Esports: PUBG Mobile World Invitational (PMWI) 2022-dates and formats
PUBG Mobile fans worldwide are thrilled to be approaching the 2022 World Invitational (PMWI), which is slated to be held next month. The tournament will kickstart on August 11, 2022, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where it will take place
Image credit: PA Images PUBGIt will unfold in the Main Event and the Afterparty Showdown. Tencent announced that prize money of $ 3 million (around 24 crore INR) would go to the winner.
In addition, it will be contested on the Sony Xperia smartphone. Here is a detailed brief on the tournament!
PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2022 central event teams and format
In the main event, the top 18 teams worldwide will try their luck in 18 matches for the title and prize money of $ 2 million.
Starting on August 11, the event will last three days and end on August 13. the team scoring the most number of points will be the winner.
The top five teams will pull through to the Afterparty. Here is a list of all the teams participating in the tournament!
- Aton Esports (LATAM)
- Back2Back (North America)
- Box Gaming (Vietnam)
- Denizbank Wildcats (Turkiye)
- Donuts USG (Japan)
- Damwon Gaming (South Korea)
- Morph GGG (Indonesia)
- Nigma Galaxy (Arabia)
- Regan.S Gaming (China)
- Stalwart Esports (South Asia)
- Team Falcons ( Special Invite)
- Team Soul (India)
- TJB Esports EU (Western Europe)
- Vampire Esports (Thailand)
- Virtual Gaming Squad ( Africa)
- Vivo Keyd (Brazil)
- 4Rivals (MY/SG/PH)
- 52 Esports (Pakistan)
PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2022 Afterparty Showdown teams and format
The weekend after the main event, Tencent will host an afterparty event in which the top five teams from the Main Event will face seven other sides shortlisted through votes given by fans, special invites, or by winning an event.
The second phase will start on August 18 and continue for three days. It will include a prize pool of $ 1 million. Here are the Afterparty Showdown teams confirmed so far!
- 7SEA Esports (India)
- One special invited team
- Deadeyes Guys (South Asia)
- Bigetron RA (South East Asia)
- RA'AD (the Middle East and Africa)
- Alpha 7 Esports ( Americas)
- S2G Esports (Europe)
Where to watch it live?
Fans can watch the tournament exclusively on the YouTube channel of PUBG Mobile Esports. There are two Indian teams - Team Soul and 7Sea.
The former qualified by winning the BMPS 2022, and 7Sea booked their spot by winning the Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2022.
The competition will be challenging as the best teams from 18 different countries/regions will compete against each other. Every team will hope to clinch the trophy and live up to fans' expectations.
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