as follows:
* Rank Decision Matches: November 19-21
* Weekly Survival/Final Matches: November 23-28, November 29-December 5, December 6-12
* Grand Finals Matches: December 16-19
Based on Rank Decision matches that will take place on November 19-21, the 16 highest-ranked teams will kick off the first week of Weekly Survival matches on November 23 to battle it out for a place in the Weekly Grand Finals. Once a team wins a Weekly Survival match, they will progress to the Weekly Finals immediately - with their place in the Weekly Survival taken by the next highest-ranked team from Rank Decision matches. This process continues over two additional weeks to determine the final group of teams that will compete in the PGC 2021 Grand Finals on December 16-19. The tournament will be streamed online across PUBG eSports' Facebook, YouTube and Twitch channels.
For PGC 2021, Krafton will re-introduce its SUPER (Standard and Universal PUBG eSports Ruleset) point ranking system. Accordingly, teams will earn ranking points (based on final match outcomes) and kill points (based on the number of kills a team earns) during all Weekly Finals and Grand Finals matches. Weekly Survival Matches will use the existing WWCD ruleset that was introduced earlier in 2021. Krafton will also be holding the Pick’em Challenge - an event where fans predict the winner of PGC 2021 in order to win prizes. Fans can earn free voting coupons and purchase PGC 2021 items by visiting the in-game esports tab. Reflecting Krafton's commitment to rewarding PUBG eSports players, the $2 million USD prize pot will be supplemented by 30% of all profits made from the Pick’em Challenge.