PMWI 2023: Vampire defend the title

Overview

The PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2023 Main Tournament took place in Riyadh from 14 to 16 July 2023, with 16 teams playing for a $2,000,000 prize pool. Vampire Esports won the title with $432,500, ahead of Six Two Eight with $232,500.

Gaimin Gladiators finished third with $157,500, and Alpha7 Esports fourth with $132,500. The win earned Vampire's region an additional slot at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2023.

Sixteen teams played 18 matches over three days, six per day, on a daily rotation of Sanhok, three Erangel games and two Miramar games.

Placement points ran from 10 for a win down to 1 for seventh and eighth, with one point per elimination.

Vampire Esports finished on 227 points, 89 clear of Six Two Eight on 138, with Gaimin Gladiators third on 121.

TonyK of Vampire Esports was named tournament MVP.

Twitch carried the Main Tournament on the PUBGMOBILEESPORTS channel.

Six All-Stars sides reached the Main Tournament, joining ten directly invited teams.

Alpha7 Esports finished fourth on 120 points, with Alter Ego Ares fifth on 108 and Fire Flux Esports sixth, while Vampire Esports won on 227 points with four Chicken Dinners.

Boulevard Riyadh City staged the Main Tournament as part of the Gamers8 festival.

RiyadhHost
14-16 Jul 2023Dates
16 teamsField
$2,000,000Prize pool

Schedule

PMWI 2023 tournament calendar

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Jul 10Jul 11Jul 12Jul 13Jul 14Jul 15Jul 16
Main TournamentMain TournamentMain Tournament

PMWI 2023: no match-by-match clock was verified, so none is printed.

Allocations

Slots: PMWI 2023 allocation was not verified, so no split is printed.

Prize Pool

Published prize pool
PlaceTeamPrize
1stVampire Esports logoVampire Esports$432,500
2ndSix Two Eight logoSix Two Eight$232,500
3rdGaimin Gladiators logoGaimin Gladiators$157,500
4thAlpha7 Esports logoAlpha7 EsportsREVAssaulter$132,500
5thAlter Ego Ares logoAlter Ego Ares$112,500
6thFire Flux Esports logoFire Flux Esports$97,500
7thGEGeekay Esports$93,500
8thStalwart Esports logoStalwart Esports$89,500
9thDplus KIA logoDplus KIAFATBANolbu profile photoChpz profile photoCyxae profile photoPOTBAAUTBA$85,500
10thTianba logoTianbaQZZTBA$81,500
11thDRS Gaming logoDRS Gaming$77,500
12thBGBOX Gaming$73,500
13thTeam Falcons logoTeam Falcons$69,500
14thREJECT logoREJECTREISniperApollo profile photo$65,500
15thIIInfinity IQ$61,500
16thTwisted Minds logoTwisted Minds$57,500

Format

PMWI 2023 stages
StageDatesTeamsMatchesWho advances
Main Tournament14-16 July 20231618Vampire champions

Viewership

Peak viewers: 516K

Points System

PlacementPoints
1st10
2nd6
3rd5
4th4
5th3
6th2
7th-8th1
9th-16th0

1 point per finish.

Source: esports.gg - PMWI 2023 points table

Points Table

Table: PMWI 2023 has no verified points table.

Participants

Results

Riyadh hosted the PUBG Mobile World Invitational 2023, where Vampire Esports won the Main Tournament and a second straight Invitational title. Status: Completed.

TonyKTournament MVP
Vampire Esports logoVampire EsportsMVP Team
MVP Prize

Broadcasts

Statistics

Stats: PMWI 2023 player numbers were not verified, so none are printed.