PMGC 2021 Schedule Announced, India Receives a Direct Slot for Grand Finals

India will be represented at the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2021. PUBG Mobile has finally announced that a special direct invite has been reserved for an Indian team at the PMGC 2021, allowing a team to represent the country at this event. This is huge for the Indian PUBG Mobile/BGMI scene that has been on an exile from the PUBG Mobile competitive circuit since the game was banned within the country in September 2020.

A total of 16 teams will be competing at the PMGC 2021, which is scheduled to take place from 30^th November 2021 to 23^rd January 2022 across three different phases. Nine teams will make it through the eastern PMGC league, six teams will qualify from the western PMGC league, and the invited Indian team will be joining them.

Fans are speculating that the Indian invite could be awarded to the winners of Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2021. However, no additional information about the Indian direct invite has been provided by the organizers so far.

PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2021: Complete Schedule Revealed

The PMGC 2021 has been divided into three phases which are scheduled to take place from 30^th November 2021 to 23^rd January 2022. The complete tournament structure is as follows,

• First Phase - PMGC 2021 League | 30^th November to 19^th December

• Second Phase - PMGC 2021 League Finals | 22^nd to 24^th December

• Third Phase - PMGC 2021 Grand Finals | 21^st to 23^rd January 2022

The PMGC 2021 League which is the first phase of the tournament will divide the competition between East and West, with 20 teams participating in each region respectively.

The East region will consist of teams from Southeast Asia (SEA), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), South Asia, East Asia, and China. On the other hand, the West region will consist of teams from Europe and Americas.

These 20 teams will go up against each other from 30^th November to 19^th December, running across three weeks. The PMGC League 2021 will host matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays before heading into 'Super Weekends' where the top 16 teams of each week will fight to earn 'Championship Points'.

The top 16 teams with the most amount of points earned will book a spot in the PMGC East and West Finals 2021 respectively.

The PMGC 2021 League Finals is the second phase of the tournament where the 16 qualified teams will further fight it out from 22^nd to 24^th December.

While the top nine teams from the East region will qualify for the PMGC 2021 Grand Finals, only the top six teams from the West will move on to the third and final phase.

The PMGC 2021 Grand Finals will take place from 21^st to 23^rd January 2022 with a total of 16 teams, nine of them coming from the East region, six qualifying through the West region, and one special direct invite from India.

No additional information about the India direct invite has been provided by the organizers. Fans are speculating that the slot may go to the winners of BGIS 2021 which is scheduled to crown a winner by 16^th January 2021.

More information about the PMGC 2021 Grand Finals will be revealed as the tournament progresses.

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