PMGC 2025 Grand Finals: Teams, Schedule and Smash Rule Format

The PUBG Mobile Global Championship, PMGC 2025, has finally reached its final stage. After weeks of action across three stages: Gauntlet, Groups and Last Chance Qualifiers, the best of the world's best teams will now battle in the finals to be crowned the global champions for the year 2025. The tournament, which initially featured 40 teams, now has only 16 remaining, gunning to take the trophy to their country and region.

Siam Paragon at Bagkok in Thailand, will be hosting the PMGC 2025 grand finals. The finals will be played on three consecutive days. Each day of the grand finals will feature 6 matches, and at the end of the final day, the team with the most points will take the trophy home. With the introduction of the ‘Smash Rule’ this time, you can expect the finals to be more interesting and exciting than the previous editions. You can check the complete details of the PMGC 2025 grand finals below:

PMGC 2025 Grand Finals Teams

The following 16 teams shall compete in the biggest PUBG Mobile tournament of the year after surviving the fierce competition of the earlier stages:

DPlus Kia, the reigning champs, are gearing up to defend their title with their main attacker, Nolbu, at the helm. Their rivals, DRX, are ready to prove they’re the top dogs with their IGL QXZZZ on fire right now. With three Turkish teams, Ragnum Carya, Kara, and ULF, making it to the finals, the whole country is seriously hoping for their first global win. ThunderTalk Gaming is looking to revive the glory days of Chinese teams, while APG, stacked with three global MVPs, is all set to show everyone how it’s done at the highest level.

PMGC 2025 Grand Finals Schedule

The PMGC 2025 grand will be played over 3 days from December 12, 2025, to December 14, 2025. Each day, 6 matches will be played on 3 maps: Rondo, Erangel, and Miramar, in the same order. You can see the detailed dates and timings below:

PMGC 2025 Grand Finals Smash Rule Format

The PMGC 2025 grand finals will follow the usual format, where each team will play 18 matches in a row. At the end of all the matches, the one with the highest points shall win it all. However, this time the Smash rule will be applied on the final day. As per the PMGC 2025 grand finals smash rule, a team that has already achieved the threshold point, called match point, can win the trophy early by getting a chicken dinner in a subsequent match.

PMGC 2025 Grand Finals Prize Pool

The PMGC 2025 grand finals will have a prize pool of $1,600,000. You can find the detailed breakdown of the prize pool below:

This grand final is expected to be the best among the previous editions. With smash rules implemented on the final day, you can expect the tournament to end all of a sudden. Which team are you supporting in the grand finals? Tell us in the comments down below.