PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2025: All 40 teams and dates announced

All 40 participants of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2025 have been confirmed. The tournament is set to be held in Thailand from November 24 to December 14, 2025, in four stages: Gauntlet, Group Stage, Last Chance, and Grand Finals. Vampire from has received a direct spot in the Grand Finals as the host nation team.

The Gauntlet Stage of the Global Championship 2025 will feature 16 teams and take place across three days from November 24 to 26, 2025. The top seven teams will move to the PMGC Grand Finals, while the remaining nine clubs will play in the Group Stage, scheduled from November 28 to December 4.

The Group Stage will boast 32 teams, including 23 teams from regional events. They will be divided into two groups. Furthermore, six teams will qualify for the Grand Finals, 16 teams will play in the Last Chance, and 10 teams will face elimination from the event. The top two teams from the Last Chance will move to the Grand Finals, scheduled for December 12-14, 2025.

Participating teams in PMGC 2025

Here are the 40 qualified teams:

Gauntlet Stage - November 24 to 26

1. D'Xavier
2. eArena
3. Virtus.pro
4. Alpha Gaming
5. MadBulls
6. Regnum Carya Esports
7. ULF Esports
8. Kara Esports
9. Gen.G Esports MENA
10. R8 Esports
11. Geekay Esports
12. Wolves Esports
13. Alpha7 Esports
14. ThunderTalk Gaming
15. Orangutan
16. DRX

Group Stage - November 28 to December 4

1. Alter Ego Ares
2. CelcomDigi Alliance
3. Team Flash
4. Team Secret
5. Burmese Ghouls
6. Inner Circle Esports
7. ARCRED
8. GOAT Team
9. Papara SuperMassive
10. Team Falcons
11. Boars Gaming
12. GS Esports
13. Twisted Minds
14. Desert Storm
15. INFLUENCE RAGE
16. 9z Team
17. Loops Esportsnote 3
18. ETSH Esports
19. Weibo Gaming
20. Tianba
21. REJECT
22. Dplus
23. Ture Rippers

Grand Finals - December 12 to 14

1. Vampire Esports

Many regional champions have directly made it to the Gauntlet Stage. If these teams fail to grab a spot in the Grand Finals from the initial stage, they will get another chance in the Group Stage. No team from the Gauntlet Stage will be eliminated from the PMGC 2025.

Defending champions Dplus has secured a spot in the event. Regnum Carya from Turkey, the runner-up in the previous edition, has also qualified for the upcoming Global Championship. The club clinched the PMGO earlier this year.

Many top-tier squads, like DRX, Alpha Gaming, Alpha7, ThunderTalk, and Weibo, can be seen at the event. Two Indian clubs, Orangutan and True Rippers, have earned their spots in the PMGC 2025. It has been a long time since India secured a spot in the Global Championship.

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Edited by Adarsh J Kumar