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PUBG Esports 2022

Hello, PUBG Esports fans.

2021 started off with a bang, with the first LAN since the pandemic - the PGI.S, Two PUBG Continental Series, and the PUBG Global Championship 2021.

Overall, a total of 90 teams from all over the globe challenged for the road to the championship, and a total of $15,000,000 worth of prize money has been granted, including $7,000,000 dollars contributed by the fans via crowdfunding.

The crowned champion of PGC 2021 will be awarded not only with a total of $1.4 million prize money, honor of the world's best PUBG esports team, but also a special championship skin to commemorate the victory.

PUBG Esports will continue to develop in the upcoming 2022 with global teams and players in order to provide PUBG Esports' unique entertainment.

2022 PUBG ESPORTS

Building on 2021, PUBG Esports plans to host a total of four global tournaments in 2022.

PUBG Continental Series

PCS will be back again in 2022!

2022 will feature PCS6 in April and PCS7 in September. Just like in 2020 & 2021, each region will host their own online regional championship with PGC points on the line.

Return of PUBG Nations Cup

After a two year hiatus, players will be playing for national bragging rights as PUBG Nations Cup will make its return in June. This unique format has proven to be a favorite (both for fans and us!) and has created some of the most thrilling moments in PUBG Esports history. We’ll be back to you all soon with more details.

PGC and 2022 Champions!

We’ll cap off 2022 just like we did in 2021 - crowning the best PUBG team in the world at the PUBG Global Championship! Will this year's winner repeat as Champions or will a new team come out of the woodwork to take the title!

Regional Third Party

Regional teams will continue to develop their ecosystems with third party and grassroots events throughout the year.

Thank you!

As we approach another year of PUBG Esports, we need to say a special thank you to all our fans who have supported us throughout another tough year of the global pandemic.

Look out for information on the regional schedules and even more details on the global events early next year.

Have a safe holiday!

PUBG Esports team

PUBG gets a festive Mario Kart-like mode for the holidays

While PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' festive collaboration event with Kakao kicked off earlier this month, the winter fun isn't stopping there. Krafton is testing a winter-themed racing mode on the battle royale game's test server, LABS.

The suitably titled Winter Race mode puts you and several others on one of Vikendi's five race tracks. You can select the Motorbike, Pickup, Coupe RB, Quad, or Zima as your vehicle, with each one providing its own weapon and set of equipment. You'll need to drive through checkpoints as you reach the finish line, so don't wander off the track for too long.

While some of the fun in PUBG's racing mode comes from shooting someone off their vehicle, you won't be able to do so until ten seconds into the race. If you spawn in after being eliminated, you'll be invulnerable for five seconds. You'll also stumble across plenty of crates during your race. Some are typical ammo drops, though others give you new weapons for your ride and speed boosts - no blue shells, though, as far as we can see.

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Special & Partner Drops - December 2021

Hello Survivors!

How has 2021 been for you? For us, this year has been a blast with all the Special Drops events we have gone through. We had the Ground Zero watching, ‘Sonny’ Heung-Min Son Item Event that gained massive attention. The Special Drops Summer Season and Rabbits on the Moon along with the Contraband Coupon Event also generated a great amount of love from all you survivors.

You might think we’ll all be away for the end-of-year season and get lazy with events? No way, that’s not us. You better watch out ’cause we’re telling you why. Another round of Special Drops is coming to town! Check out the full details now and make them all yours because we’ve prepared them all just for you.
[h3]Special Drops[/h3]
There will be two Special Drops events happening throughout December and early January 2022 for both PC and Console platforms.

Special Drops 1: End-of-Year Special Drops Event

PC & Console
- PST: December 16, 11 PM – December 30, 11 PM
- CET: December 17, 8 AM – December 31, 8 AM
- KST: December 17, 4 PM – December 31, 4 PM

Special Drops 2: New Year Special Drops Event

PC & Console
- PST: December 30 2021, 11 PM – January 8 2022, 11 PM
- CET: December 31 2021, 8 AM – January 9 2022, 8 AM
- KST: December 31 2021, 4 PM – January 9 2022, 4 PM

Read on to learn how to receive rich rewards for every event!

Special Drops 1: End-of-Year Special Drops Event

[h3]Event Mission[/h3]

Clear the following daily missions during the event period shown above to collect and exchange points for various rewards!

Mission

Points

Get 2 kills or assists in a match

Reach the top 10

Reach the top 5

[h2]Event Rewards[/h2]

You can exchange the points you have acquired through missions for these rewards shown below.

Point

300

200

100

Item

Festive Flurry Sweater

Festive Flurry Jeans

Festive Flurry Shoes

Preset slot for 7 days

[h2]Special Drops 2: New Year Special Drops Event[/h2]

[h3]Event Mission[/h3]

Clear the following daily missions during the event period shown above to collect and exchange points for various rewards!

Mission

Points

Survive 30 minutes in total. Survival time includes time spent spectating your teammates

Loot 150 total items

Get 4 total kills or assists

[h2]Event Rewards[/h2]

You can exchange the points you have acquired through missions for these rewards shown below.

Point

250

Item

Contraband Coupon x10

Contraband Coupon x2

Make sure to check the Event Page every day to participate in every Special Drops event and win some goodies!

※ Event Points

Points acquired from each event will expire once the event period ends.
Don’t forget to use up all your points before the events end!

[h2]Partner Drops[/h2]

Over a thousand PUBG: Battlegrounds’ Partners will be joining this year’s party! Gain Partner Exclusive drops by watching our Partners’ stream every week this month!

Here are some notes to keep in mind for Partner Drops:

※ You’ll be able to receive drops through our PUBG: Battlegrounds Partners only.

※ The rewards for each week will no longer be distributed once the date for a specific week ends.

※ In order to receive the rewards, you must have a KRAFTON ID and link it to your gaming platform AND to Twitch/each region’s streaming platform.

※ Korea, China, and Thailand viewers will be receiving redeem codes instead of drops due to their different streaming platforms.

Check out the participating Partner channels from the link below now!

Full Partner List

See you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Team

LABS: Winter Race

Hello Survivors!

Don’t worry about your Christmas date this year, as Winter Race is here to accompany you in this cold season. Select your vehicle, streak through thrilling race tracks, and enjoy Vikendi’s cool wind whipping at your face as you drive your way to victory!

[h3]Race Preparation[/h3]

You’ll first need a vehicle to start racing! Select the vehicle of your choice during the race countdown by comparing each vehicle’s speed and durability.

Available vehicles: Motorbike, Pickup, Coupe RB, Quad, Zima
Each vehicle provides its own weapon and a set of equipment.

[h3]Race Tracks[/h3]

In every match, players will play in a randomly selected racetrack among the five shown above.

Tracks
- Track 1: A straight line track starting from the starting line to the finishing line.
- Track 2: A circular track requiring players to finish 2 laps to complete the race.
- Track 3: A square track requiring players to finish 2 laps to complete the race.
- Track 4: A track requiring players to return to the starting line to complete the race.
- Track 5: A frozen straight line track starting from the starting line to the finishing line.
Checkpoints
- Players will have to drive through several checkpoints during the race.
- If players go off-track for too long, they will be automatically respawned to their recent checkpoint.

[h3]Race Start[/h3]

Once the countdown’s over, the race finally begins!

Every player will spawn in their vehicles on the starting line.
You won’t be able to move or attack other players until the race officially starts.
Players will be invincible for 10 seconds at the very beginning and 5 seconds after each respawn to prevent instant deaths.
Race forward once the match starts! Attack or avoid enemies until the finishing line!

[h3]Item Crates[/h3]

Pick up crates that’ll bestow you various weapons, items, and speed boosts to fire up the competition even more!

Crates will respawn shortly after being collected.
Ammo Crates
- Blue ammo crates provide a specific amount of ammo for your equipped weapon. Press 3 (PC) / X Hold (Xbox, Stadia) / Square Button Hold (PlayStation®) to use equipped weapon.
Boost Crates
- Red boost crates provide speed boosts and weapons for vehicles.
- Speed boosts are usable with the Shift key.
  - To balance out vehicles’ speeds, motorbikes will not be able to use speed boosts.
- Obtainable weapons for vehicles
  - The Pickup, Coupe RB, and Zima can equip weapons to inflict damage by colliding with other vehicles.
  - The Quad can equip protective gear to block damage from other vehicles or weapons.
  - To balance out vehicles’ gameplay, motorbikes will not be able to equip weapons.

The Pickup, Coupe RB, and Zima can equip weapons to inflict damage by colliding with other vehicles.
- The Quad can equip protective gear to block damage from other vehicles or weapons.
- To balance out vehicles’ gameplay, motorbikes will not be able to equip weapons.
Throwables Crates
- Purple boost crates provide various throwables.
- Obtainable throwables: Grenades, smoke grenades, sticky bombs, spike traps - Press 5 (PC) / Right D-Pad (Console) to use throwables.
Red Zone Crates
- Black crates that will create a Red Zone lasting a few seconds in the next checkpoint area the player running first place is heading for.
- Red Zone crates will spawn after the player running first place passes a checkpoint.
- Red Zone crates will not respawn after being collected.
Weapon Crates
- Yellow weapon crates provide ammo for the ice flare gun. Press 1 (PC) / X Hold (Xbox, Stadia) / Square Button Hold (PlayStation®) to use the ice flare gun.

[h3]Race Finale[/h3]

The first player to successfully cross the finishing line wins the whole race for their squad!

The whole race will end 60 seconds after the winner crosses the finishing line.

[h3]Service Schedule[/h3]

LABS: Winter Race will be open during the following period.

PC & Console
- PST: December 14, 9 PM – December 26, 11 PM
- CET: December 15, 6 AM – December 27, 8 AM
- KST: December 15, 2 PM – December 27, 4 PM

[h2]Gameplay Settings[/h2]

PC
- Map: Vikendi
- TPP Only
- Max. number of players: 5 Squads of 4 (Max. 20 players per match)
- Only supports 4-Man Squads
  - It will automatically find teammates for you if you’re not a full squad.
  - Every player can participate in Winter Race custom matches, but only PUBG Partners will be granted the right to create a session.
    - Custom matches will support Squad and Solo mode.
Console
- Map: Vikendi
- TPP Only
- Max. number of players: 4 Squads of 4 (Max. 16 players per match)
- Only supports 4-Man Squads
  - It will automatically find teammates for you if you’re not a full squad.

[h2]Notes on LABS Mode[/h2]

LABS games DO NOT…
- Provide XP or gameplay rewards.
- Affect your Career page.
- Affect your Match History.
- Support replay.

See you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Team

PUBG is going free-to-play next year

PUBG Battlegrounds is going free-to-play in January 2022. The low admission fee of zero pounds was announced at The Game Awards, which is a pretty good deal if you’re looking to participate in a battle royale that’s still very much alive and kicking. Players can also pay for Battlegrounds Plus, an account upgrade that’ll net you some extra in-game unlocks. And don't worry, if you already own the game you'll get that upgrade for free.