PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Esports

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS


Release Date:
2017
Prize Money Awarded:
$66,987,707.91 From 641 Tournaments
Recorded Date Range:
2017-08-23 to




PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (abbreviated as "PUBG") is a 100-player battle royale game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole. It was was released on Steam's Early Access platform for Microsoft Windows on March 23, 2017, with its full release leaving Early Access on December 20, 2017. The game is a direct competitor to Fortnite Battle Royale, the game mode used in Fortnite esports.

PUBG is based on mods that were created by Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene for other games in the past, taking inspiration from the 2000 Japanese dystopian thriller film "Battle Royale". He expanded the gameplay into a stand-alone game. Up to 100 players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to eliminate the others players while avoiding bring eliminated themselves. The playable map area decreases in size over time, forcing the remaining players into more confined areas of the map to force engagements. The last player or team standing is the winner.

PUBG Corporation revealed a five-year plan for PUBG esports during the 2018 PUBG Global Invitational, which includes supporting players and teams financially though revenue-sharing initiatives such as prize pools, merchandise, and in-game digital content.



Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (Game)
1.Korea, Republic of LokiPark, Jung Young$1,245,451.79
2.Korea, Republic of PioCha, Seung Hoon$905,337.92
3.Australia TGLTNJames Giezen$887,343.25
4.United States hwinnHunter Winn$877,011.94
5.United States ShrimzyTristan Nowicky$875,913.44
6.Korea, Republic of ESTH3RGo, Jeong-wan$871,439.11
7.China MMingChen, Yinan$720,366.12
8.Korea, Republic of InonixNa, Hee Joo$703,435.17
9.Russian Federation ubahIvan Kapustin$671,953.09
10.United States KickstartMatt Smith$655,509.19
11.United States M1MEAustin Scherff$641,320.19
12.China NannnnnLi, Nanjiang$641,141.60
13.Korea, Republic of TaeminKang, Tae Min$632,268.84
14.China ZpYan1Zhou, Pinyan$625,229.63
15.China HSWang, Yanwen$592,619.22
16.Russian Federation BatulinSAleksandr Batulin$544,077.43
17.Russian Federation LuKirill Lukyanov$528,456.18
18.China SummerYu, Chuan$527,411.90
19.Ukraine Perfect1ksDmytrii Dubenyuk$507,794.18
20.Norway JeemzzJim Gunnar Eliassen$492,471.67
21.Finland mxeyAnssi Pekkonen$491,755.74
22.Russian Federation xmpLArtem Adarkin$483,818.10
23.Korea, Republic of SeoulCho, Gi Yeol$472,659.13
24.China LilGhostLuo, Shengjun$466,350.93
25.Korea, Republic of SaluteWoo, Je hyeon$465,334.84


Online/LAN Breakdown


LocationPrize Money% of Total
Online Only$14,907,144.6622.25%
Offline/LAN$52,080,563.2577.75%

Comparisons


» Fortnite-$126,254,220.50
» PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Mobile-$20,457,246.91
» H1Z1+$64,920,585.91
» Escape from Tarkov+$66,873,107.91

Top Countries


 Country NamePrize Money
1.China China$16,207,532.74
2.Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of$12,652,872.10
3.United States United States$7,280,118.13
4.Russian Federation Russian Federation$4,283,742.18
5.Thailand Thailand$2,997,015.01
6.Viet Nam Viet Nam$2,733,731.21
7.Finland Finland$2,178,438.47
8.Australia Australia$2,096,125.19
9.Ukraine Ukraine$1,222,544.90
10.United Kingdom United Kingdom$1,155,933.82