The PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 was the official mid-seasonal world tournament for PUBG Mobile (and its variants) organized by Level Infinite & Krafton. It was held from 19 to 28 July 2024, as part of the 2024 Esports World Cup.
Brazil's Alpha7 Esports won the tournament.
In October 2023, it was announced at the New Global Sport Conference that the Gamers8 esports festival, organized by the Saudi Esports Federation, would be "upgraded" to the Esports World Cup, held during the summer of 2024. In March 2024, it was announced that the PUBG Mobile mid-seasonal tournament, officially known as the PUBG Mobile World Cup would be included in the games line-up, with the official format revealed in March 2024.
The PUBG Mobile World Invitational (abbreviated PMWI), which preceded the PUBG Mobile World Cup, was held beginning in 2021, initially for the Saudi Esports Federation's "Gamers Without Borders" series. While the initial tournament was split to East and West divisions, it would become one tournament beginning in 2022, alongside the establishment of Gamers8.
The PMWC 2024 featured 28 teams and a total prize pool of US$3,000,000. The champion would also win an extra slot for their region in the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2024 held in the United Kingdom.
Here are the competitions dates of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024:
PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 was announced to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The PUBG Mobile event was held at the BR Arena of Boulevard City, also known as the stc Arena for sponsorship purposes.
Here is the format of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024:
In the group stage, the three groups, consisting of eight teams each (a total of 24 teams), will compete against each other. The top 12 teams from the group stage will advance to the main tournament. The remaining 12 teams will advance to the survival stage. In the survival stage, the bottom 12 teams from Group Stage, along with 4 wildcard teams (a total of 16 teams), will compete against each other. The top four teams from the survival stage will advance to the main tournament. The top 12 teams from the group stage, along with the top 4 teams from the survival stage (a total of 16 teams), will compete in the main tournament.
Here is the schedule of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024:
Here are the group draw of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024:
Here are the standings of the Group Stage of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024:
Here are the standings of the Survival Stage of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024:
Here are the standings of the Main Tournament of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024:
Like with the PUBG Mobile World Invitational at Gamers8, the PUBG Mobile World Cup's $3,000,000 USD prizepool (tied with Honor of Kings and MLBB Men) is divided into separate categories. Each team will earn prizemoney based on how well they did in the Group Stage, Survival Stage and Main Tournament. The tournament's MVP earns $50,000 USD. Additionally, all teams and players can earn an additional $120,000 USD via the Record-Breaker Awards if they break a previous PUBG Mobile World Invitational record at the tournament; if these records are not broken, the prize money is split evenly between the 16 teams in the Main Tournament. The maximum amount of money a team may earn is $550,000 USD (if they finish first in the Group Stage, win the Main Tournament and break all team records), while the maximum an individual player may earn is $90,000 USD (if they win MVP and break all player records).
Final standings, EWC Club Championship points distribution, and prizepool of $3,000,000 USD distribution are as seen as below:
Here are the Base Prize Distribution of PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024: