EWC 2025 PUBG Mobile viewer’s guide

Do you love Battle Royale esports, especially on mobile? Then you are in for an absolute treat with the PUBG Mobile tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025 mega-event. Let’s take a look at the most important details, including format, squads competing, schedule, and more.

PUBG Mobile EWC event details

The teams are competing at the Qiddiya Esports Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for their share of the huge prize pool. While the precise prize pool distribution is unknown at the time of writing, we do know it’s a whopping $3,050,000. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R53 million! Players are competing on the Honor Magic7 Pro.

We kick things off with the Group Stage, which runs from 25 to 27 July 2025. 24 teams are divided into three groups of eight, and play 18 matches (six each day). The top eight teams advance to the Grand Finals, while the bottom 16 advance to the Survival Stage.

From 29 to 30 July, 16 teams will compete in 12 matches (six per day), and the top eight advance to the Grand Finals, while the bottom eight are eliminated. The Grand Finals of the EWC 2025 PUBG Mobile event will take place from 1 to 3 July, where the remaining 16 teams compete in 18 matches (six per day) until a winner is crowned.

Squads competing

Check out the full list of teams competing below, including which region they are from, and how they qualified.

Southeast Asia:

• eArena (PMSL SEA Summer 2025 Champion)
• Alter Ego Ares (PMSL SEA Summer 2025 Runner-up)
• Team Secret (PMSL SEA Summer 2025 3rd place)
• Yangon Galacticos (PMCL SEA Summer 2025 Champion)

Central Asia & South Asia:

• Alpha Gaming (PMSL CSA Spring 2025 Champion)
• Horaa Esports (PMSL CSA Spring 2025 Runner-up)
• 4Thrives Esports (PMSL CSA Spring 2025 3rd place)

Europe:

• Team Falcons (PMSL Europe Spring 2025 Champion)
• Fire Flux Esports (PMSL Europe Spring 2025 Runner-up)
• IDA Esports (PMSL Europe Spring 2025 3rd place)
• Regnum Carya Esports (PMSL Europe Spring 2025 4th place)

Middle East and North Africa (MENA):

• R8 Esports (PMNC KSA Spring 2025 Champion)
• Team Vision (PMSL MENA Spring 2025 Champion)
• POWR Esports (PMSL MENA Spring 2025 Runner-up)
• Team GAMAX (PMSL MENA Spring 2025 3rd place)

Americas:

• INTENSE GAME (PMSL Americas Spring 2025 Champion)
• INFLUENCE RAGE (PMSL Americas Spring 2025 Runner-up)
• Alpha7 Esports (PMSL Americas Spring 2025 3rd place)

China:

• Weibo Gaming (#1 PEL 2025 – PMWC Points)
• ThunderTalk Gaming (#2 PEL 2025 – PMWC Points)

South Korea & Japan:

• DRX (PMPS 2025 S1 Champion)
• KINOTROPE gaming (PMJL S5 P1 Champion)
• Nongshim RedForce (Rivals Cup Spring 2025 Champion)

India:

• Team AxTMG (BGMI Pro Series 2025 Champion)

You can watch all the EWC 2025 PUBG Mobile action via the official EWC YouTube and Twitch channels. Stay tuned to Esports Central, as we’ll bring you all the results from the most significant EWC 2025 events, keeping you updated and entertained throughout July and August.

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