Recently, OGN - The leading eSports broadcaster in South Korea has revealed a new tournament for PUBG, named Super League (OSL). The competition will focus on EU teams, including G2 Esports, FaZe Clan, Penta Sport... with a 68,450 USD (48.7 Lakhs) prize pool.
OSL will start from November 27 to December 2 and features its own rules, like money awards for teams who get the most points from each of the three game maps, Sanhok, Miramar, and Erangel.
Youngryul Choi, head producer of OSL EU said: “We are looking forward to the debut of OSL in Europe. The rules and format could be new to audiences. For example, the main concept of the ‘Dominator’ and the rules setup, in general, are easy for all types of audiences to not only understand but [it will] also entertain. Through more active interaction with audiences, we expect OSL EU to grow in the years to come and contribute to PUBG‘s further success in Europe".
PUBG's community is growing faster with more good-prize tournaments carrying through this year, thanks to the help from Bluehole. OGN will invest $100M or more to bring a North American PUBG league, named National PUBG League (NPL). Some esports arena and studio will be built in Manhattan Beach, California. Besides, the company will also produce gameshows and exhibitions for fans in the region.
If you don't know, OGN is the most famous esports producer in Korea, and also the very first gaming network in the world. Founded in 2000, OGN has established many successful esports tournaments around the hot games in the world, such as StarCraft: Brood War, StarCraft II, League of Legends, Overwatch and now Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. Over 500 global game competitions and events were held for nearly two decades, getting more than 2 billion views.
With many upcoming tournaments will be held at the end of 2018 and the following year 2019, it will be a good chance for PUBG gamers who want to go pro and earn good money.
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