FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic Preview l Esports Tournaments News

by MikeJ in General | Apr, 15th 2019

The FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic begins on April 16 in London’s ExCeL venue, and it’s shaping up to be an exciting event. This international tournament features 24 of the world’s best PUBG teams from nine different regions competing for a share of the $400,000 prize pool. Also, HyperX recently announced they would be sponsoring the FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic, so all the players competing in this tournament will be using high-quality gaming equipment.

The FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic Group Stage runs from April 16-18. The top 8 teams from the Group Stage automatically move on to the Grand Finals, and the bottom 16 teams must compete in the Elimination Stage (April 19). Then after the Elimination Stage is finished, the 8 teams that survived advance to the Grand Finals.

The Grand Finals will feature the top 16 teams and runs from April 20-21.

Here’s a closer look at the official format of this tournament and the teams that will be competing in it.

FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic Preview l Tournament Information

Tournament Format

First-person perspective/Squads
The 24 teams are separated into 3 groups (Group A, B, and C).
Group A: OP Gaming Rangers, Cloud 9, Team Liquid, Crystal Luster, Shoot To Kill, AHQ E-Sports Club, Incognito, TBD.
Group B: ENCE, 17 Gaming, Afreeca Freecs Fatal, Team Envy, Four Angry Men, Brazilian Crusaders, Armory Gaming, MP5.
Group C: OH MY GOD, Tempo Storm, Team VSG, Ninjas In Pyjamas, Winstrike, OGN Entus Force, Blue Bees, TBD.
Each kill will be worth 1 point. Additional points will be awarded for placement:

1st	10
2nd	6
3rd	5
4th	4
5th	3
6th	2
7th-8th	1
9th – 16th	0

Group Stage (April 16-18)

Single Round Robin Format.
Each day of the Group Stage will have two groups competing against each other.
1st day features Group A vs. Group B, the 2nd day features Group B vs. Group C, the final day features Group A vs. Group C.
12 matches are played by both teams each day.
The 8 teams that score the most points throughout the Group Stage will advance to Grand Finals.
The bottom 16 teams will fall to the Elimination Stage.

Elimination Stage (Apr 19)

16 teams will play 6 matches.
The winning teams are determined by their combined amount of points from the Group Stage and Elimination Stage.
The top 8 teams advance to the Grand Finals.
The bottom 8 teams are eliminated from the tournament.

Grand Finals (April 20-21)

6 matches will be played each day.
Final placements will be based on total points from the 12 matches.

Prize Pool

The Top 3 scoring regions will earn an additional slot for their region in the PUBG Global Championship 2019

1st	$150,000
2nd	$65,000
3rd	$45,000
4th	$30,000
5th	$24,000
6th	$20,000
7th	$16,000
8th	$14,000
9th	$12,000
10th	$10,000
11th	$8,000
12th	$6,000

FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic Preview l Teams Overview

North America

Tempo Storm

Meluke
Sharky
YaBoiDre
Zanpah

#1 seed from the National PUBG League (NPL).

Cloud 9

Kaymind
Lobes
Nerf
Pr0phie

#2 seed from the NPL.

Team Envyus

Interrogate
Moody
PAT KAPS
Venerated

#3 seed from the NPL.

Shoot To Kill

Purdy
Adam
aLOW
Uncivil

#4 seed from the NPL.

China

OH MY GOD

Clouds
lionkk
silentBT
xiaohaixxx
Sub: YangXiaoLong

#1 seed from Douyu PUBG Golden Legends 2019 (DPGL).

17 Gaming

shou
monkeyking
shox
yyxovo
Sub: SkrAKzzZ

#2 seed from DPGL.

Crystal Luster

Aixiao
TGtangguo
XLong
WeiSi
Sub: Dagger

#3 seed from DPGL.

Four Angry Men

Cpt
Forever
GodV
GuCun
ZGG01
Sub: hunziDD
Sub: Noo-Noo

#4 seed from DPGL.

Europe

ENCE

miikaz
Rustanmar
skuijke
TRYFFELI

#1 seed from the PUBG Europe League (PEL).

Team Liquid

ibiza
jeemzz
Jembty
Sambty

#2 seed from the PEL.

Ninjas In Pyjamas

Gaxy
MiracU
Nbs
Vard

#3 seed from the PEL.

Winstrike Team

Teme
Jorzki
NOOKIE
Tiikzu

#4 seed from the PEL.

Korea

OP Gaming Rangers

DG98
BBABBO
Menteul
Temeria

#1 seed from the PUBG Korean League (PKL).

Afreeca Freecs Fatal

Lambu
NN
Shadow
Style

#2 seed from the PKL.

Team VSG

Daengche
Hulk
Hwan2da
Starlord

#3 seed from the PKL.

OGN Entus Force

indigo
kAyle
Seongjang
YaKK

#4 seed from the PKL.

South East Asia

Divine Esports

Nickyyy
Aleo
K2
zL

#1 seed from the PUBG SEA Championship 2019 (PSC).

Armory Gaming

dmggg
DUCKMANZ
General_Gaming
Lionarz

#2 seed from the PSC.

Gamehome Esports

SsuBang
NielT
zGou1
NSN1996
HaiSaki
JJLeo

#3 seed from the PSC.

Taiwan

AHQ E-Sports Club

Cc
K3
Milk
SR
W1nner

#1 seed from the PUBG Master League (PML).

MP5

Leo
Spartan
Missyou
FONG

#2 seed from the PML.

Latin America, Japan, and Oceania

Brazilian Crusaders (Latin America)

raspu
and1FPS
rogiwOw
rustyzera

Winner of the PUBG ESL LA League: Season 2.

Incognito (Oceania)

Ykikamucoww
Ronon
Insight
Jouxy

Winner of the ESL AU & NZ Championship.

Blue Bees (Japan)

Sssat0
Liavely
kr10
Brazilian

Winner of the PUBG Japan Series.

FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic Preview l Additional Information

Staring on April 16, you can catch all the action by tuning into the official FACEIT Twitch Channel and FACEIT Youtube Channel.

Here are the broadcasters for this tournament:

Analysts Host: James ‘Kaelaris’ Carrol

Analyst: Martin ‘AVNQR’ Gøth

Analyst: Steven ‘Toffees’ Pierce

Match Reporter: Leigh ‘Deman’ Smith

Match Reporter: Keiron ‘Scoom’ Prescott

Host: Frankie ‘GETFRANK’ Ward

Commentator: Lauren ‘Pansy’ Scott

Commentator: Richard ‘Simms’ Simms

Commentator: Matt ‘Matrym’ Dates

Commentator: Clinton ‘Paperthinhere’ Bader

Interviewer: Freya ‘Freya’ Spiers

We're excited to reveal the on-air team of talent that'll be delivering all the #FACEITGlobalSummit action on 16-21 April! ?️ @Kaelaris @Avnqr @ToffeesTV @FollowDeman @Scoom @getfrank @pansy @TheSimms @Matrym_gg @paperthinhere @FreyaSpiers

?️ https://t.co/qbgswIgwfJ #PUBG pic.twitter.com/dG8wGQSsOY
— FACEIT PUBG (@FACEITPUBG) April 10, 2019

FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic Schedule

April 16th – April 21st, 2019

Group Stage: April 16 – 18.

Elimination Stage: April 19.

Grand Finals: April 20-21.