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KRAFTON, Inc., publisher and developer of the global hit online multiplayer survival battle royale shooter PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, announced the final results of the PUBG GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 (PGC 2023), an in-person PUBG eSports tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand on November 18-December 3, 2023 and broadcasted live worldwide across PUBG eSports' video streaming platforms where South Korea's Danawa eSports consisting of Giyeol “seoul” Cho, Heejoo “Inonix” Na, Jungyoung “Loki” Park, and Jehyeon “Salute” Woo earned the title of PGC 2023 Champions, taking home US$600,000 and an additional share from Pick'em challenge crowdfunding revenue. 17Gaming finished the tournament in a close second position, followed by EMEA’s Twisted Minds. FaZe Clan, another EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) team that qualified to the Grand Finals, finished the tournament sixth on the leaderboard.
The PGC 2023 Grand Finals took place in BCC Hall within Central Ladprao, a shopping complex located in Bangkok, last December 1-3, 2023 with a live in-person audience in attendance. The teams played 18 matches spread over 3 days of the Grand Finals and Danawa eSports came out on top with 137 points. Danawa eSports had a stellar second day of the Grand Finals where they managed to dominate the lobby and jump from 11th place to the top of the leaderboard. To get ahead of the competition, the roster played like an absolute powerhouse - exploiting every opportunity that the match flow and their opponents' actions presented them. From that point on, it was a three-horse-race all the way till the final match of the final day. Danawa eSports was holding onto first place with 17Gaming and Twisted Minds very much in striking distance.
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During Phase 4 of the last match, 17Gaming got eliminated while conducting a very risky rotation which left only Twisted Minds able to challenge Danawa eSports’ supremacy. In a very dramatic turn of events, Twisted Minds rotated on top of Danawa eSports’ position. As soon as Salute realised that the only team potentially standing between them and the championship title was only 50 meters away, he rushed over, secured two knocks on Twisted Minds and all but assured Danawa eSports’ victory. 17Gaming finished with 133 points, only 4 points below Danawa e-sports with Twisted Minds trailing a further 8 points behind. On top of the base prize pool, teams will take home an additional share of reward from the Pick’em Challenge. Thanks to the revenue generated by event exclusive in-game items from the PGC 2023 Pick’em Challenge, 25% of net sales will go towards the total prize pool.
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Danawa eSports’ seoul was hailed as PGC 2023's Most Valuable Player (MVP) after making a total of 25 kills and 14 assists in the Grand Finals alone. He was awarded an additional prize of US$10,000. On the last day of the Grand Finals, Krafton announced its plans to shape the PUBG eSports tournaments more around PUBG Global Series (PGS) in 2024 to provide more opportunities for fans to enjoy world-wide tournaments. The Global Partner Team Program, which provides exclusive benefits such as a guaranteed spot in PGS and share of the team’s in-game item revenue, will also be expanded from the current 8 spots to 10. For more updates on the PUBG Global Series 2024 and its Global Partner Team Program, visit PUBG eSports' official website (www.pubgesports.com) and social media accounts.
