Organizer
Liquipedia lists these three as organizers; Esports Charts also lists Tencent.[2][3]
Tournament edition
The 16-team PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 1 South Asia Finals ran May 14–17 at Expo Center Lahore. 4Thrives Esports won the event and one of three places in the Season 1 Main Event.
Organizer
Liquipedia lists these three as organizers; Esports Charts also lists Tencent.[2][3]
Host and dates
The finals were held in Hall No. 4.[2]
Champion
Won the finals; the top three qualified for the Season 1 Main Event.[1][2]
Combined prize pool
USD 40,000
Stated in the official broadcast; GosuGamers lists USD 39,000.[1][4]
Games
Participant scale
16 teams
The official broadcast description names all finalists.[1]
Category
Organizer
Partner
KRAFTONCommercial note
Competition organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]
Category
Organizer
Partner
Level InfiniteCommercial note
Competition organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]
Category
Organizer
Partner
Esports CountyCommercial note
Regional event organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[2]
Category
Sponsor
Partner
InfinixCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[4]
The PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 1 South Asia Finals brought 16 teams to Hall No. 4 at Expo Centre Lahore, in Lahore, from May 14 to 17. KRAFTON, Level Infinite and Esports County are listed as organizers; Esports Charts also names Tencent. The official PUBG MOBILE Pakistan broadcast identifies the event as a route to three places in the Season 1 Main Event.[1][2][3]
The official Day 1 broadcast description names all 16 finalists: 4Thrives Esports, Horaa Esports, Trained to Kill, DRS GAMING, LF Esports, Abrupt Slayers, ASi8 Esports, ZC Gremlin Storm, Xotics Esports, Koxav Esports, 313 Esports, CMF ESPORTS, A1 RG eSports, Galactic Spirit, Seventh Element, Red Saints.[1]
The finals used a 20-match standings format. Heavy rain in Lahore delayed two matches on the first day after Match 3. 4Thrives Esports won, ahead of Horaa Esports; Liquipedia lists Trained to Kill in third, and the top three advanced to the Main Event. The official broadcast reports a USD 40,000 prize pool, while GosuGamers lists USD 39,000; this profile retains the official broadcast figure. Tournament databases list Infinix as a sponsor. Esports Charts also names ShopxZetio, but PTG has no canonical partner page for it yet, so that sponsor cannot appear as a linked entry.[1][2][3][4]
4Thrives Esports finished first and Horaa Esports second; Liquipedia lists Trained to Kill third. The top three qualified for the Main Event.[](cite:1)[](cite:2)
The match schedule continued at Expo Center Lahore.[](cite:2)[](cite:3)
The match schedule continued at Expo Center Lahore.[](cite:2)[](cite:3)
The official Day 1 broadcast description confirms the 16-team field and first-day map rotation. Heavy rain delayed two matches after Match 3, and the schedule was adjusted.[](cite:1)[](cite:2)
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