Our PUBG Global Invitational 2018 guide contains an overview of the event, with schedules, participating teams and results to be added as soon as the tournament gets underway.
PUBG esports has it’s biggest ever event just on the horizon. The PUBG Global Invitational or PGI 2018 will see the top 20 professional PUBG teams from across the world do battle for $2million in prize money, and it’s the the first major PUBG esports tournament hosted by PUBG Corp themselves.
Many aspects of the traditional PUBG we love to play will be tweaked for maximum watchability. The Bluezone’s being upped in pace and will now move faster during certain phases of the game to promote deadly meetings between teams. Scoring is also based off action, with points being awarded for eliminations and we’ll be able to see it all in both first and third person modes as well.
There’s a lot to take in, so we’ve put together a guide hub for PGI 2018 which contains a an overview of the tournament and how it works, along with a schedule, a complete list of all the teams competing and a results section that we’ll keep regularly updated as the tournament progresses.
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UPDATE: This event has now concluded and you can find all the overall standings in the sections below.
PGI 2018: Tournament Overview
Here’s a brief breakdown of how the PUBG Global Invitational 2018 will work. More details will be added when we know more.
- Begins on the 24th July 2018, ends four days later on the 28th July.
- 20 teams, competing for $2million in prizes.
- $1,000,000 each for both First Person (FPP) and Third Person (TPP) modes.
- The tournament is split between two days of TPP squad battles followed by squad FPP over another 2 day period.
- The Bluezone will move slightly faster during this tournament to promote action.
- Teams will earn base points for their ranking at the end of each match, as well as additional points for kills.
- Miramar and Erangel will be played. Sanhok will not feature.
PGI 2018: Participating Teams
Here’s a list of all 20 teams competing in PGI 2018.
- Pittsburgh Knights (EU)
- Welcome to South Georgo (EU)
- Honey Badger Nation (NA)
- Ghost Gaming (NA)
- Team Gates (NA)
- Avangar Gaming (CIS)
- Natus Vincere (CIS)
- Oyun Hizmetleri (MENA)
- Savage esports (SA)
- Chiefs esports Club (OC)
- 4AM (CN)
- OMG (CN)
- GEN.G Black (KR)
- GEN.G Gold (KR)
- AHQ esports Club (AS)
- Made in Thailand (AS)
- Refund Gaming (AS)
- Crest Gaming Xanadu (JP)
- Crest Gaming Windfall (JP)
PGI 2018: Schedule
Below we’ve got the complete list of matches, dates and times.
All times are given as CEST. Subtract one hour for BST, nine hours for PST and six hours for EST.
24th July – Media Day
- Opening – 14:00
- Team Intro
- Photo Session
- Q & A
25th July – TPP
- Opening – 17:30
- Match 1 – 18:00
- Match 2 – 19:00
- Match 3 – 20:00
- Match 4 – 21:00
26th July – TPP
- Opening – 18:00
- Match 1 – 19:00
- Match 2 – 20:00
- Match 3 – 21:00
- Match 4 – 22:15
27th July – FPP
- Match 1 – 15:00
- Match 2 – 16:00
- Match 3 – 17:00
- Match 4 – 18:00
28th July – FPP
- Match 1 – 15:00
- Match 2 – 16:00
- Match 3 – 17:00
- Match 4 – 18:00
- Awards – 19:15
PGI 2018: Results and Standings
Overall Day 1 + 2 (FPP)
| Team | Score | Kills |
|---|---|---|
| OMG | 3425 | 70 |
| Team Liquid | 3220 | 54 |
| Welcome to South Georgo | 2875 | 49 |
| Natus Vincere | 2370 | 50 |
| AVANGAR Gaming | 2225 | 41 |
| Ghost Gaming | 1980 | 34 |
| Honey Badger Nation | 1890 | 23 |
| Pittsburgh Knights | 1845 | 35 |
| Gen.G GOLD | 1470 | 22 |
| Refund Gaming | 1460 | 30 |
| Gen.G BLACK | 1350 | 32 |
| Chiefs Esports Club | 1115 | 17 |
| Team Gates | 1035 | 29 |
| 4AM | 995 | 27 |
| Crest Gaming Windfall | 965 | 15 |
| Crest Gaming Xanadu | 925 | 23 |
| ahq eSports Club | 775 | 8 |
| Savage Esports | 770 | 12 |
| Oyun Hizmetleri | 650 | 14 |
| Made in Thailand (MITH) | 430 | 5 |
Day 2 (TPP)
| Team | Score | Kills |
|---|---|---|
| Gen.G Gold | 3240 | 61 |
| Team Liquid | 2635 | 32 |
| Welcome to South Georgo | 2595 | 40 |
| OMG | 2235 | 40 |
| Pittsburgh Knights | 2090 | 41 |
| Gen.G BLACK | 2010 | 41 |
| Made in Thailand (MITH) | 1925 | 43 |
| Ghost Gaming | 1770 | 43 |
| Chiefs Esports Club | 1380 | 24 |
| Natus Vincere | 1345 | 28 |
| Savage Esports | 1335 | 36 |
| ahq eSports Club | 1260 | 13 |
| 4AM | 1230 | 18 |
| Crest Gaming Xanadu | 1165 | 20 |
| Honey Badger Nation | 1080 | 17 |
| AVANGAR Gaming | 1035 | 30 |
| Oyun Hizmetleri | 1005 | 19 |
| Crest Gaming Windfall | 940 | 9 |
| Refund Gaming | 910 | 24 |
| Team Gates | 630 | 14 |
Day 1 (TPP)
Here are the standings after Day 1.
| Team | Score | Kills |
|---|---|---|
| Gen.G BLACK | 1720 | 30 |
| Team Liquid | 1685 | 22 |
| Pittsburgh Knights | 1320 | 31 |
| Ghost Gaming | 1275 | 24 |
| OMG | 1270 | 18 |
| Gen.G GOLD | 1100 | 22 |
| Welcome to South Georgo | 1025 | 17 |
| Savage Esports | 815 | 19 |
| Crest Gaming Xanadu | 770 | 14 |
| Made in Thailand (MITH) | 755 | 17 |
| Natus Vincere | 665 | 14 |
| 4AM | 635 | 12 |
| Chiefs Esports Club | 560 | 10 |
| Honey Badger Nation | 520 | 8 |
| ahq eSports Club | 485 | 6 |
| Oyun Hizmetleri | 400 | 10 |
| AVANGAR Gaming | 325 | 10 |
| Crest Gaming Windfall | 300 | 6 |
| Team Gates | 180 | 2 |
| Refund Gaming | 110 | 5 |
Where can I watch PGI 2018?
PGI 2018 will be streamed over on PUBG Corp’s official Twitch page.
We’ve embedded their channel below so you can catch the action right here.
Keep this page bookmarked for all the latest updates!
