PUBG MOBILE will participate as an official esports medal event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. From September 28 to 29, 12 national teams will compete for medals across a total of 12 matches at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan.
This is the second time PUBG MOBILE has been selected as an official Asian Games medal event, following the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. In this tournament, it is featured as the only battle royale game among the Asian Games esports titles, with national teams representing a total of 27 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating from the qualifiers through to the finals.
The finalist lineup consists of eight teams that qualified through the preliminaries, three medalist teams from the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and the host nation's Japanese national team. In the qualifier finals held last June in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 23 teams competed over three days, with the Pakistani team taking first place.
The tournament will run over two days with six matches per day, totaling 12 matches. The first four matches each day will take place on 'Erangel', and the remaining two matches on 'Miramar', with the final standings determined by combining placement points and kill points accumulated over both days.
The participating nations are Japan, China, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Jordan, and Pakistan. China, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei won gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively, at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and the South Korean national team will challenge for a medal once again in these finals.
The PUBG IP has expanded across multiple platforms, including PUBG MOBILE, since KRAFTON, Inc. released PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (hereinafter PUBG) in 2017. KRAFTON explained that it has broadened its connection with global esports fans through regional professional leagues and international tournaments.
