Carrilho says PMGC 2026 will probably be his last dance

Alpha7 Esports captain Carrilho says the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2026 will probably be his last, ending a run of seven straight PMGC appearances from 2020 to 2025. He has not announced a formal retirement, and Alpha7 has not confirmed anything, but PUBG Mobile's own channels are already calling it his last dance.

Carrilho, the Alpha7 Esports captain, says the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2026 will probably be his last. The Brazilian in-game leader spoke after the PMGO Season 2, thanking God for the chance to compete in what will probably be his last PMGC and adding that he is getting too old for the game.

The words spread fast. PUBG Mobile's Indonesia channel posted a tribute video on 28 October headlined with the question of whether the 2026 PMGC is going to be his last dance, and fan graphics on 11 November stated it flatly: Carrilho will retire from esports after PMGC 2026. Neither Carrilho nor Alpha7 has made a formal retirement announcement, so the story still rests on his own words.

Carrilho spoke after Alpha7's PMGO Season 2 run. He said the team did not achieve the result it hoped for but will work to restore Alpha7's reputation in the PUBG Mobile scene. Then came the line that started the farewell talk: he thanked God for the opportunity to compete in what will probably be his last PMGC, noting that he is getting too old for the game.

The word 'probably' does a lot of work here. Carrilho did not say he has decided to retire, and he did not set a date. He said the 2026 championship will probably be his last, which leaves the door open if he changes his mind after Istanbul. Until he or Alpha7 confirm it, this is a strong hint from the player himself, not a done deal.

Carrilho has played every PMGC since 2020, seven in a row. The first came with Loops Esports, and the rest came with Alpha7, the team he joined in 2021. He is the longest-serving player on the roster and the shot-caller behind its two global titles: the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2024 and the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2025.

That 2025 title is the peak of the run. Alpha7 won the PMGC in 2025, and Carrilho lifted the trophy as captain. Only one other player shares the record. Favian of Dplus KIA has also played every PMGC, and the two were pictured together ahead of the 2026 event as the pair who never missed one.

PMGC 2026 runs from 26 November to 13 December, with the Grand Finals on 11 to 13 December at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center in Istanbul. Alpha7 is among the 39 qualified teams, and if Carrilho plays, it will be his eighth straight PMGC.

What happens after Istanbul is the open question. If this really is his last event, Alpha7 will need a new in-game leader for 2027, and Carrilho will close a career that ran from Loops Esports in 2020 to a world title in 2025. For now, the farewell is his own word: probably.