Mobile battle royale title PUBG Mobile has revealed its esports roadmap for the 2026 season, featuring a range of adjustments to its competitive format.
Next year will feature two Global Opens in addition to the PUBG Mobile World Cup and the PUBG Mobile Global Championship.
2026 PUBG Mobile Esports Format
The 2026 PUBG Mobile season is split into two seasons, each consisting of national and regional qualifiers for PUBG Mobile Global Open (PMGO) tournaments. KRAFTON revealed that over 30 PUBG Mobile National Championship events will take place across more than eight regions. Winners of the regional finals earn a place at PMGO events.
The PMGO format has also changed. With two events taking place across the calendar, both tournaments enable teams to earn points that contribute to Global Championship qualification.
Professional teams will receive invitations to national and regional qualifiers based on their performance across the 2025 season.
2026 PUBG Mobile Esports Events
The first major event of 2026 will be the PUBG Mobile Global Open Season 1. Taking place in an unannounced location in Southeast Asia, teams will compete for a $500,000 (~£373,980) prize pool.
Following the conclusion of Season 1, the PUBG Mobile World Cup returns as part of the Esports World Cup. Taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a $3m (~£2.2m) prize pool is up for grabs. For Season 2, PGMO heads to Pakistan, where another $500,000 prize pool is on the line.
The 2026 season concludes with the PUBG Mobile Global Championship taking place in Turkey. Similar to the World Cup, another $3m is on the line, taking next year’s total prize pool across the four events to $7m (~£5.2m).
Elsewhere, the 2026 PUBG Mobile season will include an upgrade to its in-game tournament participation system alongside improved offline event entertainment experiences. Additionally, KRAFTON plans to upgrade its third-party tournament support to ensure smooth event operations across its ecosystem.
The upgrade to third-party tournament support follows the unveiling of a dedicated platform designed to streamline the application process for third-party event organisers to host tournaments.
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2025
Before attention turns to what 2026 has in store, the Grand Finals of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2025 are taking place this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand.
The remaining 16 teams will compete across three days (December 12th – 14th) for the chance to become world champions. Defending champion Dplus is still in contention to lift the trophy for a second time.
