PUBG Global Championship (PGC 2021) Date, Participating Teams, Venue and More

If you are looking for the details on the upcoming PUBG Global Championship (PGC 2021) tournament then you are at the right place. Krafton Games has officially announced the PUBG Global Championship (PGC 2021) tournament date along with other information including participating teams around the world, venue, and more.

PUBG Mobile Global Championship is estimated to be one of the most-watched esports tournaments of all time. The other two are Free Fire and League of Legends. If you are more interested in the esports industry tournaments overall you can find more information by exploring esports reports, visiting professional esports websites, or by having a look at esports growth charts and prize pool statistics. PUBG Global Championship is already known to take place in Korea and the team names have been announced.

If you are a PUBG esports fan then you might be looking for these details. So, without any further ado let’s head to the post below.

PUBG Global Championship (PGC 2021) Tournament Date and Venue

The upcoming PUBG Global Championship (PGC 2021) tournament will take place in Korea on November 19.

Tournament Format

• In PGC 2021, 5 teams from CHINA will participate on-line.
• All other teams will be invited to participate in-person in Korea.

Both PGC arenas in Korea and China will be equipped with identical gaming setups to guarantee that teams have an equal environment to compete. In addition, both arenas will be supervised by PUBG Esports referees to ensure a fair and transparent tournament.

All teams who qualified for PGC 2021 and are traveling to Korea and will be safely quarantined, following national quarantine guidelines. They will remain in the isolation facility for the next two weeks until the tournament begins.

• Unfortunately, team Unicorn Phoenix Da Nang from APAC region will not be able to participate in PGC 2021 due to difficulties in acquiring a visa.
  • UNP’s ticket to participate in PGC 2021 has been transferred to the Vietnam team next in line, GAMEHOME Ha Dong.

Team Name Updates

Some participating teams have had a name change.

• ASIA
  • (previously) Veronica7 → (now) GNL_ESPORTS
• EUROPE
  • (previously) Question Mark → (now) Team Unique
• AMERICA
  • (previously) FIUMBA – > (now) KPI Gaming

Reserve Player Announcement

• Based on the player roaster submitted during PCS5, teams with 4 or less players are able to register a maximum of 1 additional player as a ' Reserve Player'
  • Reserve Players cannot replace the empty player slot of those who have failed to acquire a visa.
• The Reserve Player is a substitute player for emergencies. Reserve players can only be utilized if an existing player is unable to participate in the match
• These cases may include;
  • If a player is confirmed COVID-19 positive and needs to be isolated.
  • If a player suffers from a physical injury making them unable to participate
  • If officials rule that another reason is severe enough to warrant the swap

Newly registered reserve players for PGC 2021:

• ASIA
  • PeRo_grayyyyyy / KX_AzEeeeee
• APAC
  • BRU_Julio / AAA_Nent / AAP_Kalbs
• EUROPE
  • VP_ubah / FaZe_Wookiebookie / NAVI_HIBAKO / TL_Vard / Uniq_Kemba7 / HERO_Nowikk / ENCE_SENTEX / BBL_SIXMO
• AMERICAS
  • KPI_ps1co / SQ_Waldoe / TSM_FTX_Adam / DIG_GretaTheGoat / SSG_nicoos

Final List of PGC 2021 Participating Teams

32 finest teams around the globe will be participating in the PUBG Global Championship 2021.

• EUROPE
  • Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, Team Liquid, Team Unique, HEROIC, ENCE, BBL Esports
• AMERICAS
  • Oath Gaming, Soniqs, TSM FTX, Dignitas, KPI Gaming, Spacestation Gaming
• APAC
  • Buriram United Esports, Bao Nam United, ArkAngel Predator, FURY, Attack All Around, GAMEHOME Ha Dong
• ASIA
  • CHINA
    • Petrichor Road, Multi Circle Gaming, 17 Gaming, KaiXin Esports, NewHappy
  • KOREA
    • Danawa e-sports, GHIBLI Esports, MaD Clan, GNL_ESPORTS, Gen.G
  • JAPAN
    • ENTER FORCE.36
  • CHINESE TAIPEI
    • Global Esports Xsset