PUBG Mobile Campus Championship 2018: Team “The Terrifying Nightmares” Wins First Place

The PUBG Mobile Campus Championship has finally come to an end. On October 21, after the qualifying rounds that lasted 12 days, the 20 remaining teams battled it out for the final prize in Belaguru, India.

PUBG Mobile Campus Championship 2018 is an eSports event exclusively for college students in India. It was hosted by PUBG developer Tencent Games and sponsored by Oppo India. It is reportedly the biggest PUBG Mobile eSport tournament in India up to date, with a total prize pool of Rs 5,000,000 (close to $68,000). The event attracted 25,000 registrations over the span of a month. The contestants came from over 1000 colleges across 30 cities.

In the end, it was team The Terrifying Nightmares from Mumbai that came out on top. They won the trophy as well as the prize of Rs 1,500,000 ($20,350). Moreover, every member that belongs to the top 15 teams got an Oppo F9 Pro smartphone. There were also awards for players with impressive individual performances. Eleen Raj, a member of ‘Team NSD’, was awarded the MVP of the tournament for winning the most MVP in the final day. The Medic Award went to Hardeep Singh of team ‘R4W Official’ for the highest number of revives. The Lone Ranger award, meanwhile, belonged to Jatin Gupta of team ‘6ix9ine’ for scoring the most kills in one game.

Furthermore, Tencent Games and Oppo India also joined hands to establish a PUBG Mobile themed store, the first of its kind, in Church Street, Belaguru.

PUBG Corp CEO Chang Han Kim says that PUBG Mobile has generated colossal response in India. He describes the popularity of the game here as “overwhelming”. PUBG Mobile is no longer just a mobile game that people play to kill time, it has become Indian’s’ choice game. It comes as no surprise that the eSport scene of the game would thrive here. Chang says the country is a market with lots of potential. With this event so well received, he is excited to create more experiences for Indian PUBG Mobile fans.