Krafton Co., Ltd. announced that Europe’s Natus Vincere won the ‘PUBG Global Championship 2022 (PGC 2022)’, the top international esports competition of PUBG: Battleground (hereinafter referred to as Battleground). revealed.
The PGC 2022 Grand Final was held as an in-person match at the Dubai International Exhibition Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from the 17th to the 20th. After a fierce battle spanning a total of 20 matches over four days, Europe’s Natus Vincere was crowned the 2022 Battleground Esports World Champion with a total of 179 points.
Natus Vincere swept up as many as three chickens on the final 4th day, becoming the first PGC winner in his career and the first European PGC winning team in history.
2nd place went to China’s 17GAMING. 17 Gaming, which took first place on days 1 and 2 of the Grand Finals, was pushed back to second place on day 3 due to lack of motivation, and tried to regain first place until the fourth and final day, but unfortunately only scored 168 points. Europe’s Twisted Minds ranked third, and America’s eUnited ranked fourth.
The Korean teams participating in PGC 2022 were Danawa e-sports in 11th place, KWANGDONG FREECS in 13th place, Baegopa in 17th place, and Gen.G in 31st place. finished.
Natus Vincere, who won the championship, received a total of 1,008,000 dollars, including the first place basic prize of 600,000 dollars (about 800 million won) and the ‘Pick ’em Challenge’ crowdfunding prize of 408,000 dollars (about 560 million won). He won the winning prize of dollars (approximately 1.36 billion won). The total prize money for PGC 2022 was $3.35 million (approximately KRW 4.53 billion), distributed differentially among the 16 teams participating in the grand final. The basic prize money is $2 million (about KRW 2.7 billion), plus an additional $1.35 million (about KRW 1.83 billion), which is 30% of the profits from PGC 2022 item sales through the Pick’em Challenge.
Natus Vincere’s ‘Example (xmpl)’ Artyom Adakin was selected as the MVP of the tournament. Example recorded a total of 32 kills and 15 assists in the grand final alone, contributing greatly to the team’s victory in the tournament. Example won the MVP prize of $10,000.
CEO Kim Chang-han said, “We will strive to ensure that Battleground Esports ultimately becomes a cultural icon and a brand,” adding, “We will establish a brand identity unique to Battleground Esports and conduct various collaborations to make fans feel more proud.” “We will make it an e-sport that you can feel.”
Meanwhile, information about Battleground Esports, including PGC 2022, can be found on the official website.
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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