Krafton said on the 19th it will hold the year-end esports invitational PUBG Players Masters Invitational, featuring PUBG: Battlegrounds players, at PUBG Seongsu in Seongsu, Seoul, through the 21st.
The tournament will be held in an invitational format with 16 teams and 64 global players. In Battlegrounds esports, it will be played in third-person (TPP) mode. The total prize pool is $200,000, with $50,000 awarded to the champion.
Battlegrounds has long been played by many users in third-person (TPP) perspective. On the esports stage, by contrast, competitiveness has centered on first-person (FPP) perspective, but there has been a certain gap between users' actual play experience and the viewing experience. Krafton said it will use this tournament to try to narrow that gap. The plan is to link the "game you watch" and the "game you play" in the same flow, implementing the immersion users feel and the tension audiences feel within the same structure.
The PUBG Players Masters Invitational will be streamed live in 10 languages on global streaming platforms including YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, X, SOOP, CHZZK, and Naver TV. In addition, most participating players will also run personal broadcasts, allowing viewers to watch not only team POVs but also individual player perspectives in various ways.
During the tournament, an offline viewing party with a year-end atmosphere will be held at PUBG Seongsu. On-site, visitors can enjoy ▲ a quiz and match-prediction event offering a keyboard worth 250,000 won ▲ a holiday photo zone ▲ year-end decorations with PUBG vibes.