Game publisher KRAFTON has revealed major details for its regional competitive refresh for PUBG esports in the 2026 season.
The new path-to-pro structure will see a new hybrid model for the PUBG EMEA Championship (PEC) and the PUBG Americas Series (PAS), expanding the number of match days and making it accessible to all types of players.
This year will see both PEC and PAS split into three stages: Scrims and Cups, Playoffs, and Finals.
Scrims will be the starting point for everyone, with the best-performing players going into the Cups stage. This stage will run for five weeks, starting on March 2nd, with the best teams on the total overall Cups leaderboard (as well as the winners of the respective Cups in weeks 4 and 5) qualifying for playoffs.
Qualified teams will then go up against some of the best invited teams in the region in two separate playoff brackets, one on April 17th-19th, the other on May 1st-3rd. The top teams in the playoffs will then make it to the final stage to determine the regional champions.
Teams that want to register for the competitions can do so through dedicated competitive platforms (PEC and PAS).
According to a release, this season’s PEC and PAS tournaments will also be fully broadcast, except for the first two days of Scrims each week.
PUBG EMEA Championship and PUBG Americas Series Will Qualify for Global Events
This season’s PEC and PAS will have major implications for teams that wish to qualify for global events in 2026.
The top-performing teams from PEC: Spring and PAS1 (first splits of the competitive calendar) will be invited to all the PUBG Global Series (PGS) in the second half of 2026, starting with PGS 2026 Circuit 3 – Series 1. This is set to take place in August and features a prize pool of $100,000 (~£74,000) for each tournament.
Moreover, regional tournaments will also grant key PGC Points, which are used to qualify for the year-end PUBG Global Championship. The world championship will feature the top 32 teams in the PUBG esports ecosystem.
