PMGC 2026 Group Green: dates, teams and the Istanbul road

Group Green is the first half of the PMGC 2026 Group Stage. Sixteen teams play 12 matches on 29 and 30 November 2026, and the top three go straight to the Grand Finals in Istanbul. The teams in 4th to 11th place get a second chance in the Last Chance stage, and the bottom five are out.

Group Green goes first when the PMGC 2026 field splits in two at the end of November. Thirty-two teams contest the Group Stage, split into Green and Red. Twenty-two qualified directly through regional points and leagues, and ten more drop down from the Gauntlet on 27 November. The Green and Red split has not been published yet, so no team is locked into either group until the draw is announced.

Group Green plays on 29 and 30 November 2026, with six matches each day. Coverage starts at 12:10 UTC, which is 15:10 in Turkiye and 17:10 in Pakistan. The first match on 29 November starts at 12:45 UTC, which is 15:45 in Turkiye and 17:45 in Pakistan.

The opening day runs on a Rondo, Erangel, Erangel, Erangel, Miramar order for its first five matches, with the sixth match to follow on the same day. The listed matches on 30 November run from 12:10 to 15:50 UTC. Each group plays 12 matches across its two matchdays, and every match counts toward the same points table.

No team is confirmed for Group Green yet, because the split is decided after the Gauntlet. The 22 directly qualified teams are the pool it is drawn from. Southeast Asia sends Bigetron by Vitality, eArena and Team Flash. South Asia sends Horaa Esports and Trained to Kill. EECA sends OLD NOT and GOAT Team.

MENA sends AlUla Club, Geekay Esports, Nigma Galaxy and R8 Esports. Turkiye sends Selibon, BUF Esports and BRX MSM, who take the place Gaming Stars left behind when they qualified for the Gauntlet instead. Western Europe sends Boars Gaming, the Americas send FURIA and Alpha7 Esports, and China sends Weibo Gaming and LGD Gaming. Valor comes from Japan, while DRX and Dplus KIA come from Korea.

Ten more teams arrive from the Gauntlet: the sides that finish 7th to 16th there on 26 and 27 November. Once those ten are known, the 32 teams are divided into two groups of 16, and the Green line-up is set.

Three Grand Finals places are on offer in Group Green. The top three teams after 12 matches go straight to Istanbul for the Grand Finals on 11 to 13 December, where they join ULF Esports, the six Gauntlet qualifiers and the three teams from Group Red.

The teams in 4th to 11th place are not out. They move to the Last Chance stage on 5 and 6 December, where 16 teams play for the final three Grand Finals places. The bottom five teams in Group Green are eliminated, and their season ends in November.

Points follow the usual table. A match win is worth 10 points, then 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 for the teams down to 8th place, with nothing from 9th down. Each elimination adds one point, so a team that fights well can climb even without a chicken dinner.