The PUBG Mobile Global Open SEA 2026 Season 1 Finals are officially underway. Sixteen teams from across Southeast Asia have arrived at BCC Hall, Central Ladprao, Bangkok for a three-day offline event running May 15 through 17. Five of those teams will leave with tickets to the PMGO S1 Main Event in Jakarta (June 2β7, $500,000 prize pool). The rest go home.
This is the first major regional LAN on the 2026 PUBG Mobile Esports roadmap, and for most of these rosters, it represents their best shot at reaching a global stage this season.
How the SEA Finals Work
All 16 teams compete in a single Grand Finals bracket with no group stage. Everyone plays from Day 1. The event features 19 matches total across three days, six on each of the first two days and seven on Day 3. That extra match on the final day breaks from the typical 18-match format used in previous PMGO regionals.
Scoring follows the standard PUBG Mobile points system: placement points (WWCD earns 10, second place gets 6, scaling down to 1 for eighth) plus 1 point per elimination. After all 19 matches, the top five teams in overall standings punch their tickets to Jakarta.
The SEA Finals prize pool sits at $40,000, but the real reward is PMGC points. First place earns 60 PMGC points, second gets 40, and the allocation scales down from there. Those points feed directly into qualification for the PUBG Mobile World Cup in Riyadh and ultimately the PMGC 2026 Grand Finals in Turkey.
All 16 Teams by Region
Indonesia (5 Teams via PMPL ID Spring)
Indonesia sends the largest contingent, and it includes several names with deep international experience.
| Team | PMPL ID Finish | Key Players |
| Pandum | 1st | Frentzy, Joobrenky, LeonDZ, D1mzy |
| Pangeran McJoe | 2nd | Star, Linixx, Noox, DayboT, Herlings |
| Bigetron by Vitality | 3rd | Reizyy, Reyzak, FederaLes8, axeL, V3XXY, Ryzen313 |
| RRQ Ryu | 4th | GenFos, Nerpehko, L4PAR, FIREN |
| VOIN Chaikery | 5th | Potato5, Zetaxzz5, Voxie5, BoyCil5 |
Pandum won PMPL ID Spring with 191 points across 19 Grand Finals matches, collecting three Chicken Dinners and 113 eliminations. They also hold a direct slot to the Jakarta Main Event regardless of their SEA Finals result. Pangeran McJoe pushed them all the way with 183 points and a roster that includes Star, Indonesia’s gold medalist at the EA Esports Nations Cup 2026.
Bigetron by Vitality brings their long-standing international pedigree back to the regional stage, now bolstered by Ryzen313‘s veteran comeback after a long hiatus. RRQ Ryu finished fourth but remain dangerous in LAN settings where experience counts.
Malaysia (3 Teams via PMPL MY Spring)
Maqna Esports Club, Team 52, and AZ Slumber represent the top three from PMPL Malaysia Spring. Malaysian teams have historically punched above their weight in SEA regionals, and three slots give them a real chance at sending at least one squad to Jakarta.
Thailand (3 Teams via PMPL TH Spring)
The host country fields HAIL Esports, eArena, and Sharper Esport. HAIL topped the PMPL Thailand Spring standings and will benefit from playing in front of a home crowd at BCC Hall. eArena and Sharper both showed consistent form throughout the Thai league.
Vietnam (2 Teams via PMPL VN Spring)
Team Flash and D’Xavier qualified from Vietnam. Team Flash is a familiar name across multiple mobile esports titles in the region.
PMCL Wildcard (3 Teams via PMCL Spring)
Yangon Galacticos (Myanmar), Hyve International (Philippines), and Team Nemesis (Philippines) earned their spots through the Challengers League. These three teams came through a separate two-week league format before qualifying at the PMCL Spring Finals. They face a step up in competition, but the wildcard path has produced surprise results in the past.
Teams to Watch
Pandum enter as the clear favorites. Their PMPL ID run was dominant, and they carry the confidence of a team that has already secured a Jakarta slot through their national title. The question is whether they treat this event as a tuneup or go full throttle for PMGC points.
Bigetron by Vitality are always a threat when LAN pressure ramps up. This roster has competed at multiple international events under the Bigetron banner, and the Vitality partnership adds resources that most SEA rosters lack.
HAIL Esports playing on home soil makes them a wildcard with real upside. Thai crowds at BCC Hall will be loud, and HAIL topped their domestic league for a reason.
From the PMCL side, Yangon Galacticos have the best shot at upsetting established PMPL squads. Myanmar has produced quality PUBG Mobile talent in recent years, and the Galacticos ran through the Challengers League with purpose.
South Asia Finals Running in Parallel
While Bangkok hosts the SEA bracket, the PMGO South Asia 2026 Season 1 Finals are taking place at the Expo Center in Lahore (May 14β17). That event has 16 teams competing for 3 Main Event slots and its own $40,000 prize pool.
Day 1 in Lahore was disrupted when heavy rainfall and storm conditions forced organizers to postpone matches 4 and 5 after only three games were completed. Play resumed on Day 2 with a compressed schedule.
The Bigger Picture
These SEA and South Asia Finals feed into the PMGO S1 Main Event in Jakarta, where 32 teams from nine regions will compete June 2β7. Wolves Esports already claimed the NA slot by winning their regional final through the Smash Rule on match 17. Other regional finals across Western Europe, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, MENA, and more have wrapped up or are in progress.
The 2026 roadmap includes four global events: PMGO S1 (Jakarta), PMGO S2 (Pakistan, later in the year), the PUBG Mobile World Cup (Riyadh, as part of Esports World Cup), and the PMGC 2026 Grand Finals (Turkey). Combined prize pools across all four exceed $7 million.
Where to Watch
The SEA Finals broadcast runs on PUBG Mobile Esports official YouTube channels in multiple languages, including English, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese. Day 1 matches in Bangkok begin at 16:15 ICT (09:15 UTC).
