PUBG ESPORTS MODE & SUNDAY CUPS EXPLAINED!

Fabian Logemann
FACEIT
Published in
4 min readNov 15, 2018

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Last weekend was the launch of our new weekly tournament series, the $2000 Sunday Cups. You guys love the idea of competing for real money in a competitive setting, but there were also a few questions about the format and process of the cups.

We’d like to answer your questions in this blog. For a full run-down of all steps, please head over to our FAQ & How-To Guide.

You asked for it, and here it is: Starting today, Esports Mode is live in our Leagues & Ladders and tournaments! This mode makes two changes to the game configuration, namely it removes three seat bikes and adds dedicated spawn points that always provide a car: The flame-covered Dacia! See the map with these dedicated car spawn points below.

Do you like this new change? Join us on our dedicated PUBG Discord and discuss it with our community!

Join the second edition of the Sunday Cup, on November 18th, via the links below:

HOW DO SUNDAY CUPS WORK?

The Sunday Cups are played in a round-based bracket. Each round consists of multiple matches which in turn contain up to 16 teams.

In order to advance from one round to the next, teams play three (3) consecutive games, earning points for placements and kills. After three games, the top teams are determined based on their overall score.

HOW DO I EARN POINTS?

Teams earn points for placing highly per game, with an additional 16 points per kill. Find the full breakdown of placement points in the Sunday Cup FAQ.

HOW DO I PLAY?

Follow these steps in order to join our weekly Sunday Cups and compete for your share of $2000!

STEP 1) SIGNING UP

On the Sunday Cup page for your region, hit the ”JOIN TOURNAMENT” button to join with your existing team on FACEIT. Don’t have one yet? Click this link to create a team.

STEP 2) CHECKING IN

Check-ins open one (1) hour before the scheduled start of Round 1. The initial check-in period lasts 30 minutes, after which teams that have not checked in lose their spot. Be sure to have your team captain around to confirm your participation!

Click the “CHECK-IN” button and you will be met with the following confirmation.

STEP 3) PLAYING YOUR MATCH

After successfully checking in, please await for the tournament to go live. Once your matches are available, hit the “GO TO MATCHROOM” button.

In the matchroom, copy the “PRIVATE LOBBY” name and password and use it to join a CUSTOM MATCH in PUBG.

You have 10 minutes to join the lobby. Teams that do not join in time will not be able to participate in that specific match.

STEP 4) AFTER YOUR MATCH

When your game is over, the FACEIT platform will automatically fetch results and populate the leaderboard with your Kills, Placement and Overall Points.

Once the results are in, you will be notified as soon as your next game of the round is available. In between games, you have a break of 10 minutes.

This process repeats itself for the following round(s). If you still have any questions, please head over to our FAQ & How-To Guide for a more detailed breakdown of the Sunday Cup.

Good luck this Sunday!

The FACEIT Team

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