Cellular battle royale title PUBG Cellular has revealed its esports roadmap for the 2026 season, that includes a spread of changes to its aggressive format.
Subsequent 12 months will function two International Opens along with the PUBG Cellular World Cup and the PUBG Cellular International Championship.
2026 PUBG Cellular Esports Format
The 2026 PUBG Cellular season is break up into two seasons, every consisting of nationwide and regional qualifiers for PUBG Cellular International Open (PMGO) tournaments. KRAFTON revealed that over 30 PUBG Cellular Nationwide Championship occasions will happen throughout greater than eight areas. Winners of the regional finals earn a spot at PMGO occasions.
The PMGO format has additionally modified. With two occasions going down throughout the calendar, each tournaments allow groups to earn factors that contribute to International Championship qualification.
Skilled groups will obtain invites to nationwide and regional qualifiers primarily based on their efficiency throughout the 2025 season.
2026 PUBG Cellular Esports Occasions
The primary main occasion of 2026 would be the PUBG Cellular International Open Season 1. Going down in an unannounced location in Southeast Asia, groups will compete for a $500,000 (~£373,980) prize pool.
Following the conclusion of Season 1, the PUBG Cellular World Cup returns as a part of the Esports World Cup. Going down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a $3m (~£2.2m) prize pool is up for grabs. For Season 2, PGMO heads to Pakistan, the place one other $500,000 prize pool is on the road.
The 2026 season concludes with the PUBG Cellular International Championship going down in Turkey. Just like the World Cup, one other $3m is on the road, taking subsequent 12 months’s whole prize pool throughout the 4 occasions to $7m (~£5.2m).
Elsewhere, the 2026 PUBG Cellular season will embody an improve to its in-game match participation system alongside improved offline occasion leisure experiences. Moreover, KRAFTON plans to improve its third-party match assist to make sure clean occasion operations throughout its ecosystem.
The improve to third-party match assist follows the revealing of a devoted platform designed to streamline the appliance course of for third-party occasion organisers to host tournaments.
PUBG Cellular International Championship 2025
The remaining 16 groups will compete throughout three days (December twelfth – 14th) for the possibility to develop into world champions. Defending champion Dplus continues to be in rivalry to elevate the trophy for a second time.
