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Indian Team Orangutan Eliminated From PMGC 2025

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Indian Team Orangutan Eliminated From PMGC 2025

Group Green’s matches in the Group Stage of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2025 have ended, and the Indian team Orangutan has been eliminated from the tournament. The team finished in 14th place in Group Green and missed the Last Chance qualification (Top 11) by 7 points. The top three teams from this group, Alpha Gaming, Dplus KIA, and GOAT Team, have qualified for the PMGC 2025 Grand Finals and will join the seven teams that already secured their spots through the Gauntlet stage. Teams placed from 4th to 11th in the Green Group standings will move to the Last Chance stage, while the bottom five teams, including Orangutan, have been eliminated from the competition.

Indian Team Orangutan Eliminated From PMGC 2025

The champions of BMSD 2025, Orangutan, entered the PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2025 with high hopes. Led by Aaru and featuring players like Attanki, AkOP, and Wizzgod, the team could not perform as expected. In the Gauntlet Stage, they finished 11th, where only the top seven teams qualified for the Finals.

They then moved to the Green Group in the Group Stage, played from 28 to 30 November, but continued to struggle and ended in 14th place. Only the top three teams qualified for the Grand Finals, while teams from 4th to 11th moved to the Last Chance stage. The bottom five were eliminated, which included Orangutan. With this result, India’s first hope is out of the tournament. The country’s remaining hope, True Rippers, will now compete in Group Red from 2 to 4 December.

PMGC 2025 Group Green Overall Standings

  • 1st Place – Alpha Gaming – 174 Points
  • 2nd Place – Dplus KIA – 149 Points
  • 3rd Place – GOAT Team – 133 Points
  • 4th Place – Wolves Esports – 115 Points
  • 5th Place – Inner Circle Esports – 114 Points
  • 6th Place – Gen.G Esports – 108 Points
  • 7th Place – Loops Esports – 106 Points
  • 8th Place – Alter Ego Ares – 105 Points
  • 9th Place – Team Falcons – 104 Points
  • 10th Place – Papara SuperMassive – 104 Points
  • 11th Place – 9z Esports – 98 Points
  • 12th Place – Tianba – 98 Points
  • 13th Place – GS Team – 98 Points
  • 14th Place – IQOO Orangutan – 91 Points
  • 15th Place – REJECT – 78 Points
  • 16th Place – Team Secret – 32 Points

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PMGC 2025 Group Stage Day 3 Recap

Match 1

The first match of the day was played on Rondo. Orangutan landed in Dang Ching and rotated early toward the center. The team focused on fights and eliminated Wolves with a clean third party. Later, Orangutan won a proper 4v4 fight against REJECT for the first time in PMGC 2025. Aaru also pulled off a strong 1v2 clutch against GS. The zone did not favor them in the end, and the team finished in third place with a total of fourteen points. 9z Esports won the match with nineteen points.

Match 2

The second match was played on Erangel. Orangutan dropped in Rozhok and the zone shifted toward Military Island. The team rotated late from the Novo bridge and crossed safely. After entering the island, they fought Tianba, but the Chinese team eliminated all OG players. Orangutan could take only one point from this match. Team Falcons won the game with nineteen points.

Match 3

The third match was also on Erangel and Orangutan again dropped in Rozhok. The zone once again went to Military Island. Before crossing the bridge, Attanki was knocked and eliminated in a fight against Loops. After crossing, the team was caught by Falcons who finished Wizzgod and Aaru. AKOP survived alone and pushed the team to sixth place, but OG earned only three points. Dplus KIA won the match with eighteen points.

Match 4

The fourth match was played on Erangel. Orangutan landed in Rozhok and this time the zone shifted toward Lipovka and Mylta Power. While rotating near Mansion, they fought 9z and Attanki secured an early finish. The team again took aggressive fights and AKOP added another finish on Wolves. Later, Orangutan eliminated Team Falcons after a strong performance from Attanki. In the final circles, OG fell between the fight of Tianba and Gen G and were eliminated. The team still took a good total of thirteen points with ten finishes. GOAT won the match with twenty points.

Match 5

The fifth match was played on Miramar. Orangutan took a split drop at La Bendita and the zone shifted toward El Pozo. During rotation, Wizzgod was eliminated by Team Secret which forced the team to continue with three players. While entering the circle, Aaru was finished by DOK from Alpha Gaming and Attanki was knocked by Divine from REJECT. AKOP survived alone but could not stay long and was also eliminated. Orangutan took only two points from this match. Alpha Gaming won the game with twenty two points.

