For transparency: Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco used to work full-time for British Esports between September 2016 and February 2021, and currently does some freelance work for them, producing their weekly email newsletter
National body British Esports has announced a new student esports tournament with PUBG Mobile, the game co-developed by Lightspeed Studios of Tencent Games and Krafton.
The tournament will be open to students aged 16+ in the UK, and will feature the battle royale game PUBG Mobile on iOS and Android platforms.
Registration is open now and the free tournament will start on October 8th 2024, ending on the week of November 12th.
Up to 16 teams will compete, with the overall winners receiving an opportunity to play live on stage at the major 2024 PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) grand finals, which will take place at the ExCel Auditorium in London, from December 6th to 8th.
The student team top of the leaderboard after four weeks and 12 maps will take part in a showmatch against a team of content creators and influencers. This will be viewed by an audience of thousands watching in person and from their homes around the world. Travel, accommodation, merch and other goodies will also be provided to the winning team.
“We’re thrilled to offer a first-of-its-kind mobile esports tournament for further education colleges, and to continue building our relationship with industry leaders Tencent. We look forward to discovering which winning team of students will compete on the biggest stage at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship in London at the end of the year.”
Tom Dore, British Esports
The announcement comes following previous activities between British Esports and Tencent Games, including career case studies with Tencent’s Level Infinite earlier this year.
It also comes a few days after UK esports organisation Guild Esports announced a partnership with PUBG Mobile, with their roster also competing at the London finals this December.
This is the latest student esports tournament from British Esports, which also runs the regular British Esports Student Champs series as well as other one-off competitions. The latest British Esports Student Champs 2024 winners were announced a couple of months ago.
“We’re thrilled to offer a first-of-its-kind mobile esports tournament for further education colleges, and to continue building our relationship with industry leaders Tencent,” said British Esports Vice President Tom Dore.
“We look forward to discovering which winning team of students will compete on the biggest stage at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship in London at the end of the year.”
James Yang, Senior Director of Global Esports Centre, Level Infinite, Tencent Games Global, added: “As esports continues to flourish in the UK, we’re excited to collaborate with British Esports to inspire and connect the next generation of players. With PUBG Mobile being one of the world’s leading mobile games, hosting PUBG Mobile Global Championship in the UK highlights the growing potential of the UK esports scene.
“Our partnership will pave the way for aspiring players to advance from amateur to professional, with the opportunity to compete on the world stage. It also reflects our commitment to support and nurture the growth of the UK esports industry.”
Students can sign up to the PUBG Mobile tournament here. And you can get tickets for PUBG Mobile in London here.
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.
