PMWC 2026 Grand Finals: S2G Esports win in Paris, Qzz is FMVP

S2G Esports are the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 champions. After 18 Grand Finals matches in Paris, Liquipedia’s table puts them first on 154 points and $555,000. Smash Rule never ended the lobby early - the cup went to highest points after six Day 3 maps.

4Thrives Esports close the World Cup in 6th (112 points, $161,000, 150 Club Championship points). That is one place better than their PMWC 2025 7th, on a smaller individual cheque than last year’s $157,000.

Why this recap now

The S-Tier offline event (Squads TPP) ran 6-16 August 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles after a 20 May move from Riyadh. Prize pool: $3,025,000. Organisers on Liquipedia: KRAFTON, Level Infinite, and the Esports Foundation. Liquipedia now lists the tournament as finished.

This piece is the finals ledger: champion, full Grand Finals 16, prize and Club/PMGC columns, individual awards. Map-by-map Day 3 lives in the last-day recap.

How the title was decided

Field: 16 teams - 10 from Group Stage, 6 from Survival Stage
Matches: 18 (Day 1 stopped at Game 4 on health grounds; Day 2 played Games 5-12; Day 3 played 13-18)
Match Point: 122 (top score after Match 12 + 10), set by eArena
Win condition: first WWCD by a Match Point Eligible team, else most points after six Day 3 maps

S2G entered Day 3 4th on 103 and never took a Day 3 chicken. They still cleared NS RedForce (149) and Aurora Gaming (146). NS led the lobby in eliminations (102). S2G led placement points (65) and tied NS on three WWCDs for the stage.

Grand Finals standings

#	Team	Points	WWCD	Place pts	Elim pts
1	S2G Esports	154	3	65	89
2	NS RedForce	149	3	47	102
3	Aurora Gaming	146	2	53	93
4	eArena	140	2	42	98
5	Tianba	125	2	37	88
6	4Thrives Esports	112	-	24	88
7	Team Flash	111	1	41	70
8	Horaa Esports	109	-	36	73
9	Nigma Galaxy	106	1	35	71
10	FURIA	105	1	47	58
11	ULF Esports	99	1	26	73
12	Team Vitality	99	-	32	67
13	GodLike Esports	84	1	18	66
14	AlUla Club	83	1	32	51
15	Orangutan	76	-	16	60
16	IDA Esports	69	-	25	44

Base Grand Final purse on Liquipedia totals $1,700,000 (1st $500,000 down to 16th $25,000). Combined event totals below stack Group Stage and Survival Stage money on that.

Prize pool, Club points, PMGC points

Liquipedia’s overall table ($3,025,000 spread across 32 teams). Club Championship points for Esports World Cup attach to places 1-8. PMGC points attach to some of those same rows.

Place	Team	$ USD	Club pts	PMGC pts
1	S2G Esports	$555,000	1,000	130
2	NS RedForce	$293,000	750	-
3	Aurora Gaming	$210,000	500	55
4	eArena	$161,000	300	40
5	Tianba	$141,000	200	-
6	4Thrives Esports	$161,000	150	25
7	Team Flash	$137,500	100	20
8	Horaa Esports	$127,500	50	15
9	Nigma Galaxy	$115,000	-	-
10	FURIA	$95,000	-	-
11	ULF Esports	$92,000	-	-
12	Team Vitality	$116,000	-	-
13	GodLike Esports	$100,000	-	-
14	AlUla Club	$76,000	-	-
15	Orangutan	$95,000	-	-
16	IDA Esports	$90,000	-	-

4Thrives Esports’ $161,000 matches eArena’s 4th-place total because stage purses stack. Group A 1st was $71,000; Grand Finals 6th base is $90,000. Tianba’s 5th-place team total ($141,000) is lower despite a higher Grand Finals finish - they came through Survival Stage rather than a Group Stage top-five cheque.

Places 17-32 (eliminated before Grand Finals) run from Wolves Esports at $34,000 down to Gaming Stars Esports and Hustler Crew at $20,000. Survival Stage base distribution was $152,000; Group Stage $574,000 per group.

Individual awards

Award	Player	Team	$ USD
FMVP	Qzz	Tianba	$25,000
Best IGL	DOK	Aurora Gaming	-
Field Medic	MORMAN	eArena	-
Eagle Eye	TernyK	eArena	-

Qzz is Liquipedia’s Grand Finals MVP and took map MVP on Games 15 and 18 - both Tianba dinners. DOK’s Best IGL lines up with Aurora’s Game 16 chicken (15 elims). eArena take two of the five listed awards after leading overnight on Day 2.

4Thrives Esports at this World Cup

Pakistan’s side went Group A 1st on 107, skipped Survival Stage, sat 7th after Day 2 on 77, and finished Grand Finals 6th on 112 with zero stage chickens. IQ held map MVP on Games 2 and 13. Game 13 (2nd, 16 elims) was their loudest finals map.

Roster on our team page: FALAK, IQ, Nocki, T24 OP, HUZAIFA. Liquipedia’s country table counts 5 Pakistani players in the 151-player field (tied in that band with Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand).

Path to the 16

From Group Stage (10): 4Thrives Esports, Orangutan, Aurora Gaming, Team Flash, Nigma Galaxy, Team Vitality, IDA Esports, GodLike Esports, Horaa Esports, S2G Esports.

From Survival Stage (6): Tianba, AlUla Club, NS RedForce, FURIA, ULF Esports, eArena.

S2G were a Group Stage qualifier, not a Survival story. NS RedForce and eArena both had to win a Survival ticket, then finished 2nd and 4th in the cup.

Frequently asked questions

Who won PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026?

S2G Esports, with 154 Grand Finals points after 18 matches in Paris. Combined prize on Liquipedia: $555,000, plus 1,000 Club Championship points and 130 PMGC points.

Did Match Point decide the champion?

No. The threshold was 122. Four teams crossed it (eArena, NS RedForce, S2G, Aurora) but none secured a WWCD while eligible. The title went to most points after six Day 3 maps.

Who was FMVP?

Tianba’s Qzz ($25,000). Best IGL: Aurora’s DOK. Field Medic: eArena’s MORMAN. Eagle Eye: eArena’s TernyK.

Where did 4Thrives Esports place?

6th in Grand Finals (112 points). Combined event prize $161,000, 150 Club points, 25 PMGC points. See the Day 3 recap for the game log.

How much was the prize pool?

$3,025,000 USD. Grand Finals base $1,700,000, Survival Stage $152,000, Group Stage $574,000 per group. FMVP is listed separately at $25,000.

Where was PMWC 2026 played?

Offline in Paris, France, 6-16 August 2026, at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Originally planned for Riyadh; Liquipedia notes the move on 20 May 2026.