The PUBG Global Championship 2024 has been ongoing since December 9 in Malaysia. The 24 best from across the globe are battling it out at this S-Tier competition for the tag of world champion, with the winner set to be decided on December 22.
The first day saw six matches played, with South Korea's Freecs topping the table with 95 points, including 58 eliminations. It won the first three rounds, getting off to a great start and establishing a massive 28-point lead over the second-placed side, the Russia-based CIS roster of Virtus.pro.
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Read on to find out more information on the schedule, format, prize pool, and broadcast details for the final and biggest event on the PUBG calendar for 2024.
PUBG Global Championship 2024 broadcast details
This PUBG: Battlegrounds tournament can be caught live on multiple services, with all matches expected to start at 19:00 MYT local time (11:00 UTC / 12:00 CET / 18:00 ICT / 20:00 KST / 03:00 PST). The official global English channels can be accessed below:
The official site provides viewers with an interesting Multiview Broadcast feature, using which they can 'dive into the action not only through the main broadcast but also by selecting from a map view and team feeds of their preferences.'
Additionally, live broadcasts are available on the official channels of numerous regional languages, including Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish.
A lot of streamers are also busy live streaming the various matches, and readers interested in watching along with their favorite online stars can check if they are part of the co-casting list here. A few of these names will also have PGC 2024 Drops enabled, providing viewers with added motivation to check out these creators' streams.
PUBG Global Championship 2024 schedule and format
The PUBG Global Championship 2024 will run for almost two weeks from December 9 to 22. It will feature a fresh format for the Group Stage called the Circuit System, where teams will battle for survival over three three-day circuits. Each day, teams that don't finish in the top 12 will wait until the next circuit kicks off to keep stacking third points. At the end of all three circuits, the top 16 teams with the most points overall will advance to the Grand Finals.
Speaking of the Grand Finals, it will be played in the traditional S.U.P.E.R. format, where teams will face off across 18 matches over three days in an all-out brawl to amass the most points and be crowned the PGC 2024 champion. The Smash Rule will not be used this time around.
Circuit System:
- Circuit 1 - December 9 to 11
- Circuits 2 and 3 - December 12 to 14; December 16 to 18
Grand Finals: December 20 to 22
PUBG Global Championship 2024 venue and prize pool
The PUBG Global Championship 2024 is being conducted at the Tropicana Gardens Mall Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur. Only the Grand Finals will welcome a live audience and interested fans can obtain tickets on the day of the matches, as seen below:
- Tickets: Free and available on a first-come, first-served basis
- Ticket Queues Open: 15:00 local time
- Arena Doors Open: 18:00 local time
There will also be exciting on-site community events that attendees can check out, including on-site fan zones and fan meet-ups. Readers can get more information on the type of activities available on this link.
This time, the PGC 2024's base prize pool has been set at $1.5 million, with additional support through the organizer's initiative and the upcoming Pick’em Challenge set to add to this purse. The final amount will be revealed later and distributed based on the tournament's results.
There will also be a special prize for the tournament MVP, who will receive extra earnings of $10,000.
Participating teams at the PUBG Global Championship 2024
PUBG Global Championship history
The PUBG Global Championship has been the game's most coveted prize since 2019, creating countless moments and bringing to the fore the globe's best players and teams. So far, Danawa e-sports, Natus Vincere, NewHappy, and Gen.G Esports have been the winners across the previous four editions.
South Korea, through Danawa E-sports and Gen.G Esports, is the only nation to win more than one global title. The series has gone through various iterations, but these competitons retain their status as the battle royale shooters' ultimate prize.
Most popular and watched PUBG Global Championship editions held so far
The 2023 edition was especially fruitful, starting strong in terms of viewership and maintaining that momentum throughout, thus reaching a new height for the series. In the end, it became the most popular Global Championship PUBG event ever after notching 263.6K Peak Viewers (PV) in Round 18.
The PUBG Global Championship 2021, meanwhile, remains the only edition to touch double digits for watch time. Its near 14 million Hours Watched (HW) is almost double the next-best entry, mostly thanks to a format that ensured more matches were played across the initial stages.
With a new format and some top teams in action, the 2024 edition promises to be an action-packed ride. There is even a chance for it to match the viewership marks set in 2023 and 2021 if things go to plan and the top sides from popular regions make it deep into the tournament.
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