The GO Malta Esports Festival - PUBG Open

At last year's GO Malta Esports Festival, Malta witnessed the first inclusion of PUBG competition on its shores as the battle-royale was only beginning to gain friction. Since then, the local playerbase supporting the title has grown exponentially as we've held further competition both locally and internationally. Needless to say, we'll be continuing support of the title in the upcoming MESF, with more stakes on the line than ever before. 

The battle royale is one of the main components of the year's genre craze, as seen in other titles such as Fortnite and now, the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout. These titles are different from each other, but all of which seem to be attracting the same player base. It consists of the basic BR elements, in which a large number of players, often reaching up to 100, deploy onto a set map from a passing carrier plane and select the desired spot to land on. Upon landing, the intense scavenging begins as players hunt for resources and weaponry to better their chances of survival in the constantly shrinking map. As the map closes in, forcing gunfights to ensue, player count decreases - this occurs until a final battle occurs to determine the ultimate victor, an exhilarating experience to say the least. This accomplishment may be achieved publically in the form of single, duo or squad teams. Since its initial craze, the title has been growing ever since.  

To try to maintain the public's attention, the title has been subject to many updates; bringing in new maps, gamemodes, mechanics and reasons to play, while also providing access to mobile users and console from its PC origins.  Powered by BlueHole, the PUBG esports scene is growing steadily on the international horizon, although there remains room for improvement. Hence, we're constantly improving local PUBG competition, both locally and internationally. 

First of all, the prize pool present is set to expand from its current standing. Sitting at a guaranteed €1500 at the moment, Gamers.com.mt is prepared to increase the prize pool should more than 10 squads be involved in the competition; more precise rules will be released at a later date on the tournament website. The venue for the specific tournament will be the BYOC Area, with a dedicated area for PUBG players, solely for the PUBG tournament and for PUBG players to reside and observe.

For more information on how the tournament will work please the website.