PUBG Global Series 7 Opens in Shanghai as Circuit 3 Doubles the Stakes

The PUBG Global Series has left Seoul. Circuit 3 — spanning PGS 7, 8, and 9 — runs from August 5 to 23 in Shanghai, China, marking the start of the second half of the 2026 PGS season.

The structural shift matters: every series in Circuits 3 and 4 awards twice as many PGS Points as those in the first half. With PGC 2026 qualification now in its decisive phase, the point acceleration sharpens the pressure on every team in attendance.

Circuit 3 at a Glance

• Teams: 24 total — 12 Global Partner Teams, 12 Regional Qualifiers
• Total prize pool: $500,000 across three series (PGS 7: $100K, PGS 8: $100K, PGS 9: $300K)
• PGS 7 Group Stage: August 5, 05:00 UTC — all 24 teams split into Groups A, B, and C across nine matches
• Progression format: Top 16 from Group Stage advance to Winners Stage; bottom 8 drop to Survival Stage; bottom 8 of Survival are eliminated
• PGS 8: August 13–16, skips directly to Winners Stage
• PGS 9: August 20–23, opens at Survival Stage and closes with a Grand Finals spanning three days
• Standard daily start: 10:00 UTC (Group Stage excepted)

The cascading format — where a team's finish in one series shapes how it enters the next — means early stumbles in PGS 7 carry compounding consequences through the full three weeks in Shanghai.