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PGS Circuit 1: Meta & Statistics Deepdive

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:01:43 +0000

Hello, PUBG Esports Fans!

From PGS 1 to PGS 3, the first circuit of the 2026 PUBG Global Series has come to a close. With a different champion crowned in every series, the competition was anything but predictable — but what choices were the pros making behind the scenes?

In the end, survival and victory come down to the details. Which guns they ran, which items they used, how they played. Find out in the Esports Data Report: PGS Circuit 1, live now!

Gun Play: The AUG Era Continues

The pros made their preference clear. The AUG dominated the AR slot with a 62.5% equip rate — up from 60.2% at PGC 2025, and pulling even further ahead of the pack. With a 44%p gap over the second-place M416 (18.2%), the AUG's place in the pro meta shows no signs of shifting.

In the DMR/SR category, there were signs of change. The MK12 held onto first place at 45.4%, but that's a drop of over 8%p from PGC 2025 (53.6%). The Mini14 stepped into the gap, climbing from 31.5% to 37.5%. SR usage within the DMR/SR category also rose from 4.1% to 5.8% — with DNS_DIEL leading the SR kill charts at 8 kills, followed by AL_Himass and AL_Destroyy tied at 6 kills each. Whether this trend continues into Circuit 2 or gives way to something new remains to be seen.

Tactical Equipment: Throw It, Block It, Hide in It

17Gaming averaged 8.55 grenades per match — by far the highest in the field. Throwing nearly 9 grenades a game isn't just aggression, it's a philosophy. Their Molotov Cocktail usage (1.43 per match) also ranked first. When 17Gaming shows up, expect something to come flying your way.

DN SOOPers took a different approach. Top rankings in both Flashbang (2.96 per match) and Smoke Grenade (11.8 per match) usage tell a clear story: control the vision, control the game. Their playstyle is written right there in the numbers.

Blue Zone Grenade, Emergency Cover Flare — teams across the board found ways to make every piece of tactical equipment count.

Mortar & Panzerfaust: No Longer Optional

New equipment that felt experimental at PGC 2025 has become a staple in Circuit 1.

Mortar usage more than doubled from 249 to 587 total fires, with hit rate climbing from 16.5% to 18.9%. The pros have moved well past the "trying it out" phase — this is tactical integration. The top Mortar kill count belongs to 17Gaming's tiantianhaovo with 7 kills.

The Panzerfaust told an even more dramatic story. Hit rate jumped from 50.7% to 59.5%, a nearly 9% increase. DN SOOPers' DIEL led all players with 4 Panzerfaust kills — proof that this weapon is now a genuine game-changer in the right hands.

PGS Moments: Who Got Got?

11 players were taken out by BRDMs over the course of Circuit 1. 17Gaming's xwudd accounted for two of those — alone. We can only imagine what his teammates were thinking.

Three players were knocked out by Emergency Cover: 17_tiantianhaovo, VIT_QWZYYY, and DNS_Heaven. Survival isn't just about the enemy — sometimes it's what's around you. Always stay alert!

CR_Pio, TE_Clories, TE_TanVuu, PeRo_Cui711, and FUR_zkraken all tied at the top of the Recall leaderboard with 4 each. They kept coming back. Their teammates must have been pretty busy making that happen.

Circuit 1 Final Records

Three series, three champions. Petrichor Road took PGS 1 (95pts), Natus Vincere won PGS 2 (93pts), and Virtus.pro closed out the circuit with a dominant PGS 3 victory (136pts).

One name kept appearing in the individual records: NAVI_Hakatory. Most kills (92) and most damage (19,590) — both. If the data had to pick the most dangerous player of Circuit 1, it wouldn't hesitate.

Most Chicken Dinners went to Natus Vincere with 7. And the longest kill of the circuit belonged to VIT_Lev4nte at 831m — the shot that took down NAVI_boost1k- during Match 5 of the PGS 2 Survival Stage.

What will the meta look like in Circuit 2?
Stay tuned for the next Esports Data Report: PGS Circuit 2!

