'Battleground'E-Sports National Competition 'Pubg Nations Cup' Opens on 6th
Sep 05, 2024
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On the 6th, Krafton will hold an e-sports national competition of 'Battlegrounds'Pubg Nations Cup (PNC) 2024'.
PNC 2024 will be held for three days from the 6th to the 8th at Kyung Hee University Peace Hall in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul. Following last year's PNC 2023, it will be held in Seoul this year, especially this year as the main event of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's first push for the growth of the game and e-sports industry.
The PNC 2024 will feature national teams from 16 regions around the world. Vietnam, China, Australia, and the United States, which are composed of players who have performed well on the international stage, as well as Korea, the winner of last year's championship, are considered strong teams. In particular, Indonesia, which returned to the PNC for the first time in two years, and Norway, which will participate for the first time, are drawing attention.
The Korean national team is joined by the winning members of PNC 2023 'Seoul'Cho Ki-yeol, 'Inonics'Na Hee-joo, 'Heaven'Kim Tae-sung, 'Salut'U Je-hyun for the first time. Director Kim Sung-min, who led Guangdong Fricks to victory in the '2024 PUBG Weekly Series (PWS) Phase 1', took the helm.
PNC 2024 will play a total of 18 matches, 6 matches each day for 3 days, and the final ranking will be determined by adding up the kill points and ranking points earned in the entire match. The total prize money will be added to the basic $300,000 (about 400 million won) and 25% of the sales revenue of PNC 2024 commemorative items will be distributed differentially to the participating teams according to the ranking.
PNC 2024 will run various participatory programs for Seoul citizens as the main event of GES 2024. It will also produce and sell collaborative goods using PNC 2024's IP and Seoul's mascot 'Hatch and Soul Friends', and donate the entire proceeds.
Various events will also be held to commemorate the hosting of PNC 2024. From 4 p.m. every day, fan meetings are held in the lobby of the stadium to meet the players in person. Outside the stadium, there will be a space where you can experience various Krafton games such as 'Battleground Mobile' and 'Dark & Darker Mobile' and various goods stores.
You can also participate in various events online. The PNC 2024's top-end gaming chairs and various battleground items can be obtained through virtual simulation e-sports 'Fantasy League', which predicts teams from 1st to 4th place.
PNC 2024 will begin at 6 p.m. for three days and will be broadcast on 'Battlegrounds' eSports official YouTube, Chizik, Afreeca TV, Naver TV, and TikTok channels.
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