As the first phase of the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Esports Circuit continues to heat up, FACEIT announced it will help host the first global event for the competition at ExCeL London in April.
The Global Summit will be the end of phase one and feature teams from North America, Europe, Korea, China, Japan, Chinese Taipei/Hong Kong/Macao, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. From those regions, a total of 24 teams will gather to compete in a multi-stage tournament to crown the phase one champion.
Along with the main event, there will also be a showmatch featuring the top six who took part in the FACEIT PUBG Showdown. This tie in with FACEIT’s online PUBG event, which started on Feb. 8, will double as the Showdown championships as their top teams compete in front of the live audience.
“We’ve been on an incredible journey with PUBG since the platform integration,” Co-Founder and CBO of FACEIT, Michele Attisani said in a press release. “Building an esports ecosystem, incentivizing players and creating a calendar that engages fans is no mean feat and we’re honored to have been selected as a partner for the first premier event that gathers the top teams from all over the world. We’re looking to offer the ultimate fan experience in April and we’re excited to bring another major esports event back to London.”
FACEIT is well known for hosting large events in both Europe and North America and with their production quality, PUBG hopes to cap a successful jump into league-based esports with a huge finale.
“In this next chapter of PUBG esports, we’re thrilled to be working with FACEIT on our first PUBG Classic and bringing the top battle royale esports teams in the world to the United Kingdom,” Global Esports Manager for PUBG Corporation, Jake Sin said. “FACEIT’s track record of esports innovation and proven success in live event production mean fans are in for a real treat with the FACEIT Global Summit.”
The FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic will take place at ExCeL London from April 16 to 21. You can purchase tickets for the event right now.
