{"id":5949,"date":"2018-11-08T01:02:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T01:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:00:18","slug":"pubg-announces-2m-championship-for-maiden-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/pubg-announces-2m-championship-for-maiden-season\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBG announces $2m championship for maiden season"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUBG Corp. has released details for the inaugural edition of the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds esports<\/a> tournament.<\/p>\n

The campaign is set to commence in January 2019 and will consist of three phases, culminating in a US $2 million global championship in November.<\/p>\n

Each of the first two phases will end with a yet-to-be-confirmed global event – one in April, the other in July.<\/p>\n

The competition will welcome teams from nine regions – Europe, Latin America, North America, Oceania, and five Asian sections.<\/p>\n

That is a significant increase from the projections laid out in PUBG’s five-year plan back in July, when only four regions were included.<\/p>\n

Management of each regional league will fall to local partners, such as the National PUBG League in North America and the PUBG Europe League.<\/p>\n

This is the most decisive move yet from PUBG Corp. in the face of growing competition in the battle royale esports<\/a> market.<\/p>\n

Battlegrounds is playing catchup with Fortnite: Battle Royale, which has enjoyed rapid growth in 2018 and now stands top of the class.<\/p>\n

Epic Games, the markers of Fortnite, has committed $100m in prize money for future esports events<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, lingering concerns over the game as a viewing spectacle have slowed the company’s plans to launch a Fortnite World Cup in 2019.<\/p>\n

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