PUBG Americas Series 1 Playoffs 1: Day 3

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:33:39 +0000

Everything You Need To Know Before PAS1 2026

The PUBG Americas Series is about to kick off this weekend! In case you haven’t been keeping up with the (many) happenings in Americas, here’s everything you need to know before the Playoffs and Finals kick off.

Format & Schedule

All matches start at 4PM PDT! Tune in live on [url]Twitch[/url], [url]YouTube[/url] and [url]Kick[/url].

Playoffs 1

April 17 - 19

Finals 1

April 24 - 26

Playoffs 2

May 1 - 3

Finals 2

May 8 - 10

Playoffs 1 will kick off this weekend with a brand new format! Over the course of three days, 29 of the best teams across North & South America will face off for a chance to qualify to Finals 1!

Our new Playoffs format is pretty unique - at the end of each day, the leaderboard is reset and the top teams will qualify directly to the Finals! Teams will start on either Day 1, 2, or 3 depending on their position in the PAS Cups leaderboard (and whether they were invited). More days = more chances to qualify!

Playoffs 1 Day 1 (Friday April 17): Top 8 Teams advance to Finals

Team Liquid

FURIA

Team Falcons

ROC Esports

Copenhagen Wolves

+55 e-Sports

TOYO

Bestia

Athletes of Christ

Newgen Allstars

NO WAY

DUEL

Last Breath

PEST Control

What It Takes

EUFAREIX10

Playoffs 1 Day 2 (Saturday April 18): Top 5 Teams advance to Finals

RENT FREE

Chupinsky s

Team FATE

Collector

IAM BOLIVIA

Tempest

Injected

Affinity

DUEL

EUFAREIX10

Newgen Allstars

What It Takes

55 e-Sports

Last Breath

NO WAY

PEST Control

Playoffs 1 Day 3 (Sunday April 19): Top 3 Teams advance to Finals

Also known as

NEVERMIND

DOTS

For Nothing

Dream One

Bottom 11 Teams from Day 2

As the structure for Playoffs 2 (May 1 - 3) is the same, teams will start from the same days as shown above for Playoffs 1!

Drops!

The PAS1 Grand Finals weekends (but not Playoffs weekends) will feature Twitch & Kick drops on all official broadcasts and select watch party streamers. Tune in each day of the Grand Finals to earn progress towards different items each day!

Tip - these drops will also be active during the PUBG EMEA Championship streams (which take place on the same days as our PAS1 streams, just a few hours before).

April 24 Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Yeet! (Spray) Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Casper The Caster (Emblem)

April 25 Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Victory Dance 93 Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Festive Flurry Jeans

April 26 Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Victory Dance 74 Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Festive Flurry Shoes

April 24 - 26 Watch 420 minutes of the stream: Festive Flurry Sweater

May 8 Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Friendly Fire (Spray) Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Networked Gloves

May 9 Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Victory Dance 142 Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Foulmouthed Mask

May 10 Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Lipovka Slacks Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Dash Doberman Tee

May 8 - 10 Watch 420 minutes of the stream: Serpent's Garden Jacket

Where To Watch

Official English Language Broadcast: [url]Twitch[/url], [url]YouTube[/url], [url]Kick[/url]

Official Brazilian Portuguese Language Broadcast: [url]Twitch[/url], [url]YouTube[/url], [url]Kick[/url]

Catch all of the action LIVE from 4PM PDT this weekend!

PUBG EMEA Championship: Spring - Playoffs Day 3

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:30:33 +0000

The PUBG EMEA Championship is about to kick off this weekend! In case you haven’t been keeping up with the (many) happenings in EMEA, here’s everything you need to know before the Playoffs and Finals kick off.

Format & Schedule

All matches start at 18:00 CEST! Tune in live on Twitch, YouTube and Kick.

Playoffs 1

April 17 - 19

Grand Finals 1

April 24 - 26

Playoffs 2

May 1 - 3

Grand Finals 2

May 8 - 10

Playoffs 1 will kick off this weekend with a brand new format! Over the course of three days, 29 of the best teams across Europe, Middle East & Africa will face off for a chance to qualify to Grand Finals 1!

