Organizer
The venue listing for the Oct 24–25 PUBG booking names V-Marcom as the event organizer; it does not establish responsibility for the full Oct 20–25 competition.[6]
Tournament edition
PUBG MOBILE Global Open 2026 Season 2 is a 32-team international tournament scheduled in Lahore from Oct 20–25, with a USD 500,000 prize pool and a route to the 2026 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship.

Organizer
The venue listing for the Oct 24–25 PUBG booking names V-Marcom as the event organizer; it does not establish responsibility for the full Oct 20–25 competition.[6]
Host and dates
Lahore, Pakistan · Oct 20–25, 2026
The venue listing identifies Expo Centre Lahore for the Grand Finals on Oct 24–25; the official competition announcement names Lahore without specifying the earlier-stage venue.[6]
Champion
Unknown
The event is scheduled for Oct 20–25, 2026 and has not been played.
Combined prize pool
USD 500,000
Games
Participant scale
32 teams
Category
Organizer
Partner
KRAFTONCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
Category
Organizer
Partner
Level InfiniteCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[5]
Category
Technology Partner
Partner
Spotcomm GlobalCommercial note
Connectivity and network infrastructure provider · Recorded in the 2026 edition.[7]
PUBG MOBILE Esports has scheduled the 2026 Global Open Season 2 in Lahore for Oct 20–25. The official announcement lists 32 teams, selected through nine regional finals, and a USD 500,000 prize pool. It also describes the event as the first official global PUBG MOBILE Esports tournament held in Pakistan. The 2026 tournament listing names KRAFTON and Level Infinite as organizers.[1][5]
The format adds a best-of-three Team Deathmatch when a points tie decides a qualification place. The Grand Finals include a themed-map showmatch and a possible Match 13 under the published SMASH rules. A listing from Expo Centre Lahore places the Oct 24–25 PUBG event booking at the venue, which matches the Grand Finals dates.[1][6]
Spotcomm Global says it is providing connectivity and network infrastructure for the Pakistan event. Its announcement also names TYSON GLOBAL ESPORTS, LEVEL UP ID, INSTANT ESPORTS and ZUNO X LIVE as official media and creator partners. Those four names do not yet resolve to verified canonical PTG pages, so their identities and routes need further review before they can be added to the linked partnership table.[7]
Group A is scheduled for Oct 20 and Group B for Oct 21, with six match starts each, from 11:00 through 14:45 UTC at 45-minute intervals. The Survival Stage is set for Oct 22; the Grand Finals run Oct 24–25.[1][4]
The announced groups are: Group A — 4K Esports, AK Gold Esports, AlUla Club, Bigetron, Geekay, Horaa Esports, Hustler Crew, INFLUENCE RAGE, LF Esports, OLD NOT, RoW Esports, Royall Esports, S2G Esports, Selibon Esports, Sharper Esports and Trained to Kill; Group B — 18 Esports, 4Thrives, 777 Esports, Alpha7, Alter Ego Ares, BUF Esports, Cryptics, iKURD ESPORTS, R8 Esports, Regnum Carya, Team NEXT, The MongolZ, The Vicious, ULF Esports, Vampire Esports and Wolves. The official announcement image and a recent schedule report show the same list.[1][4]
Spotcomm Global says it is providing connectivity and managed network infrastructure for PMGO Season 2 in Pakistan.[7]
Spotcomm Global names TYSON GLOBAL ESPORTS, LEVEL UP ID, INSTANT ESPORTS, and ZUNO X LIVE as official media and creator partners for event updates, on-ground content, reels, audience engagement, and event coverage. Their identities have not yet been resolved to canonical PTG pages, so they are not listed as linked partner relationships.[7]
A themed-map showmatch precedes Match 7; Match 13 is possible if no champion has been decided under the SMASH rules.
The 16-team final begins with six matches.
Teams placed seventh through fourteenth in their groups play six matches for the final four Grand Finals places.
Match starts are listed at 11:00, 11:45, 12:30, 13:15, 14:00 and 14:45 UTC.
Match starts are listed at 11:00, 11:45, 12:30, 13:15, 14:00 and 14:45 UTC.
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