PUBG: Battlegrounds
It All Comes Down To This - PNC 2026 Finals Day 3
## After an Intense Survival Stage, the PUBG Nations Cup 2026 Grand Finals Are Here! - Day 3 PNC 2026 will take place from June 23rd to June 28th in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Across five days of competition, 24 teams will battle for national pride and a share of the $500,000 base prize pool, further boosted by crowdfunding. **Grand Finals Participants ** Vietnam China Thailand United States Germany Brazil Indonesia Korea Ukraine Turkiye Denmark Argentina United Kingdom Philippines Neutral Finland ### Tournament Format PNC 2026 will be played across two stages — the Survival Stage and the Grand Finals — with 5 matches per day. - Survival Stage: 2 days / 10 matches total - Grand Finals: 3 days / 15 matches total Of the 24 competing teams, the top 8 from PNC 2025 will begin their journey directly in the Grand Finals, while the remaining 16 teams will battle for 8 Grand Finals slots during the Survival Stage. ### \[Grand Finals – 8 Teams] - Defending Champion: Vietnam - Brazil, China, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, United States of America ### \[Survival Stage – 16 Teams] - Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Finland, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Neutral Team, Norway, Philippines, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom The top 8 teams from the Survival Stage will join the Grand Finals to form a final field of 16 teams. The PNC 2026 champion will be crowned based on cumulative points across the three days of the Grand Finals. ### Tournament Ruleset - Scoring: PUBG Esports S.U.P.E.R Point System - Maps: Erangel, Miramar, Taego, Rondo ### \[Map Order] Survival Stage - Day 1: Erangel → Miramar → Taego → Rondo → Erangel - Day 2: Taego → Erangel → Rondo → Miramar → Taego Grand Finals - Day 1: Erangel → Miramar → Taego → Rondo → Erangel - Day 2: Taego → Erangel → Rondo → Miramar → Taego - Day 3: Erangel → Miramar → Taego → Rondo → Erangel  ### Event Schedule - PNC 2026 Grand Finals Live Broadcast - June 26 (Fri) - June 28 (Sun), Matches start at 10:00 UTC ### Event Platforms - Twitch - Kick ### Requirements & Rewards Grand Finals DAY 1 - 15 Minutes: PNC 2026 Victory (Spray) - 30 Minutes: PNC 2026 Logo (Emblem) Grand Finals DAY 2 - 15 Minutes: PNC 2026 Home Run (Spray) - 30 Minutes: PNC 2026 Logo (Emblem) Grand Finals DAY 3 - 15 Minutes: PNC 2026 Victory (Spray) - 30 Minutes: PNC 2026 Home Run (Spray) - 60 Minutes: PNC 2026 Logo (Emblem) - 90 Minutes: PNC 2026 Jacket ### Notes - Drops can only be received on the designated streaming platforms (Twitch, Kick). - Rewards will not be granted after the specified Drops period ends. - ** KRAFTON ID **is required to receive rewards, and it must be linked to both your game platform account and the respective streaming platform account. (See below for linking instructions.) - Drops rewards can only be claimed** 1 time per account**. - Campaign details may differ by platform, so please check the announcements on each channel. - Console players can only receive rewards through Twitch/Kick Drops, and rewards will be available after the live update.
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