PUBG GLOBAL SERIES 7 SURVIVAL STAGE IS LIVE
Hello, PUBG Esports fans!
[p align="start"]After two circuits in Seoul, the PUBG Global Series is moving to Shanghai, China. PGS Circuit 3, featuring PGS 7, PGS 8, and PGS 9, will take place across three weeks from August 5 to 23.[p align="start"]Circuit 3 also marks the beginning of the second half of the 2026 PGS season—and from this point forward, the numbers change. Every series in Circuits 3 and 4 will award twice as many PGS Points as the first half of the season. With the race to PGC 2026 entering a decisive phase, here is everything you need to know about the next three weeks in Shanghai.[p align="start"] [img src="https://wstatic-prod-boc.krafton.com/common/news/20260720/TrzjbyVn.png" style="border-style: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; display: inline-block; float: none; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; min-width: 10px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"][/img]Circuit 3 Overview
Dates: August 5–23, 2026
Location: Shanghai, China
Participating Teams: 24
12 Global Partner Teams
12 Regional Qualifiers
Total Prize Pool: $500,000
PGS 7: $100,000
PGS 8: $100,000
PGS 9: $300,000
Match Start Time: 10:00 UTC daily
PGS 7 Group Stage on August 5 begins at 05:00 UTC
Tournament Schedule
[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,,"][tr][th]Series
[/th][th]Date
[/th][th]Stage
[/th][th]Start Time
[/th][/tr][tr][td]PGS 7
[/td][td]August 5
[/td][td]Group Stage
[/td][td]05:00 UTC
[/td][/tr][tr][td][/td][td]
August 6
[/td][td]Winners Stage
[/td][td rowspan="8"]10:00 UTC
[/td][/tr][tr][td][/td][td]
August 7
[/td][td]Survival Stage
[/td][/tr][tr][td][/td][td]
August 8–9
[/td][td]Final Stage
[/td][/tr][tr][td]PGS 8
[/td][td]August 13
[/td][td]Winners Stage
[/td][/tr][tr][td][/td][td]
August 14
[/td][td]Survival Stage
[/td][/tr][tr][td][/td][td]
August 15–16
[/td][td]Final Stage
[/td][/tr][tr][td]PGS 9
[/td][td]August 20
[/td][td]Survival Stage
[/td][/tr][tr][td][/td][td]
August 21–23
[/td][td]Grand Finals
[/td][/tr][/table]Tournament Format
[p align="start"]Circuit 3 follows a progressive stage system, with the results of each series determining how teams enter the next.PGS 7 — August 5–9
Group Stage: All 24 teams are divided into Groups A, B, and C. Nine matches will be played, with each team competing in six.
Top 16 → Winners Stage
Bottom 8 → Survival Stage
Winners Stage: 16 teams compete in five matches.
Top 8 → Advance directly to the Final Stage and receive Advantage Points
Bottom 8 → Survival Stage
Survival Stage: 16 teams compete in five matches.
Top 8 → Final Stage
Bottom 8 → Eliminated
Final Stage: 16 teams compete across 10 matches over two days to determine the final PGS 7 standings.
PGS 8 — August 13–16
[p align="start"]PGS 8 does not include a Group Stage. Teams are seeded directly according to their final PGS 7 standings.PGS 7 Top 16 → Winners Stage
PGS 7 Bottom 8 → Survival Stage
Following the Winners and Survival Stages, 16 teams advance to the 10-match Final Stage across two days.
PGS 9 — Circuit Final, August 20–23
[p align="start"]Seeding for PGS 9 is determined by the PGS Points earned within Circuit 3 across PGS 7 and PGS 8.Top 8 in cumulative Circuit 3 PGS Points → Advance directly to the Grand Finals
Remaining 16 teams → Survival Stage
Survival Stage Top 8 → Grand Finals
Grand Finals: 16 teams compete across 15 matches over three days to crown the Circuit 3 champion.
