D+ Kia Wins 'Battleground Mobile' Top Competition 2024 PMGC for the First Time in Korean Team's History
Dec 09, 2024
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The 2024 PMGC competed fiercely for a total of 3 million dollars (about 4.3 billion won) in prize money, with a total of 48 teams participating in fierce national and regional competitions over the past year among numerous 'Battlegrounds Mobile' teams around the world.
2024 PMGC's league schedule lasted for about a month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the 16 teams that passed it decided the final winner in the grand final of a total of 18 matches in London, England, for three days from the 6th to the 8th.
As a result of the grand final, D-plus Kia won the competition with a total of 153 points. D-Plus started the first day of the grand final in fourth place, and on the second day, it was six points behind the lead and competed for the championship. And on the 3rd day, he got off to a somewhat shaky start, but he won the competition by only one point from second place by winning the chicken dramatically in the last match.
As a result, D-plus lifted the PMGC trophy for the first time in the Korean team's history. D+ won a total of $457,250 (about 656 million won) in final prize money, including 400,000 dollars (about 570 million won) in prize money from the league and participation in the competition. D+'s 'Nolbu' Song Su-an won the MVP of the competition. He had 34 kills, the most among all the players in the grand final, and 8053 less than that.
South Korea's DRX, which advanced to the grand final with D-Plus, competed for the championship by ranking third until the 2nd, but ended the tournament in sixth place with only 23 points on the 3rd day. Another Korean team, Mirae En Sejong, competed fiercely until the end of the league, but failed to advance to the grand final and was eliminated.
Meanwhile, during the 2024 PMGC Grand Final, the plan to operate the 2025 'Battleground Mobile' e-sports competition was unveiled. First of all, the '2025 Battlegrounds Mobile Global Open (PMGO)' will be held in Uzbekistan from March to April next year. It is a competition that provides amateur teams around the world with the opportunity to compete with world-class professional teams.
In addition, the '2025 Battleground Mobile World Cup (PMWC)', a competition linked to the 'e-sports World Cup', will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, next summer following this year. Finally, the 2025 PMGC Grand Final, which will mark the end of next year's 'Battleground Mobile' e-sports, will be held in Thailand.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
