TierS
2026 PGS 9
Survival Stage
August 20, 2026 · 00:00 Kyiv timeGLOBALSquad — Esports FPP$300,000
2026 PGS 9 — Survival Stage — Leaderboard & Results
About 2026 PGS 9 — Survival Stage
2026 PGS 9 — Survival Stage is a PUBG: Battlegrounds PC tournament. It is a Tier S event in the GLOBAL region. The event was played on August 20, 2026. The prize pool was $300,000.
Format and structure
The bracket ran 5 matches, with 16 teams competing. The bracket ran as a single stage — Survival Stage. Points were awarded under the SUPER 22 scoring system.
How it ended
Gen.G won the event and took $102,000. T1 finished second and Team Falcons third. Prize money reached 16 teams, $300,000 in total. The title went to Gen.G with GEN_BeaN, GEN_Salute, GEN_diyy, GEN_seoul on the roster. GTE_TanVuu of The Expendables was named MVP.
Prize money split
- 1Gen.G$102,000
- 2T1$52,000
- 3Team Falcons$31,000
- 4Geekay Esports$23,000
- 5Alpha Gaming$16,000
- 6Made in Thailand$11,000
- 7Virtus.pro$8,000
- 8The Expendables$8,000
- 9Anyone's Legend$6,000
- 1017 Gaming$7,000
- 11eArena$7,000
- 12Team Liquid$5,000
- 13Freecs$4,000
- 14Petrichor Road$4,000
- 15Four Angry Men$3,000
- 16Twisted Minds$3,000
Standout moments
- Teams racked up 290 kills in total, 58 per match on average.
- Twisted Minds fragged the hardest with 33 kills.
- The bloodiest game was Rondo: 61 kills in a single match.
- Twisted Minds took the most chicken dinners — 1 win.
Tournament heroes
- 1. TWIS_BatulinS 13 kills
- 2. APG_Taikonn 11 kills
- 3. TWIS_Perfect1ks 11 kills
- 4. AL_Himass 9 kills
- 5. SP_Earthzapalui 8 kills
Maps
- 1Erangel — T12D replay
- 2Miramar — The Expendables2D replay
- 3Taego — Alpha Gaming2D replay
- 4Rondo — Twisted Minds2D replay
- 5Erangel — Gen.G2D replay