Advantage Points
[p align="start"]The top eight teams in the PGS 7 and PGS 8 Winners Stages receive Advantage Points, which are added to their standings at the start of the respective Final Stage.[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,,,,,,,"][tr][th]Winners Stage Placement
[/th][th]1st
[/th][th]2nd
[/th][th]3rd
[/th][th]4th
[/th][th]
5th
[/th][th]6th
[/th][th]7th
[/th][th]8th
[/th][/tr][t r][td]Advantage Points
[/td][td]10
[/td][td]6
[/td][td]5
[/td][td]4
[/td][td]3
[/td][td]2
[/td][td]1
[/td][td]1
[/td][/tr][/table][p align="start"] [p align="start"][img src="https://wstatic-prod-boc.krafton.com/common/news/20260720/9H4IelGe.png" style="border-style: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; display: inline-block; float: none; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; min-width: 10px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"][/img]Participating Teams
[p align="start"]Circuit 3 brings together 12 Global Partner Teams and 12 teams that qualified through their regional leagues.[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,"][tr][th]Region
[/th][th]Global Partner Teams
[/th][th]Regional League Qualifiers
[/th][/tr][tr][td]Korea
[/td][td]DN SOOPers, Gen.G Esports
[/td][td]Geekay Esports, T1
[/td][/tr][tr][td]China
[/td][td]17Gaming, FOUR ANGRY MEN, Petrichor Road
[/td][td]JD Gaming, TYLOO
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Thailand
[/td][td]FULL SENSE, eArena
[/td][td]Made in Thailand, Sharper Esports
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Vietnam
[/td][td]Anyone's Legend
[/td][td]GAM The Expendables, The Vicious Esports
[/td][/tr][tr][td]EMEA
[/td][td]Twisted Minds, Virtus.pro , Natus Vincere
[/td][td]Team Vitality, Team Nemesis
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Americas
[/td][td]Falcons
[/td][td]TEAM LIQUID, Godlike
[/td][/tr][/table][p align="start"]Group Stage Draw
[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,"][tr][th]Group A
[/th][th]Group B
[/th][th]Group C
[/th][/tr][tr][td]17Gaming
[/td][td]Petrichor Road
[/td][td]FOUR ANGRY MEN
[/td][/tr][tr][td]JD Gaming
[/td][td]TYLOO
[/td][td]DN SOOPers
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Gen.G Esports
[/td][td]Geekay Esports
[/td][td]T1
[/td][/tr][tr][td]eArena
[/td][td]Anyone's Legend
[/td][td]FULL SENSE
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Made in Thailand
[/td][td]Sharper Esports
[/td][td]GAM The Expendables
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The Vicious Esports
[/td][td]Virtus.pro
[/td][td]Natus Vincere
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Twisted Minds
[/td][td]Team Vitality
[/td][td]Team Nemesis
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Falcons
[/td][td]TEAM LIQUID
[/td][td]Godlike
[/td][/tr][/table][p align="start"]The Group Stage will be played in the order of A&B, B&C, and A&C. Each group matchup features one match on Erangel, Miramar, and Taego, with every team competing in six of the nine total matches.[p align="start"] [p align="start"][img src="https://wstatic-prod-boc.krafton.com/common/news/20260720/wKBtKXmB.png" style="border-style: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; display: inline-block; float: none; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; min-width: 10px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"][/img]PGS Points — Double Points in the Second Half
[p align="start"]Circuits 3 and 4 award twice as many PGS Points as the first half of the season. The champions of PGS 7 and PGS 8 will earn 60 points each, while the PGS 9 champion will earn 120 points.[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,,"][tr][th]Final Placement
[/th][th]PGS 7
[/th][th]PGS 8
[/th][th]PGS 9
[/th][/tr][tr][td]1st
[/td][td]60
[/td][td]60
[/td][td]120
[/td][/tr][tr][td ]2nd
[/td][td]48
[/td][td]48
[/td][td]96
[/td][/tr][tr][td]3rd
[/td][td]40 < /p>[/td][td]
40
[/td][td]80
[/td][/tr][tr][td]4th
[/td][td]34
[/td][td]34
[/td][t d]68
[/td][/tr][tr][td]5th
[/td][td]30
[/td][td]30
[/td][td]60
[/td][/tr][tr][td ]6th
[/td][td]26
[/td][td]26
[/td][td]52
[/td][/tr][tr][td]7th
[/td][td]22 < /p>[/td][td]
22
[/td][td]44
[/td][/tr][tr][td]8th
[/td][td]18
[/td][td]18
[/td][t d]36
[/td][/tr][tr][td]9th
[/td][td]14
[/td][td]14
[/td][td]28
[/td][/tr][tr][td ]10th
[/td][td]10
[/td][td]10
[/td][td]20
[/td][/tr][tr][td]11th
[/td][td]8
[/td][td]8
[/td][td]16
[/td][/tr][tr][td]12th
[/td][td]6
[/td][td]6
[/td][td ]12
[/td][/tr][tr][td]13th
[/td][td]4
[/td][td]4
[/td][td]8
[/td][/tr][tr][td]14th–16th
[/td][td]2
[/td][td]2
[/td][td]4
[/td][/tr][tr][td]17th–24th
[/td][t d]0
[/td][td]0
[/td][td]0
[/td][/tr][/table][p align="start"]PGS Points are awarded only to the top 16 teams in each series. At the end of PGS 12, the top eight teams in the annual PGS Points standings will qualify directly for PGC 2026.[p align="start"] [p align="start"]For the teams that built an advantage in the first half, Shanghai is where they must defend it. For those chasing from behind, the doubled points create an opportunity to turn the standings around. One strong circuit could reshape the entire PGC race.[p align="start"]Map Pool and Order
[p align="start"]Circuit 3 will be played across Erangel, Miramar, Taego, and Rondo.[table equalcells="1" colwidth=",,,,,"][tr][th]Stage
[/th][th]Match 1
[/th][th]Match 2
[/th][th]Match 3
[/th][th]Match 4
[/th][th]Match 5
[/th][/tr][tr][td]Group Stage
[/td][td]Erangel
[/td][td]Miramar
[/td][td]Taego
[/td][td]—
[/td][td]—
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Winners / Survival / Final Day 1 / Grand Finals Days 1 & 3
[/td][td]Erangel
[/td][td]Miramar
[/td][td]Taego
[/td][td]Rondo
[/td][td]Erang el
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Final Day 2 / Grand Finals Day 2
[/td][td]Taego
[/td][td]Erangel
[/td][td]Rondo
[/td][td]Miramar
[/td][td]Taego
[/td][/tr][/table][p align="start"]The Group Stage repeats the same Erangel → Miramar → Taego order across all three group matchups for Matches 1 through 9.[p align="start"]Prize Pool
[p align="start"]The total prize pool for Circuit 3 is $500,000, distributed across the three series.PGS 7: $100,000 — $30,000 for the champion
PGS 8: $100,000 — $30,000 for the champion
PGS 9: $300,000 — $100,000 for the champion