Our new Playoffs format is pretty unique - at the end of each day, the leaderboard is reset and the top teams will qualify directly to the Grand Finals! Teams will start on either Day 1, 2, or 3 depending on their position in the PEC Cups leaderboard (and whether they were invited). More days = more chances to qualify!

Playoffs 1 Day 1 (Friday April 17): Top 8 Teams advance to Finals

Acend

Bushido Wildcats

NAVI

S2G Esports

S8UL

Twisted Minds

Virtus.pro

Vitality

Construction Workers

Team Nemesis

HiVE

noslack

exhowl

Joga Bonito

Vis

The Myth of

Playoffs 1 Day 2 (Saturday April 18): Top 5 Teams advance to Finals

BORZ

PGG

Starry SKY

Baldinini

YOOO

Ghetto Gang

NoTag Team

Storm on Request

Bottom 8 Teams from Day 1

Playoffs 1 Day 3 (Sunday April 19): Top 3 Teams advance to Finals

Redline

Vuptrox

GoNext Esports

PBRU

Everlong

Bottom 11 Teams from Day 2

As the structure for Playoffs 2 (May 1 - 3) is the same, teams will start from the same days as shown above for Playoffs 1!

Drops!

The PEC Grand Finals weekends (but not Playoffs weekends) will feature Twitch & Kick drops on all official broadcasts and select watch party streamers. Tune in each day of the Grand Finals to earn progress towards different items each day!

Tip - these drops will also be active during the PUBG Americas Series streams (which take place on the same days as our PEC streams, just a few hours later).

April 24
Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Yeet! (Spray)
Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Casper The Caster (Emblem)

April 25
Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Victory Dance 93
Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Festive Flurry Jeans

April 26
Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Victory Dance 74
Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Festive Flurry Shoes

April 24 - 26
Watch 420 minutes of the stream: Festive Flurry Sweater

May 8
Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Friendly Fire (Spray)
Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Networked Gloves

May 9
Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Victory Dance 142
Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Foulmouthed Mask

May 10
Watch 60 minutes of the stream: Lipovka Slacks
Watch 120 minutes of the stream: Dash Doberman Tee

May 8 - 10
Watch 420 minutes of the stream: Serpent's Garden Jacket

Where To Watch

Official English Language Broadcast: Twitch, YouTube, Kick

Official Turkish Language Broadcast: Twitch, YouTube, Kick

Official Russian Language Broadcast: Twitch, YouTube

Official watch party partners (drops enabled):

https://www.twitch.tv/pokamolodoy

https://www.twitch.tv/hibako

https://www.twitch.tv/heawin

https://www.twitch.tv/droogtv

All matches start at 18:00 CEST!

Teams To Watch

NAVI & http://virtus.pro/

Hot off the heels of winning PGS 2 and PGS 3 respectively, these teams have proven themselves as titans of EMEA on the global stage. But will they be prepared for the chaos of regionals? Better tune in and find out 😎

Twisted Minds

As the reigning PEC Champions from 2025, Twisted Minds are no stranger to performing on the regional stage. But this year’s PEC is like none other before; will they adapt to the new format, TPP and more teams than ever before and hold on to their Championship title?

Acend, Bushido Wildcats & S8UL

All three of these teams will be making their 2026 debut at PEC! As invited teams, their status as some of the best in the region is unquestioned; but how will they fare against the teams who had to slog through the qualifying PEC Cups? Only time will tell! It’s also the first time S8UL will be competing in PUBG: Battlegrounds - after picking up the world-class roster of Molodoct, Bestoloch, ADOUZ1E and F1lfirst expectations will no doubt be high.

Construction Workers

The addition of Pixel1k to the ex-FaZe powerhouse roster has resulted in a dominant performance across most of the PEC Qualifying Cups. We’re excited to see if the team can keep the momentum into the Playoffs and Finals!

Catch all of the action LIVE from 18:00 CEST this weekend!

PUBG Americas Series 1 Playoffs 1: Day 2

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:22:35 +0000