The details and line-up for the FACEIT Global Summit: Sunday Roast Showmatch have been revealed.
The $50,000 showmatch will take place on Sunday April 21st from 10am, on the final day of the FACEIT Global Summit at ExCeL London. It will feature a variety of streamers and players, including the likes of the UK player Break and UK streamer Cyanide.
Others include (Cyanide partner) Edberg, Rawry, mykLe, TeaBone, Ciggzy and more. There will be 32 duos overall, with streamers competing alongside pro players and other members of the community.
“Showmatches are a fantastic way for participants to get creative and thrill viewers with unique and exciting player combinations.”
Michele Attisani, FACEIT
The prize pool will be awarded as bounties for a series of achievements throughout the matche,s to encourage varied and exciting competition across Miramar, Sanhok and Vikendi.
The esteemed Team Solomid PUBG roster will also be taking part.
FACEIT has produced showmatches in the past, most recently at the FACEIT London CSGO Major last year (you can watch the Major showmatch here).
Duos competing in The FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic showmatch:
- Cyanide & Edberg
- Tweeday & SprEEEzy
- Danucd & Reciprocity Scoom
- Whiteydude & w1ckk
- TSM Rawryy & TSM Break
- TSM mykLe & TSM Wookiebookie
- Frosz & TeaBone
Duos qualified via the FACEIT PUBG Showdown tournaments:
- Djoula & ioRek
- Ciggzy & K4ZZ
- Kompot_trash & Camca
- 2M8O & Bobthebest
- KnorkiS & ghostar
- Dodiiikkk & Enthory
“Showmatches are a fantastic way for participants to get creative and thrill viewers with unique and exciting player combinations,” said Michele Attisani, co-founder & CBO of FACEIT.
“Our epic lineup of PUBG stars combined with the solid prize pool adds a competitive edge to the showmatch format, which will deliver an unforgettable spectacle for fans in London this Spring.”
The FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic takes place from April 16th to 21st at ExCeL London and will see 24 teams from North America (NPL), Europe (PEL), Korea (PKL), China, Japan (PJS), Chinese Taipei/Hong Kong/Macao, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Oceania compete in the multi-stage tournament that marks the end of Phase 1 for PUBG esports and will crown the first champion of the PUBG Classic series.
Tickets for the FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic can be purchased here.
Thanks to esports journalist and PUBG supremo Adam Fitch for help with this article
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
