Less than three months after unveiling a five-year esports plan, PUBG Corp has partnered with StarLadder to launch the primary skilled PUBG league in Europe. The PUBG Europe League (PEL) and Contenders League will begin in January 2019 with groups from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Qualifications for the leagues, which boasts a mixed $1,000,000 prize pool, open in October and run till the center of December, culminating in a LAN occasion with 32 groups. PUBG Europe League may even have a promotion and relegation system, permitting the easiest from the Contenders League to maneuver up and progress, in addition to holding the competitors contemporary.
“Taking the next step in our five year plan, the PUBG Europe League brings more consistency with regular matches from professional teams, bringing an increase in competitive matches for the fans and players of PUBG to get excited for and watch,” Alex Nam, head of EMEA enterprise at PUBG Corp, says within the press release.
Once determined, the groups will compete in a specially-designed LAN studio in a to this point unannounced European capital. And, to assist groups alongside the best way, PUBG Corp will present lodging, journey assist, in addition to share the income from the league, with every of the groups.
And if that isn’t sufficient to inspire gamers, the top-performing groups from the league may have an opportunity to qualify for a global occasion on the finish of the season, the place the most effective groups from every area will go after rooster dinners to turn out to be the season’s champion.
As everyone knows although, PUBG isn’t the best to observe, and though the viewing expertise has come on leaps and bounds since the Global Invitational in Berlin in July, there’s nonetheless an extended technique to go. But, it appears StarLadder is conscious of those points and has promised to impress.
“Having extensive experience in running and managing hundreds of tournaments over the years, StarLadder is proud to be an integral part of the PUBG development as a full-fledged sport with a real professional League,” Roman Romantsov, Starladder’s CEO and founder, says. “Broadcasting PUBG is a challenge, but we are ready for it. We are constantly striving to improve the viewer experience. We promise you will be awed by our live production yet again.”
The Global Invitational in July proved the demand for PUBG esports was there, and there definitely appears to be a buzz round this announcement. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if the numbers match up with Berlin and the way StarLadder turns this right into a event value watching.
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