With the new partnership, GLL will fly the best PUBG teams from Europe and North America to PGL’s studios in Bucharest, Romania, where they will decide who takes home the biggest slice of the $50,000 prize-pool in-person.

The PUBG Global Loot League finals are currently scheduled for April 20 – 22 and will be played in a LAN setting, as PGL’s venue does not have sufficient space for a live audience.

However, competitors will be well taken care of, with fully-equipped game stations that can accommodate up to 100 players simultaneously in a soundproof environment.

PGL says top-notch production equipment will be used to broadcast the event to greatly improve the spectator experience for viewers tuning in via live-streaming sites.

“The growth rate and interest in PUBG is unrivalled. We are extremely enthusiastic to partake in this development, pushing the boundaries within the esports world. The collaboration with GLL aligns perfectly with our mission, bringing viewers cutting-edge productions of their favourite esports worldwide,” said PGL CEO Silviu Stroie in a statement.

The most common complaint of past PUBG esports tournaments organized by third-party groups like Electronic Sports League and Intel Extreme Masters is poor camera-work, but with over 80 players to watch in the average PUBG match, it is a problem unique to the game and PGL will have to get creative if they want to avoid the same criticism.

While GLL are very eager to lay the groundwork for their first attempt at a PUBG tournament, the competition hasn’t officially started yet – qualifiers for the full season kick off on February 2.

The PUBG GLL’s first season was first announced at the start of this month and will be split into two regional divisions, EU and NA. Matches are planned to take place and be live-streamed every Wednesday from GLL’s own studio in Sweden.

“We are thrilled to announce this partnership. PGL has an exceptional track record in esports, and the resources needed to make this a truly amazing event. With the already existing GLL production, and the additional LAN expertise from PGL, we can offer the PUBG community something unparalleled in the Western world,” said GLL VP Simon Sundén.

What about an official PUBG esports league?

With G:loot’s first foray into PUBG tournaments and South Korea’s OnGameNet experimenting with the PUBG Survival Series, it’s a promising start to the year for PUBG fans desperately waiting for an official esports league to be announced.

PUBG Corporation and the creator of the game, Brendan Greene, have expressed their desire for a full-scale esports launch, but with the game barely out of Early Access and plenty of teething issues evident in the camera-work and netcode of prototype events, it makes sense why they’re leaving it up to third-party organizers to lay the groundwork first.

Perhaps the closest competition to push the developers over the edge would be the PUBG Invitational at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice, which starts February 24 and has the highest PUBG tournament prize-pool to-date of $200,000.

If you are a dedicated PUBG player from Europe or North America who wants to enter the PUBG GLL event as a competitor, register your details over at the official GLL website.

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Starting February 2, qualifiers for a full regular season featuring 80 of the top PUBG teams will commence, running until the end of April. The PUBG Global Loot League will be split into two regional divisions, EU and NA, and matches are planned to take place and be live-streamed every Wednesday from Global Loot League’s brand new studio in Sweden.

“Last year we entered a partnership to explore the world of PUBG. We saw the potential with the early adopters, quickly realizing this game had a clear potential to become one of the biggest esports titles in the world. It turns out we were right about that,” said GLL VP Simon Sundén.

“Now anyone, anywhere in the world will have a chance to qualify for the regular season with all the pro teams, we’re also proud to announce that there will be much more at stake than just the glory.”

Through its Global Loot League brand of tournaments, G;loot has previously hosted the GLL PUBG Pre-Season and other invitational competitions for the popular ‘Battle Royale’ game.

While no prize-money has been previously given out, the 2017 GLL PUBG Pre-Season’s success is the reason why the company is putting in the money to create its own dedicated PUBG esports league.

The new season will retain the same production team from the pre-season, but will have significantly more resources at its disposal to step up the overall quality of the tournament.

G:loot is a Sweden-based company which previously operated under the Gumbler banner, providing an online esports platform that enables gamers across console, mobile and PC to participate in tournaments and win real money against friends and strangers. It also is known for its partnerships with Dreamhack and PGL Esports, running smaller-scale offline tournaments in Europe.

If you are a dedicated PUBG player who wants an honest shot at the esports circuit, you’re free to join by registering your details over at the official GLL website.

Will PUBG ever get an official esports league?

The creator of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Brendan Greene, has made it perfectly clear he wants an official esports league for PUBG – after more fine-tuning is complete.

The game finally exited Early Access status for its 1.0 retail release last December, but plenty of content needs to be added and many more bugs to need to be fixed if PUBG stands an honest chance at gaining a foothold in the increasingly crowded esports space.

In the mean-time, plenty of third-party esports organizers have gone ahead and added PUBG tournaments to their line-ups. The GLL was beaten to the punch by Electronic Sports League last year, who have hosted PUBG Invitational events with prize pools in excess of $200,000 via its Intel Extreme Masters brand of tournaments, and its next PUBG competition is already scheduled for IEM Katowice in February.

South Korean television network and esports broadcaster OnGameNet (OGN) has also jumped on the PUBG esports bandwagon, building a new state-of-the-art esports stadium for its PUBG Survival Series (PSS), which is scheduled for a proper launch later this year. With its high production values, we sincerely hope if PUBG’s developer and publisher ever decide to make an official league, that they match the quality provided by OGN – otherwise, they shouldn’t bother.

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