PUBG Global Series 9 2025

PUBG Global Series 9 2025 is the third major championship of PUBG’s 2025 competitive season. It’s part of the PUBG Global Series (PGS) lineup (PGS is the premier tier-1 offline tournament for the battle royale video game PUBG: Battlegrounds), serving as one of the major offline global tournaments leading up to the PUBG Global Championship (PGC), the final event, which is actually the World Championship of every competitive season.
Subject PUBG: Battlegrounds
Start Date October 13, 2025
End Date October 19, 2025
Status Coming Soon
Location Malaysia (venue TBD)
Prize Pool $300,000
Participants 24 men’s teams
Type Offline
Tournament Champion Not defined
Format Group Stage and Grand Finals (both /SUPER/ Global Point Rule)
Organizer PUBG Corporation

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The PGS 9 2025 is scheduled to take place from October 13, 2025, to October 19, 2025. It will be held in Malaysia and is organized by PUBG Corporation, the eSports arm responsible for PUBG: Battlegrounds competitions.

Where Will the PUBG Global Series 9 2025 Be Held?

The host country is confirmed: Malaysia. Yet, the city isn’t specified beyond the country. The official PUBG eSports announcement simply states “Malaysia” as the location.

Twenty-four teams will be participating in the tournament, which is, obviously, an offline (LAN) event. The total prize pool is US$300,000, and it will be distributed among the participating teams, as follows:

  • 1st place: $100,000
  • 2nd place: $40,000
  • 3rd place: $20,000
  • 4th place: $18,000
  • 5th place: $13,000
  • 6th place: $12,000
  • 7th place: $11,000
  • 8th place: $10,000
  • 9th place: $8,500
  • 10th place: $8,000
  • 11th place: $7,500
  • 12th place: $7,000
  • 13th place: $6,500
  • 14th place: $6,000
  • 15th place: $5,500
  • 16th place: $5,000
  • 17th place: $4,500
  • 18th place: $4,000
  • 19th place: $3,500
  • 20th place: $3,000
  • 21st place: $2,500
  • 22nd place: $2,000
  • 23rd place: $1,500
  • 24th place: $1,000

Apart from the money, teams also earn GPS Points, the combination of which qualify them for the PUBG Global Championship 2025. PGS Points are the accumulation of points of the four seasonal PGS events + EWC. Only the top 16 teams at the PUBG Global Series 9 2025 will earn these points:

  •  1st place: 400
  • 2nd place: 250
  • 3rd place: 210
  • 4th place: 180
  • 5th place: 140
  • 6th place: 110
  • 7th place: 90
  • 8th place: 80
  • 9th place: 60
  • 10th place: 55
  • 11th place: 50
  • 12th place: 45
  • 13th place: 30
  • 14th place: 25
  • 15th place: 20
  • 16th place: 15

Which Teams Will Take Part in the PUBG Global Series 9 2025?

As of now, the full list of teams hasn’t been publicly finalized. However, several teams have been confirmed:
Natus Vincere
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Natus Vincere
Twisted Minds
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Twisted Minds
Four Angry Men
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Four Angry Men
Petrichor Road
1
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Petrichor Road
Team Falcons
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hwinn
2
TGLTN
3
Shrimzy
4
Kickstart
Team Falcons
Gen.G
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Gen.G
eArena
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Nourinz
2
Xizzy
3
Jacob
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Lericz
eArena
The Expendables
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The Expendables
17 Gaming
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17 Gaming
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Global Partner Teams (10 direct invites). These organizations receive direct invitations to PGS 9 (as well as PGS 10) as part of a partnership with PUBG Esports:

  • Natus Vincere (Europe)
  • Twisted Minds (Europe)
  • Four Angry Men (Asia)
  • Petrichor Road (Asia)
  • 17 Gaming (Asia)
  • DN Freecs (Asia)
  • G (Asia)
  • eArena (Asia Pacific)
  • The Expendables (Asia Pacific)
  • Team Falcons (Americas)

Regional slots (14 teams) will be filled via performance in Phase 2 of regional leagues such as the Americas Series, EMEA Championship, and APAC Qualifiers. So, the identities of all 14 regional qualifiers aren’t yet publicly listed.

Features of the PUBG Global Series 9 2025

According to PUBG Esports, PGS 9, played in the Squads FPP game format, features two stages: Group Stage and Grand Finals. No separate date breakdown for individual stages has been published yet. So far, only the overall timeline is known; specific stage-by-stage dates (e.g., when the Group Stage ends and the Grand Finals begin) are expected to be disclosed in the future.

At this very moment, we don’t know the number of matches per day or information about the elimination phase. What’s known is that the Group Stage will feature three groups of eight teams each.

(SUPER) Global Point Rule (2023 Version) will be used as the match format for both stages. SUPER or Standard and Universal PUBG Esports Ruleset is a PUBG Competitive ruleset created by PUBG Corporation, which serves as a Global Ruleset that all PUBG Esports will be governed by, aligned with 2023 tournaments. The rule defines how teams earn points in major PUBG eSports events. SUPER applies across an 18-match format and determines points awarded per match (kill points, placement points, tiebreaker total points…).

Who’ll Win the PUBG Global Series 9 2025?

We’ll stay cautious when it comes to declaring official favorites, as the list of all participants hasn’t been published yet. That said, we can infer some likely frontrunners based on recent performances that might help you when betting on the event on online esport bookmakers:

  • Twisted Minds are a standout, having recently won the PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS championship at the Esports World Cup 2025.
  • Other Global Partner Teams (e.g., Natus Vincere, Four Angry Men, DN Freecs) typically perform strongly at major events, though recent specific results aren’t readily available.

Given how PUBG tournaments pan out, top-performing partner teams and recent champions often emerge as favorites.

Interestingly, on some occasions, regional series like APAC Qualifiers have had significant viewership (e.g., APAC Phase 1 drew ~105,000 peak viewers and over 1.5 million hours watched) that can be compared with Global Series events.

You can watch PGS 9 through several official channels:

  • PUBG Esports Platform: The official PUBG Esports website streams events live and sometimes offers multi-view options like map feeds and team-specific perspectives.
  • Twitch & YouTube: English-language broadcasts, along with map-only streams, are typically streamed through:
    • Twitch – e.g., twitch.tv/pubgesports or twitch.tv/pubg_battlegrounds.
    • YouTube – via the official PUBG Esports channel.
  • Multi-language coverage: The event is often broadcast in multiple languages and platforms, depending on the region, as seen in past regional qualifiers

Pros and Cons of the (SUPER) Global Point Rule (2023 Version)

PROSCONS
Encourages balanced playstyles by rewarding both kills and placement.No placement points for 9th–16th positions can overly penalize mid-tier teams.
Simple, transparent scoring system that’s easy for audiences to follow.Incentivizes risky, kill-heavy strategies over strategic survival.
Maintains competitive tension with close leaderboards until the end.Tiebreakers rely heavily on the final match, potentially disadvantaging early strong performers.
Fair multi-tiered tiebreakers that reward both consistency and clutch performance.Mid-field survival improvements offer no tangible scoring benefit.
Do you think the (SUPER) Global Point Rule (2023 Version) creates the fairest and exciting PUBG tournaments?
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Publication date : 21.09.2025
Last modified date: 21.09.2025

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