PUBG donates 470 million to Teams that can’t attend the canceled tournament because of Covid-19

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Due to the continuous isolation orders issued to combat the spread of COVID-19, the tournament PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Global Series in Berlin was canceled and PUBG Corp announced it would pay each qualifying team $20,000 USD (470 million) in the form of compensation.

PSG Award started the group stage in March and was scheduled to hold the qualifying round earlier this month but has now been canceled due to the impact of the mandatory isolation policy and the order to cancel public events to prevent the spread. of the COVID-19 virus.
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The PSG tournament will be replaced by another online tournament, that is PUBG Continental Series. This is a four-region tournament that runs throughout August, with a $2.4 million prize pool. The first event in each region will be the PGC Charity Showdown with a $100,000 prize pool, with another $100,000 donated to the charity chosen by the winning team.​

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2020 is a difficult year for the field esports of PUBG, some experts have warned that the current season is a “success or failure” test for the viability of the professional PUBG arena. The cancellation of offline events is sad news for the players but fortunately PGC will provide another opportunity for fans to continue watching the game.
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