After a year of suspense, the world's finest 32 teams will once again meet in the battlegrounds to crown a new PUBG World Champion. The end of the competitive season for PUBG: Battlegrounds in 2021 appears to be closer than anticipated, as we now have the first information about Krafton, Inc.'s major international summit for this year. After the success of both the PGI.S and two PUBG Continental Series events, the PUBG Global Championship 2021 will bring the 32 best teams from each regional league and international event to the ultimate stage. Here's everything you need to know about the PGC 2021 if you're interested in learning much more about the season's finale.

All qualified teams and seedings for the PUBG Global Championship 2021
The PUBG Global Championship, as previously stated, will bring together the 32 top organizations on an international level, based on their performance in each of the four existing
competitive regions, with the following spots available in each region:
12 Teams from Asia
8 teams from Europe
6 teams from APAC
6 teams from the Americas

Only three teams have managed to secure their place in the world championship race so far, namely:Asia: Gen.G, and NewHappy APAC: Buriram United Esports

As each region's qualifying events come to a close, new teams will be confirmed as part of the tournament, either by earning first place in each or by accumulating the most PGC Qualification Points over the year until the PUBG Continental Series 5 closes.

PUBG Global Championship 2021: Format and schedule
Teams from outside the event region will be invited to compete in Paradise City Studio in Incheon, Korea, in a LAN/Online hybrid competition similar to the PGI.S. Due to health and safety measurements derived from the COVID pandemic, teams representing China, Japan, and APAC will compete online at a LAN venue in each of their respective countries.

Rank Determination
During the first week of the event, a series of preliminary matches will be held to determine which 16 teams will fight in the inaugural Weekly Survival. All 32 teams will be divided into four groups of eight, with each team playing four matches per day in a round-robin format to determine their starting position. The Top 16 teams will begin the 1st Weekly Survival, while the 17th through 31st teams will be placed on a waitlist for the 1st Weekly Survival, and the last place team will be eliminated from Weekly Survival and placed in the Bottom 16 Stage.

Weekly Survival
16 Weekly Survival matches will be played over three days and three weeks in this stage. The Weekly Finals will be held for all teams that obtain a Chicken Dinner.
Meanwhile, the next team in line from the Bottom 16 waiting list will join the remaining 15 teams from each lobby, with the winners being replaced by the next ranked team from the Rank Decision weekend.

This method will be continued until the Weekly Finals are filled with 16 different teams.

Weekly Finals
Over the course of two days, a total of ten matches will be contested. The winner of each Weekly Final (a total of three teams) will be assured a position in the Grand Final.
The top 9 teams with the most points throughout the course of all three weeks of the Weekly Finals will also compete in the Grand Final.

The remaining teams who did not advance to the Grand Final will compete in the Grand Survival, which will fill the remaining Grand Final berths with teams that win a Chicken Dinner in each of its four matchups.

Grand Final
The 16 eligible teams will participate in a three-day event with a 15-match schedule, with the final rankings determined by the SUPER Point Rule, which includes both placing and kill points. The team with the most points at the end of all matches will be proclaimed the tournament champion and the Grand Champion of the PGC 2021. In terms of the tournament's timetable, it has been confirmed that it will take place between November and December.

Prize pool and how to watch
The prize pool for the event has yet to be released, however, Krafton, Inc. has confirmed that 32 teams will compete for an initial prize pool of more than $2 million USD. This prize pool will be supplemented by 30% of the profit made from PGC item sales in the in-game store, allowing clubs to benefit from the support of their fans. On its official Twitch and YouTube channels, you can follow all of the action from the PUBG Global Championship 2021, as well as everything else related to PUBG Esports.