PUBG Mobile
PUBG Mobile is the mobile battle royale by LightSpeed Studios and KRAFTON. Malaysia competes through PMNC and the PMPL/SEA pathway into the global PMGC and PUBG Mobile World Cup.
What is PUBG Mobile?
PUBG Mobile is the mobile battle royale built by LightSpeed Studios (a Tencent studio) with PUBG Studios / KRAFTON, and published globally by Level Infinite. Released worldwide on 19 March 2018, it drops up to 100 players onto a shrinking map; esports is played in the squad (4-player) format. It is the mobile counterpart to the PC/console game PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, and a sibling of the other big mobile battle royale in the region, Garena Free Fire.
The competitive pyramid
PUBG Mobile esports runs national → regional → global:
- PMNC — PUBG Mobile National Championship (the national tier, including campus categories).
- PMPL — PUBG Mobile Pro League (the regional Southeast Asia league). The top global tier briefly ran as PMSL (PUBG Mobile Super League) in 2024–25, but PMPL returned in 2026 and PMSL is now defunct.
- PMGC — the year-end global finals — and the PUBG Mobile World Cup, held within the Esports World Cup.
Matches are scored by blending placement points with elimination points, so both survival and aggression matter — and a single match win is a WWCD ("Winner Winner Chicken Dinner").
PUBG Mobile in Malaysia
Malaysia has both a national league (PMNC Malaysia) and SEA representation. PMPL Malaysia 2026 Spring was won by Maqna Esports (runner-up Team 52). At the regional PMSL SEA Fall 2025, four Malaysian-slot teams competed — Vampire Esports (2nd), Team Flash (4th), Todak and CelcomDigi Alliance — Vampire's runner-up finish the strongest recent MY result.
Frequently asked questions
How do Malaysian teams qualify for PUBG Mobile world events?
Through the national PMNC and the regional PMPL (Southeast Asia) pathway, which feeds the global PMGC and the PUBG Mobile World Cup.
What is a WWCD in PUBG Mobile?
"Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" — winning a single match by being the last team standing. In esports it doubles as the term for a match win.
See also
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC)
- Esports at the 2026 Asian Games
- WWCD (Chicken Dinner)
- Placement points
- Garena Free Fire
- Battle Royale
- IGL (In-Game Leader)
From the KITAMEN blog
- PUBG Mobile in Malaysia 2026: The Competitive Scene
- Top 10 Malaysian Esports Teams and Orgs 2026
- Esports in Malaysia by Game: The Title-by-Title Guide 2026
