RRQ Athena won PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018 ahead of Comfortable Penguin
RRQ Athena won PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018, a 20 team offline event in Dubai that ran from 29 November to 1 December 2018. Comfortable Penguin finished second, Douyu LH third, and Douyu GT fourth, per the published prize list.
Dubai hosted twenty teams from six regions for the first major international PUBG Mobile tournament from Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation. Play ran over 12 rounds across three days, with eight third person rounds and four first person rounds, plus a Sanhok showmatch before the tournament rounds. VSPN co-organized the event at Festival Arena by InterContinental.
RRQ Athena collected $200,000 from the $600,000 pool, with Comfortable Penguin at $100,000 and Douyu LH at $50,000. DGT Mobile took $10,000 in fourth and ILGZ Mobile $8,000 in fifth. The team prize list totals $402,000, and the page states the $600,000 pool covers teams and players, so the balance is not assigned to teams here. RRQ Athena roster of D2E, G9, iSONG, and Senior came through the Asia qualifier.
Schedule
No match-by-match clock was verified.
Allocations
Slots: allocation was not verified.
Prize Pool
| Place | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | RARRQ Athena | $200,000 |
| 2nd | CPComfortable Penguin | $100,000 |
| 3rd | DLDouyu LH | $50,000 |
| 4th | DGDouyu GT | $10,000 |
| 5th |  | $8,000 |
| 6th | EBEVOS Burnout | $5,000 |
| 7th | GANGankstars | $4,000 |
| 8th |  | $4,000 |
| 9th |  | $3,000 |
| 10th | KWCKR Winner Chicken Dinner | $3,000 |
| 11th | HAYHayro | $2,000 |
| 12th | BRBBig Russian Bot | $2,000 |
| 13th | JASJapan All-Stars | $2,000 |
| 14th |  | $2,000 |
| 15th | TGTeam Galaxy | $2,000 |
| 16th |  | $1,000 |
| 17th | GGGG Gamers | $1,000 |
| 18th | TNTerrifying Nightmare | $1,000 |
| 19th | TFSTeam Full Send | $1,000 |
| 20th |  | $1,000 |
Format
| Stage | Dates | Teams | Matches | Who advances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Final | 29 November to 1 December 2018 | 20 | 12 rounds (8 TPP, 4 FPP) plus a Sanhok showmatch | — |
Points System
| Placement | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 500 |
| 2nd | 365 |
| 3rd | 315 |
| 4th | 280 |
| 5th | 250 |
| 6th | 225 |
| 7th | 200 |
| 8th | 180 |
| 9th | 160 |
| 10th | 145 |
| 11th-12th | 130 |
| 13th-15th | 115 |
| 16th-20th | 100 |
15 points per finish.
Source: Liquipedia - PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018
Points Table
Table: no verified points table.
Participants
- RARRQ Athena
- Comfortable Penguin
- Douyu LH
- Douyu GT
- EBEVOS Burnout
- GANGankstars
- KR Winner Chicken Dinner
- Hayro
- Big Russian Bot
- Japan All-Stars
- Team Galaxy
- GG Gamers
- Terrifying Nightmare
- Team Full Send
- BRK Gaming
Results
The 2018 Star Challenge ended on 1 December 2018 with RRQ Athena as champions and Comfortable Penguin in second place, on the published prize list order.
Broadcasts
Statistics
Stats: no verified player numbers.
FAQ
Who won PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018?
RRQ Athena won, with Comfortable Penguin second and Douyu LH third.
How many rounds were played?
Twelve rounds were played across three days, with eight third person rounds and four first person rounds.