The 2026 PUBG MOBILE World Cup (PMWC), in which 32 teams from different regions of the world competed, once again demonstrated Turkey's power on the global PUBG MOBILE stage. Türkiye in the organization held in Paris between 6-16 August with a prize pool of over 3 million dollars; Represented by S2G Esports, ULF Esports, IDA Esports and Gaming Stars.
With S2G Esports, ULF Esports and IDA Esports advancing to the Grand Finals, Türkiye managed to include three representatives among the world's top 16 teams. At the end of the Grand Finals, where 18 matches were played over three days, S2G Esports came out on top with 154 points and became the 2026 PUBG MOBILE World Cup champion.
S2G Esports expands its championship legacy on the world stage
S2G Esports' championship win in Paris not only put them at the top of the 2026 PUBG MOBILE World Cup; It added a new page to the team's global success story spanning years. S2G Esports, which brought one of the greatest international successes in the history of PUBG MOBILE to Turkey by winning the 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship, reinforced its place among the strongest teams in the global competition by lifting the world championship cup once again after four years.
This time, the squad that reached the cup included Faruk “HamsiG” Hamsici, Alp “Solkay” Ayyıldız, Erman “Kamikaze” Topal and Berkay “Lost” Yılmaz. HamsiG, which was part of the team that won the world championship with S2G Esports in 2022, experienced the joy of world championship for the second time under the same organization with the victory in Paris. Thus, while HamsiG establishes the link between S2G Esports' two different championship periods; Solkay became one of the leading actors of the team's new victory story, along with Kamikaze and Lost. Kamikaze and Lost won the first cup of their careers on the world championship stage in Paris.
16 teams faced each other for the world championship in the Grand Finals played between 14-16 August. S2G Esports finished the tournament in first place with its performance throughout 18 matches, reaching 3 Winner Winner Chicken Dinner (WWCD), 89 elimination points and a total of 154 points. South Korean representative Nongshim RedForce ranked second, and Mongolia representative Aurora Gaming ranked third.
S2G Esports, which left the tournament with a total prize of 555 thousand dollars with its championship, also earned 1,000 points for the Esports World Cup Club Championship. S2G Esports, which brought together the 2022 PMGC and 2026 PMWC cups under the same club roof with the victory in Paris, not only added a new one to Turkey's international PUBG MOBILE successes; It also strengthened its claim to be mentioned among the greatest teams in PUBG MOBILE history.
Three of the 16 teams in the Grand Finals are from Turkey
Türkiye participated in the 2026 PUBG MOBILE World Cup with four teams. In addition to S2G Esports, ULF Esports and IDA Esports also managed to advance to the Grand Finals and become one of the top 16 teams in the world. Thus, three of the 16 teams competing in the final stage were representatives of Türkiye.
ULF Esports collected 99 points after 18 matches in the Grand Finals. The team, which achieved a WWCD in the final matches, finished the tournament in 11th place and won a total prize of 92 thousand dollars. IDA Esports finished the Grand Finals in 16th place with 69 points. IDA Esports, the third team representing Turkey in the final stage, left the tournament with a total prize of 90 thousand dollars.
Turkey's fourth representative in the tournament, Gaming Stars, bid farewell to the organization after the Group Stage. Gaming Stars won a total of 20 thousand dollars in prize money from the 2026 PUBG MOBILE World Cup.
32 teams competed in three stages
2026 PUBG MOBILE World Cup; It was held in three main stages: Group Stage, Survival Stage and Grand Finals. In the Group Stage, 32 teams competed in two groups of 16 teams each. A total of 10 teams that finished in the top five places in their groups advanced directly to the Grand Finals, while the teams in sixth through 13th places faced each other in the Survival Stage for the remaining final tickets. After the teams that finished their groups in the last three places said goodbye to the tournament, the 16 teams that will compete in the Grand Finals were determined.
Among the top three teams of the tournament, S2G Esports won 555 thousand dollars, Nongshim RedForce won 293 thousand dollars, and Aurora Gaming won 210 thousand dollars.
First Step on the World Stage with Rising Stars
PUBG MOBILE discovers the new generation talents of Turkish esports with the 'Rising Stars' project it organizes across the country, as well as many important tournaments. The project, which was implemented to support young players all over Türkiye, brings the excitement of esports to different cities of the country. The event, which offers amateur tournaments, mentoring support and the opportunity to show themselves to large audiences for young people who dream of becoming professional players, also opens the door for these local teams to compete directly in the PUBG MOBILE World Championship (PMGC). Building on the momentum of S2G Esports' historic PMWC victory, Rising Stars is laying a strong foundation for talented Turkish youth to step into the global esports arena.
Rising Stars Türkiye Tour Schedule:
September 12: Istanbul
18 September: Izmir
20 September: Ankara
24 September: Adana
27 September: Gaziantep
2 October: Erzurum
4 October: Samsun
