PMWI 2022 Format Explained: The biggest mid-year esports tournament of PUBG Mobile, PMWI 2022 (PUBG Mobile World Invitational) is coming this summer. The tournament features a massive prize pool of $3 million which will be held from 11 August to 20 August in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
James Yang, Tencent director of PUBG Mobile Esports has revealed the format of the global competition through a dedicated video. Here’s all you need to know about the PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2022. For future updates on PUBG Mobile, follow InsideSport.IN.
PMWI 2022 is set to become the first global LAN event to be held since December 2019. PUBG Mobile has partnered with ESL and Gamers8 to organize this global event while Sony XPERIA will be the official smartphone partner. Along with the PMWI, James Yang also revealed some information regarding PMGC 2022.
PMWI 2022 Format Explained
The competition is divided into two parts in different weeks – Main Event(Week 1) and Afterparty Showdown(Week 2).
Main Event (Week 1)
A total of 18 invited teams will compete during the first week from 11 August to 13 August. 18 teams will play across three maps (Classic game mode) for a whopping prize pool of USD 2 million.
Afterparty Showdown(Week 2)
The Afterparty Showdown will start in the second week from 18 August to 20 August. A new structure will be incorporated as 12 teams will take part. The top-5 teams from Week 1, six teams from the selected region, and one special invite will complete the 12 teams list. The prize money for this week will be USD 1 million.
All Invited Teams
- Team SOUL (Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series Season 1)
- Yoodo Alliance x 4Rivals (PUBG Mobile Pro League – MYSGPH Spring 2022)
- TJB Esports EU (PUBG Mobile Pro League Western Europe Spring 2022)
- Virtual Gaming Squad (PUBG Mobile Pro League Africa Spring 2022)
- Stalwart Esports (PUBG Mobile Pro League South Asia 2022 Spring)
- Vampire Esports (PUBG Mobile Pro League Thailand 2022 Spring)
- Vampire Esports (PUBG Mobile Pro League Thailand Spring 2022)
- Fastpay Wildcats (PUBG Mobile Pro League Turkey Spring 2022)
- Regans Gaming (Peacekeeper Elite League 2022)
- Donuts USG (PUBG Mobile Japan League 2022 Phase 1)
- Damwon Gaming (PUBG Mobile Pro Series 2022 Korea)
- 52 Esports (PUBG Mobile Pro League Pakistan 2022 Spring)
- Vivo Keyd (PUBG Mobile Pro League Brazil Spring 2022)
- Aton Esports (PUBG Mobile Pro League Latam Spring 2022)
- ION Esports (PUBG Mobile Pro League Indonesia Spring 2022)
- BOX GAMING (PUBG Mobile Pro League Vietnam Spring 2022)
- Team Falcons (Host Country Invite)
- XSET (PUBG Mobile Pro League North America Spring 2022)
All the matches will be live-streamed on the PUBG Mobile Esports YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch channels. The competition will kick off at 11 AM GMT on each match day.
For future updates on PUBG Mobile, follow InsideSport.IN.
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