PMWC 2025 group, team and tournament format

The PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC) 2025 is a major event in the esports calendar, taking place from July 25th to August 3rd, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Esports World Cup. It features a $3 million prize pool. Here’s a breakdown of PMWC 2025 Groups and teams below.

PMWC 2025 Groups And Teams

GROUP RED – Team Falcons, Horaa Esports, eArena, POWR Esports, ALPHA7 Esports, Nongshim Redforce, Weibo Gaming, Aryan x TMG Gaming

GROUP GREEN – IDA Esports, ALPHA Gaming, Alter Ego Ares, Team GAMAX, Intense Game, KINOTROPE Gaming, ThunderTalk Gaming, R8 Esports

GROUP YELLOW – Yangon Galacticos, DRX, Influence Rage, Team Secret, Team Vision, 4Thrives Esports, Regnum Carya Esports, Fire Flux Esports

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Tournament Format:

Here’s a detailed breakdown of the tournament stage format:

Group Stage: Dates: July 25th – 27th, 2025

• Format: Teams are divided into 3 groups of 8 teams each. A total of 18 matches will be played across the three days, with 6 matches played each day. Each group will play a total of 12 matches throughout the Group Stage.
• Advancement: The top 8 teams based on overall points will directly advance to the Grand Finals. The remaining 16 teams will advance to the Survival Stage.

Survival Stage: Dates: July 29th – 30th, 2025

• Advancement: The top 8 teams based on overall points will advance to the Grand Finals. The bottom 8 teams will be eliminated from the tournament.

Grand Finals: Dates: August 1st – 3rd, 2025

• 8 teams from the Group Stage
• 8 teams from the Survival Stage
• Matches: 18 matches will be played, with 6 matches each day.
• Special Rule (Day 3): The “Smash Rule” will be applied on Day 3 of the Grand Finals.
  Smash Rule (Applied on Day 3 of Grand Finals):
  The Smash Rule introduces a dynamic ending to the tournament:
• Regular Play: Teams will play using regular tournament rules until a team reaches a pre-determined “Match Point” threshold.
• Match Point Calculation: The Match Point for this stage is calculated as: (Top 1 team’s points after Match #12 of the Grand Finals) + 10 points.
• Match Point Eligibility: Once a team reaches or surpasses the calculated Match Point threshold, they become “Match Point Eligible” for all subsequent matches.
• Winning Condition: The first team to secure a “WWCD” (Winner Winner Chicken Dinner) after they have become Match Point Eligible will automatically be crowned the Winner/Champion of the stage and, by extension, the tournament.
• Maximum Matches: A maximum of 6 matches will be played on Day 3.
• Alternative Winning Condition: If, after all 6 matches on Day 3, none of the Match Point Eligible teams manage to claim a WWCD, then the team with the most overall points will emerge as the Winner/Champion.