The road to the BGMI International Cup (BMIC) 2026 continues in Japan, where 16 teams are competing in the PUBG Mobile Japan League (PMJL) Season 6 Phase 2. The tournament is especially important because the top five teams will qualify for BMIC 2026.
PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 is being played from September 4 to October 11, 2026. Along with five BMIC spots, the tournament also offers a direct route to the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2026, as the champion will qualify for the PMGC Group Stage.
Five Japan Teams Will Qualify for BMIC 2026
Japan has been allocated five spots at BMIC 2026. The final standings of PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 will decide all five representatives.
The qualification is simple:
| PMJL Finish | Qualification |
|---|---|
| 1st | PMGC 2026 Group Stage + BMIC 2026 |
| 2nd | BMIC 2026 |
| 3rd | BMIC 2026 |
| 4th | BMIC 2026 |
| 5th | BMIC 2026 |
This means finishing inside the top five will be the main target for teams looking to represent Japan at BMIC.
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PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 Format
PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 features 16 teams. Eight teams came from Phase 1, while the remaining eight qualified through PMOT 2026 Phase 2.
The competition runs for three weeks. Each week is divided into two rounds: the Ladder Round and Main Round.
The Ladder Round is played every Friday and features three matches. Teams receive Ladder Points based on their final ranking.
The Main Round is then played across Saturday and Sunday. Teams compete in 12 matches, with six matches played each day.
The final tournament ranking is decided by combining the Ladder Points with the points collected across all Main Round matches.
PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 Teams
The 16 teams competing for the five BMIC spots are:
- DOPENESS
- HAO
- REJECT
- REIGNITE
- KINOTROPE
- MAKING THE ROAD
- MAPLE ARMY
- Versus
- NV-eSports
- Diable Weapons
- Valor
- ATRAS
- Involute
- moimoi
- FL
- AEONIAN
With only five BMIC slots available, 11 of these teams will eventually miss out on qualification.
PMJL 2026 Points System
The Main Round uses the standard placement and elimination points system. A WWCD gives a team 10 placement points, while second place receives six points and third gets five.
Fourth place receives four points, fifth gets three and sixth receives two. Teams finishing seventh or eighth get one point, while teams from ninth to 16th receive no placement points.
Every elimination is worth one additional point.
The Ladder Round uses a different system. The first-placed team receives 10 Ladder Points, followed by eight for second, six for third, five for fourth, four for fifth, three for sixth, two for seventh and one for eighth.
PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 Prize Pool
PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 has a total prize pool of ¥5,000,000 JPY, approximately $31,670 based on the supplied tournament conversion.
The champion will receive ¥3,000,000. Second place will take ¥1,000,000, while third gets ¥500,000. Fourth and fifth place will receive ¥200,000 each.
An additional ¥100,000 award is reserved for the player with the most kills.
India, Korea and Japan Meet at BMIC 2026
Japan’s five qualified teams will eventually meet teams from India and South Korea at BMIC 2026.
India will send six teams, with the top six from BMSD 2026 earning qualification. Japan will send five teams through PMJL Season 6 Phase 2, while the remaining five places in the 16-team tournament are allocated to South Korea.
On the Korean side, Dplus and NS RedForce have already qualified, while the ongoing PUBG Mobile Pro Series Korea will play an important role in completing the Korean representation.
That gives BMIC 2026 its full regional structure: six teams from India, five from Japan and five from South Korea.
The battle for Japan’s five BMIC 2026 slots will conclude on October 11, when PMJL Season 6 Phase 2 ends.
For the 16 Japanese teams, there is plenty at stake. Finishing inside the top five means a ticket to BMIC 2026, while winning the entire tournament also gives the champion a direct place in the PMGC 2026 Group Stage.
Once PMJL concludes, Indian fans will know which five Japanese teams could face India’s BMSD representatives at BMIC 2026.
