PUBG Mobile India Tour 2019 All Set For Kickoff, Rs 50,00,000 Up For Grabs For Winning Team

The PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG Mobile) PUBG MOBILE India Tour 2019 sponsored by OPPO, is all set to kick off on 1 July. A four-month long affair, this tournament is the biggest esports endeavour attempted in the country. A perfect combination of both online events with regional finals in four parts of India, the India Tour 2019 is the country’s first multi-tiered tournament with which the regional finals being held in Jaipur, Guwahati, Pune, Vizag and will culminate into the grand finale in Kolkata during October 2019.   

 Oppo PUBG Mobile India Tour 2019 is open to all Indian residents who possess a PUBG MOBILE account above Tier Platinum 5 or level 20. Region-agnostic, users from all over the country can select any one of the four cities while registering for the tournament. There are no restrictions to the number of players registering in a group, however the number of registrations by a participant is limited to one. Finally, squad members of a team registering are not restricted by geographical region and can hail from any city in India.  

  Exclusive to the squad-only format, the matches will be played across all four maps spread over the various rounds. Levelling the playing field, the rounds will be a mix of both First-Person and Third-Person perspective modes, accommodating a comprehensive experience for the players from all calibres. 

 Based on the points secured by registered squads during the In-Game Qualifier phase, the top 500 teams from each group will be selected for the ‘Online Playoffs’. The pool will be further filtered to 20 of the best teams across groups, who will compete at the group finals. The top four teams from each group will receive direct promotions to the grand finale of the India Tour. 

 Furthermore, top 64 teams (16 teams from each group final) eliminated during the online playoffs will receive another opportunity to prove their might via the newly introduced wild card rounds, out of which 4 squads will make it to the grand finale. 

 Commenting on the announcement of the PUBG Mobile India Tour 2019, Aneesh Aravind, General Manager, Tencent Games India said, “We are focusing on developing esports to be accessible to millions of PUBG Mobile players in India, to participate and watch, no matter where they are in India. The open-for-all large-scale tournament format of PMIT enables any player to participate and experience the thrill of the competition.  By bringing the finals to 5 cities we are hoping to engage and excite our player base across India and make PMIT, uniquely Indian.”. 

 Speaking on the announcement, Charles Wong, Chief Executive Officer at Oppo India, President Oppo South Asia, said, “ Our innovative and disruptive technology coupled with gripping features ensures a smooth gaming experience to enjoy games such as PUBG MOBILE.” 

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 With a total cash pool of Rs 1.5 Crore, the tournament promises an opportunity to walk away with Rs 50,00,000 for the team ranking first, Rs 20,00,00 for the second placed team, and Rs 10,000.00 for the third place. Moreover, cash prizes would be awarded to all the teams who made it to the finale. 

   In addition, players who qualify for Group Final and Grand Finals would receive a total of Rs25 lakhs in logistical support. Group Finalists will also receive Rs 10 lakhs worth of PUBG Mobile swag. The most popular teams, based on votes from the public, would receive Rs 10 lakhs. 

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