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PUBG Global Championship Preview
The PUBG Global Championship is the PUBG season-ending tournament where the best teams from the season are invited to compete to determine the overall champions for the year.
The 2025 tournament will take place in December, the location of the venue is yet to be announced.
PUBG Global Championship History
In 2018 the 'Global Invitational' was created and was hosted in Berlin with Gen.G winning the third-person tournament and Oh My God winning the first-person tournament.
The first official 'PUBG Global Championship' was held in 2019 with $4m prize money on offer, the tournament was hosted in Oakland and LA in the US and Gen.G Esports ran out winners and claimed the $2m winners prize.
Despite rising to $4.4m in 2021, the prize pool has been steadily dropping ever since and in 2024 it had dropped to as low as $1.7m.
Where can I bet on the PUBG Global Championship?
On OLBG, we have a dedicated guide looking at the best eSports betting sites, so head over to find a site that suits your betting needs.
PUBG Global Championship Past Winners
Here are the past winners of the PUBG Global Championship:
| Tournament | Prize Pool | Location | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBG Global Championship 2024 | $1,780,520 | Kuala Lumpur | The Expendables | TSM |
| PUBG Global Championship 2023 | $2,350,000 | Bangkok | Danawa | 17 Gaming |
| PUBG Global Championship 2022 | $3,358,442 | Dubai | Natus Vincere | 17 Gaming |
| PUBG Global Championship 2021 | $4,412,928 | Incheon | NewHappy | Heroic |
| PUBG Global Championship 2019 | $4,000,000 | Oakland/LA | Gen.G | FaZe Clan |
What is PUBG?
What is PUBG? PUBG Corporation developed PUBG, short for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which is a battle royale online multiplayer game.
The game can feature up to one hundred players who all begin by parachuting onto an Island, from there they then have to find weapons and equipment to defeat the other players. As the game time goes on, the area of the island which is playable decreases, which means players have a smaller area to move around which in turn means more likely to come across other players.
What is a Battle Royale game? These are online multiplayer games which contain three main elements, survival is the number one factor, avoid your opponents taking you out whilst taking them out of the game, exploration, whether the game is based on an island or in a city, you need to explore the game map which will bring in the survival factor and also the third element, scavenging, as you more often than not start with nothing so you need to find your weapons etc so the three elements all intertwine to make this a Battle Royale.
Where can I watch the PUBG Global Championship?
If you have never watched eSports before, why not try out this tournament, if you are a fan of PUBG then you will not be disappointed!
If you want to watch the action, you can watch most of the tournament live but you will also be able to rewatch past matches in case you are tucked up in bed when they are taking place because, with online streaming, most are kept online after completion.
For English broadcasts, there are two platforms for you to head to for live and on-demand action, the Official PUBG eSports Twitch Channel is your first option, watch all of the action and join in with the chat or if you prefer you can use the Official PUBG eSports YouTube Channel for all of the action including watching past matches.
The good thing about these platforms is that you can place your eSports bets using the OLBG eSports Tips and then sit back and watch the matches, the other great thing about watching these eSport stars is if you are a PUBG player yourself then you can pick up plenty of playing tips from watching!
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