PMWC 2026 Grand Finals Day 2: eArena leads, Match Point set at 122

Day 2 of the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 Grand Finals is locked. After 12 matches in Paris, eArena sit first on 112 points. That total sets the Day 3 Smash Rule / Match Point line at 122 (top score after Match 12, plus 10).

4Thrives Esports end Day 2 in 7th on 77 points - still searching for a Grand Finals WWCD, but inside the top half with six Day 3 maps left.

Why this recap now

Grand Finals run 14-16 August 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles: up to 18 matches, six per day on paper. Day 1 only finished Games 1-4 - Liquipedia notes Matches 5 and 6 moved to Day 2 on health grounds - so 15 August carried eight games (Games 5-12). Day 3 (16 August) opens Match Point: first WWCD by a Match Point Eligible team ends the stage early; otherwise highest points after six more matches win.

PMWC 2026 is an S-Tier offline event (Squads TPP) with a $3,025,000 prize pool. Base Grand Final purse on Liquipedia starts at $500,000 for 1st.

How Day 2 lined up

Games played: 5-12 (eight maps), after Day 1 stopped at Game 4
Maps in the six-match rotation: Rondo → Erangel → Erangel → Erangel → Miramar → Miramar (cycle repeats for Games 7-12)
Scoring: 10 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 1 placement for 1st-8th, plus 1 point per elimination
Match Point threshold (Day 3): 112 + 10 = 122, set by eArena

English VODs for Day 2 sit on Liquipedia’s schedule (YouTube 2yTCadbJcG4 for Games 5-12).

Standings after Match 12

#	Team	Points	WWCD	Place pts	Elim pts
1	eArena	112	2	32	80
2	NS RedForce	105	2	30	75
3	Aurora Gaming	104	1	40	64
4	S2G Esports	103	3	47	56
5	Nigma Galaxy	89	1	31	58
6	ULF Esports	86	1	25	61
7	4Thrives Esports	77	-	18	59
8	FURIA	74	1	35	39
9	Tianba	71	-	16	55
10	Team Flash	63	-	23	40
11	Horaa Esports	58	-	17	41
12	GodLike Esports	57	1	15	42
13	Team Vitality	54	-	14	40
14	IDA Esports	48	-	20	28
15	Orangutan	45	-	11	34
16	AlUla Club	31	-	10	21

Four teams sit inside nine points at the top. eArena’s lead is real but thin once Match Point starts: anyone who hits 122 and chickens first on Day 3 can close the cup.

Day 2 chickens (Games 5-12)

Game	Winner	Elims
5	eArena	10
6	FURIA	9
7	NS RedForce	18
8	S2G Esports	15
9	Aurora Gaming	13
10	S2G Esports	9
11	GodLike Esports	10
12	NS RedForce	11

NS RedForce’s Game 7 dinner with 18 eliminations was the loudest map of the day. S2G banked two chickens (Games 8 and 10) and leave Day 2 with three WWCDs overall - most in the lobby - while sitting 4th on points. GodLike’s Game 11 win pulled them onto the board late.

Approximate Day 2 haul (Games 5-12 only): NS RedForce 84, S2G 80, Aurora 68, eArena 64. Pakistan’s 4Thrives Esports added about 52 on the day (peaks: 3rd with 9 elims in Game 7, 5th with 10 in Game 8, another 3rd in Game 10) without a dinner.

4Thrives Esports after 12

Game	Day	Place	Elims
1	1	16th	2
2	1	4th	8
3	1	10th	3
4	1	9th	8
5	2	7th	7
6	2	14th	0
7	2	3rd	9
8	2	5th	10
9	2	11th	1
10	2	3rd	6
11	2	16th	2
12	2	14th	3

77 points, 0 WWCDs, 7th of 16. They need a climb toward 122 and a chicken on Day 3 to threaten Match Point - or a long points grind if the lobby plays out all six maps. Full roster context: team profile and team page. They reached this stage as Group A winners (107).

What Day 3 decides

When: 16 August 2026, Games 13-18
Match Point Eligible: any team that reaches 122 points
Win condition: first WWCD by a Match Point Eligible side ends Grand Finals; else highest total after six Day 3 matches
Club Championship points for Esports World Cup still sit on Liquipedia’s prize table for final places 1-8

eArena are closest to the line (112). NS RedForce (105), Aurora (104), and S2G (103) are one strong map from eligibility. Everyone else needs a bigger Day 3 surge.

Frequently asked questions

Who leads after Grand Finals Day 2?

eArena, with 112 points after 12 matches (2 WWCDs, 32 placement points, 80 eliminations).

What is the Match Point threshold?

122 - Liquipedia’s formula is top 1’s score after Match 12, plus 10. eArena’s 112 sets that line for Day 3 Smash Rule.

Why were there eight games on Day 2?

Matches 5 and 6 were postponed from Day 1 because of health concerns. Day 2 therefore ran Games 5 through 12.

Where is 4Thrives Esports after Day 2?

7th on 77 points, no Grand Finals WWCD yet. See the game-by-game table above.

Who has the most chickens after 12 matches?

S2G Esports with three WWCDs, ahead of eArena and NS RedForce on two each.