{"id":135212,"date":"2023-02-16T16:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=135212"},"modified":"2023-02-16T16:31:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:31:58","slug":"pubg-emea-championship-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/02\/pubg-emea-championship-teams","title":{"rendered":"PUBG announces EMEA Championship and new regional partner teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9661dc8c21c48ac9_202302162257586771-large.jpg\" alt=\"pubg emea championship\" class=\"wp-image-135213\" width=\"784\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9661dc8c21c48ac9_202302162257586771-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9661dc8c21c48ac9_202302162257586771-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9661dc8c21c48ac9_202302162257586771-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9661dc8c21c48ac9_202302162257586771.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: KRAFTON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d88d586357d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>KRAFTON, the developer of the battle royale game <strong>PUBG: Battlegrounds<\/strong>, has announced new details about the PUBG competitive ecosystem in the EMEA region.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d88d5863d86\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The introduction of the <strong>PUBG EMEA Championship (PEC),<\/strong> is part of a number of changes in the PUBG ecosystem. Changes in the tournament format have been announced, along with new regional partner teams that will automatically qualify for the PEC. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d88d586502b\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-135137\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/02\/pubg-mobile-esports-partnership-program\" target=\"_blank\">PUBG Mobile announces esports partnership programme<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-133513\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/01\/pubg-mobile-viewership\" target=\"_blank\">PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2022 records viewership increase<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-133465\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/01\/pubg-mobile-pro-league-2023\" target=\"_blank\">PUBG Mobile unveils Pro League expansion, 2023 Global Championship location and amateur ecosystem<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d88d5866108\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The PUBG EMEA Championship will be the new main EMEA tournament in PUBG. The EMEA teams will compete for a share of the event&#8217;s $100,000 (\u00a383,200) prize pool.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d88d586687b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The competitive season will be divided into two splits, the first of which is the Spring Split which ends in late March 2023. Throughout the season, teams will collect PGC Points, and six of the best EMEA teams will be seeded in the PGC every year. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d88d5866fe6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>There will also be third-party &#8216;wildcard&#8217; tournaments in the year, with the best teams qualifying for some PEC events. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d88d5867744\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>PUBG developers also announced five regional partner teams for this year. These teams will join three of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/01\/pubg-esports-partner-teams-2023\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/01\/pubg-esports-partner-teams-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PUBG&#8217;s global partner teams<\/a> \u00a0\u2014 FaZe Clan, NACI and Twisted Minds \u2014 bringing the total in the EMEA region to eight. The regional partner teams are ACEND CLUB, BBL Esports, Digital Athletics, Entropiq and FUT Esports.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/events\/esi-next-gen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-large.png\" alt=\"ESI Next Gen\" class=\"wp-image-132619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-medium_large.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ESINextGen-639349c33c7fa.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Esports Insider has teamed up with the University of Warwick for ESI Next Gen. 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