KRAFTON has detailed a 2027 overhaul of PUBG: Battlegrounds esports that will split several regions, add India as a separate competitive region, replace the current points systems and move the circuit to four qualification phases across the year. The company says the aim is to create “a new competitive environment” where more teams can reach the global stage.
The new setup begins with regional leagues in 2027 and runs through the 2027 PUBG Global Championship, scheduled for late November to early December. KRAFTON says it will share more information on regional schedules, format details, points distribution and other tournament information in later updates.
Regional competition gets smaller, with India added as its own path
The most immediate change is the reshaping of the regional map. KRAFTON says the current EMEA region will be divided into Europe, Eurasia and MENA, while the Americas will split into North America and South America. India will also join as a new competitive region.
According to the announcement, India is “home to a massive community of PUBG fans and players,” and its addition is meant to create more opportunities for teams to compete on the global stage. The company says regional results will decide who advances, opening the door to “new rivalries, new contenders, and more stories unfolding throughout the year.”
Under the revised structure, the race to qualify for PGS starts in each Regional League. Established teams and new challengers will both need to perform at that level to move on, which means the path to the global circuit starts earlier and is divided into more lanes than before.
The 2027 system keeps the familiar regional-to-global ladder, but narrows the field inside it. Teams from Europe, Eurasia and MENA will no longer share one EMEA bracket, and the Americas split gives North and South America separate routes instead of one combined regional structure.
Four phases will shape the year-long route to PGS
Pubg Esports in 2027 will be organized around four Phases: Phase 1 through Phase 4. Each Phase includes a Regional League followed by the corresponding PUBG Global Series event.
- Phase 1: Regional League: Phase 1 → PGS: Phase 1
- Phase 2: Regional League: Phase 2 → PGS: Phase 2
- Phase 3: Regional League: Phase 3 → PGS: Phase 3
- Phase 4: Regional League: Phase 4 → PGS: Phase 4
Each Phase gives teams another shot at qualifying for PGS, and KRAFTON says a place earned in one Phase does not guarantee a place in the next. That leaves room for new teams to break through while forcing established rosters to keep proving themselves throughout the season.
The developer also says the Global Partner Team program will change in 2027. It will become a partnership focused on collaborative in-game items and marketing activities, and all teams — including current GPT teams — will need to earn PGS places through their results in each Phase’s Regional League. No team will have guaranteed slots.
KRAFTON says more details on the updated partnership will come later. The practical effect of the shift is clear: the year is no longer built around a fixed set of protected invites, but around repeated qualification windows that reset several times.
“All teams, including existing GPT teams, will need to earn their place at PGS through their performance in each Phase’s Regional League, without guaranteed slots.”
The company also says the next chance is earned through performance, with each of the four Phases bringing a fresh challenge and new stories on the global stage. That repeated reset is one of the biggest differences from the current structure.
PGS results become the only source of points
KRAFTON is also replacing the existing points systems with a single framework called PUBG Esports Points. Previously, PGC Points were awarded based on Regional League results, while PGS Points came from PGS results. In 2027, points will be awarded exclusively for performance at PGS.
Those PUBG Esports Points will accumulate through the year and count toward qualification for PGC. KRAFTON says that while regional leagues will continue to decide who reaches PGS, the results earned on the global stage will now build the championship race across the full season.
That means the path into PGC still runs through regional qualification, but the long-term ranking picture will come only from PGS placements. Once teams make it to the global series, their finishes there will carry the points that matter for the year-end championship picture.
KRAFTON says further details on point distribution and the PGC qualification system will be announced separately. Until then, the central change is straightforward: regional results get teams to PGS, and PGS results decide the points race that leads to PGC.
The 2027 calendar starts in late March
KRAFTON also shared a tentative schedule for the 2027 PUBG Esports year. The season begins with the Regional Leagues, with Phase 1 running from late March to early May and Phase 2 from mid May to mid June. The 2027 PUBG Nations Cup is set for early July.
The second half of the year starts with Phase 3, which is scheduled for early August to mid September, followed by Phase 4 from late September to early November. The year then closes with the 2027 PUBG Global Championship, planned for late November to early December.
The company notes that the schedule is subject to change.
Alongside the new competition structure, KRAFTON says a new look for PUBG Esports is also on the way. It has not detailed what that visual update will include, but says more updates are coming as the 2027 season approaches.
The full outline for next year is now on the table: split regional brackets, India as a new region, four qualification phases, a points system tied only to PGS and a calendar that runs from spring regional play to a late-year world championship.
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