One of the biggest PUBG Mobile tournaments barring the PUBG Mobile Global Championship, the PUBG Mobile Invitational 2023 has been announced to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In partnership with Gamers8, the tournament is supposed to take place between the 11th of July, 2023 and the 16th of July, 2023. It will feature 24 teams around the world and will have a combined prize pool of $3,000,000. Let us break down the PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2023 tournament in detail.

PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2023: Tournament Format

According to the announcement of the Esports Roadmap 2023, the PMPL Championship for the Americas region, PMPL South Asia, and PMPL MEA timeline have been laid out for both Fall and Spring editions. In the middle of the Spring and Fall Edition, Krafton had already announced that PMWI would take place somewhere in the month of July 2023. All the tournaments for the year will build their way to Turkey, which will be the home for the annual PMGC 2023.

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With the PMPL Spring Championship tournaments in full swing at the moment, the slot distribution of the mid-season PMWI is still yet to be announced. They had announced the regional PMPL tournaments in MEA (Middle East and Africa), the Americas, Europe and South East Asia and South Asia. All these tournaments will progress into their respective Spring Championship, which will see teams slot into the mid-season Invitational tournament. It is still to be seen which 24 teams will be a part of this regional Spring Championship.

PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2023: Prize Pool and Schedule

Although the dates of the tournament have been announced as the 11th to 15th of July, 2023, we are yet to know the complete format and dates of the matches. Despite knowing the combined prize pool amount of $3,000,000, the prize pool breakdown is yet to be announced.

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This tournament will be a part of the Gamers8 gaming and Esports festival, which will see multiple games like Dota 2, CS: GO, Fortnite, and PUBG Mobile in the fray. The festival has a total prize pool of $45,000,000, which is played across 11+ titles and will feature 300+ tournaments. This festival will include performances from global music artists, along with fans who will enjoy their favourite teams fighting out for the ultimate prize.