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PUBG Nations Cup 2019

PUBG Nations Cup 2019 was the inaugural PUBG Esports national-team tournament, held in Seoul with 16 squads and 64 players.

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PUBG Nations Cup 2019
Official PUBG Nations Cup 2019 retrospective artwork. · PUBG Esports official retrospective artwork; source: https://pubgesports.com/en/news/5438
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Host and dates

Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South Korea · August 9–11, 2019

Champion

Team Russia

Combined prize pool

$500,000

Results database records the published prize pool for the inaugural event.

Participant scale

16 national squads / 64 players

Official retrospective count.

Category

Organizer

Partner

KRAFTON

Commercial note

Organizer · Recorded in the 2019 edition.

Editions

EditionHostDatesPrize poolGamesChampion
2026PUBG Seongsu and Jangchung Arena, Seoul, South KoreaJun 23, 2026 – Jun 28, 2026———[4]
2025Olympic Handball Gymnasium, Seoul, South KoreaJul 23, 2025 – Jul 27, 2025———[8]
2024KyungHee Grand Peace Hall, Seoul, South KoreaSep 6, 2024 – Sep 8, 2024———[10]
2023Seoul, South KoreaSep 15, 2023 – Sep 17, 2023———[13]
2022Bangkok, ThailandJun 16, 2022 – Jun 19, 2022———[16]
2019Current pageJangchung Arena, Seoul, South KoreaAug 9, 2019 – Aug 11, 2019———[1]

PTG Database Analysis

The inaugural PUBG Nations Cup was staged at [Jangchung Arena] in Seoul from August 9 to 11, 2019. PUBG Esports’ retrospective describes the event as the first national tournament in its ecosystem, with 16 squads and 64 players; the official PUBG result post records Team Russia as champion.[1][2]

The edition established the core identity that later PNC tournaments retained: national-color all-star squads, a single PUBG: Battlegrounds ruleset and a short offline final built around cumulative placement and kill points. The 15-match schedule and $500,000 prize pool provide the baseline for comparing the event’s later format expansion.[3]

References18
  1. [1]FLASHBACK to PNC 2019 — PUBG Esports
  2. [2]Final standings for PUBG Nations Cup 2019 — PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
  3. [3]PUBG Nations Cup Seoul 2019 schedule and results — Esports Charts / Esports database
  4. [4]PUBG Nations Cup 2026 Returns to Seoul, Korea! — PUBG Esports
  5. [5]PUBG Nations Cup 2026 Tournament Details — PUBG Esports
  6. [6]PNC 2026 Official Participating Teams Announcement — PUBG Esports
  7. [7]Brazil Crowned as PUBG Nations Cup 2026 Champions! — PUBG Esports
  8. [8]PUBG Nations Cup 2025 Tournament Details — PUBG Esports
  9. [9]PUBG Nations Cup 2025 Champions - TEAM VIETNAM — PUBG Esports
  10. [10]Announcing PUBG Nations Cup 2024 — PUBG Esports
  11. [11]PUBG Nations Cup 2024 Tournament Structure — PUBG Esports
  12. [12]PUBG Nations Cup 2024 Champions - TEAM KOREA — PUBG Esports
  13. [13]PUBG Nations Cup 2023 Announcement — PUBG Esports
  14. [14]PUBG Nations Cup 2023 tournament page — PUBG Esports
  15. [15]PNC 2023 Champions, Team Korea — PUBG Esports
  16. [16]PUBG Nations Cup 2022 — PUBG Esports
  17. [17]Introduction to the PUBG Nations Cup 2022 — PUBG Esports
  18. [18]PNC 2022: A chat with the champions — PUBG Esports

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