The group stage of this year’s PUBG Mobile Club Open Spring Split has kicked off today and here’s all you need to know about the important decisive stage of this massive tournament.
Teams
Over 42,000 teams registered for the online qualifiers but only 32 teams managed to make it to the group stage from India and South Asia. Here’s a comprehensive list of all qualified teams from India and the groups they have been segregated into:
Group A consists of PUBG Mobile veteran, Orange Rock who placed second in 2019’s PMIT tournament establishing them as one of the best teams of India. Group B’s big names include UMUMBA Esports who have been making waves in the country’s CS: GO scene and are now ready to dominate the mobile scenario as well. Revenge Esports from the same group has won PMIT 2019 and might come up to be serious contenders in this stage.
Group C is a mixed bag of new teams who might be playing their first-ever event. Team Mayhem seems to be the clear favourite here after their dominant performance at PUBG Mobile All-Stars India 2019 where they secured second place falling to Fnatic who leads group D. Prominent Indian squads like Team Soul, Entity Gaming and 8Bit seem to be missing this tournament owing to roster changes.
Schedule
PMCO is getting bigger and better this year hence they are expanding to more countries and regions compared to the previous year. This creates chances for teams in countries trying to step into mobile esports owing to the platforms formidable leap to success. Heres the complete group stage schedule for PMCO 2020:
- India and South Asia: Friday, Feb 7 to Wednesday, Feb 12
- Brazil and Latin America: Monday, Feb 10 to Saturday, Feb 15
- Pakistan and Wild Card: Wednesday, Feb 19 to Friday, Feb 21 and Monday, Feb 24 to Wednesday, Feb 26
- North America and Middle East & Africa: Tuesday, Feb 18 to Sunday, Feb 23
- Russia | CIS, Germany, and Iraq: Tuesday, Mar 3 to Sunday, Mar 8
- Europe, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia: Tuesday, Mar 17 to Sunday, Mar 22
The Group Stage for India and South Asia has already begun and you can catch all action live. Matches begin at 6.00 PM IST
The top 24 teams who outperform their competitors in the group stage will move ahead to the regional semi-finals and 16 of the top playing squads will move to the regional finals. Winners of the regional finals will get a chance to represent India at the PUBG Mobile World League where teams from across the globe compete for supremacy and the title of World Champion.
Stay tuned for more news and updates!