Match 6

The final match of the Green Group was played on Miramar. Orangutan again dropped at La Bendita and the zone moved toward Crater Fields. The team rotated late and pushed into a Dplus compound where Alpha Gaming also arrived to third party. In this intense triple fight, Wizzgod played brilliantly and eliminated players from both Dplus and Alpha Gaming which gave OG six early eliminations. After this strong start, the team moved toward the center but Wizzgod was eliminated by GS. AKOP and Aaru tried to move forward but GS chased them and finished both players which resulted in Orangutan getting eliminated from PMGC 2025. The team earned twelve points from this match. Tianba won the last match with twenty two points.

Live PMGC 2025 Points Table Group Green Day 3: Check PMGC Standings

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Live PMGC 2025 Points Table Group Green Day 3: Check PMGC Standings

PMGC 2025 Group Stage Day 3 is here, featuring Group Green. A total of six matches will be played today, 30 November, from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM IST across Rondo, Erangel, and Miramar. After all 6 matches, the top 3 teams from the overall standings will qualify for the PMGC 2025 Grand Finals. The full PMGC 2025 Points Table has been updated, and fans can check the fastest and most accurate standings on our TalkEsports app, as well as on our Instagram page “TalkEsports”. We have also added the updated points table below in this article for quick access, so fans can easily track their favourite teams in real time. Check out the PMGC 2025 Green Group overall standings below.

Live PMGC 2025 Points Table: Group Stage Green Group Day 3

Download the TalkEsports app from the Google Play Store to get the real-time PMGC 2025 points table and live standings updates:

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Follow “Officialtalkesport” on Instagram for match-by-match overall standings updated instantly in our stories:

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Refresh the page after each game

  • 1st Place – Alpha Gaming – 174 Points
  • 2nd Place – Dplus KIA – 149 Points
  • 3rd Place – GOAT Team – 133 Points
  • 4th Place – Wolves Esports – 115 Points
  • 5th Place – Inner Circle Esports – 114 Points
  • 6th Place – Gen.G Esports – 108 Points
  • 7th Place – Loops Esports – 106 Points
  • 8th Place – Alter Ego Ares – 105 Points
  • 9th Place – Team Falcons – 104 Points
  • 10th Place – Papara SuperMassive – 104 Points
  • 11th Place – 9z Esports – 98 Points
  • 12th Place – Tianba – 98 Points
  • 13th Place – GS Team – 98 Points
  • 14th Place – IQOO Orangutan – 91 Points
  • 15th Place – REJECT – 78 Points
  • 16th Place – Team Secret – 32 Points

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PMGC 2025 Group Stage Day 2 Schedule and Teams

Day 3

MatchMapGroupTime
Match 13RondoGreen4:30 PM
Match 14ErangelGreen5:10 PM
Match 15ErangelGreen6:00 PM
Match 16ErangelGreen6:50 PM
Match 17MiramarGreen7:30 PM
Match 18MiramarGreen8:20 PM

Group Green

TeamCountry
OrangutanIndia
Inner Circle EsportsPakistan
Team SecretVietnam
GOAT TeamAsia
Team FalconsEurope
Papara SuperMassiveTurkey
GS TeamIraq
Loops EsportsBrazil
9z TeamMexico
TianbaChina
Dplus KIASouth Korea
Alpha GamingMangolia
Alter Ego AresIndonesia
Wolves EsportsNorth America
REJECTJapan

Format

The PMGC 2025 Group Stage will take place from 28 November to 4 December. A total of 32 teams are divided into two groups of 16 teams each. These teams include the remaining qualified squads from regional championships or PMGC points, as well as 9 teams from the Gauntlet Stage.

Each group will play 18 matches across 3 matchdays. The top 3 teams in each group will qualify for the Grand Finals, while teams ranked 4th-11th will advance to the Last Chance stage. The bottom 5 teams from each group will be eliminated. Group Green will play their matches from 28 to 30 November, while Group Red will compete from 2 to 4 December.

Where to Watch PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2025?

Fans can watch all the matches of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2025 live on the official PUBG Mobile Esports YouTube channel, available in multiple languages, including English. Indian fans can also enjoy special watch parties.

StarLadder Budapest Major Stage 2 Round 1 Recap

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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StarLadder Budapest Major Stage 2 Round 1 Recap

Following the conclusion of a blockbuster Stage 1, the StarLadder Budapest Major Stage 2 is underway. Eight teams that directly booked their spot in Stage 2 will be facing the eight that made it here through Stage 1. 8 out of the 16 will be making it to Stage 3, and given how Stage 1 went, we can hardly predict who will go through.

Round 1 At A Glance

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Astralis10 – 13Ninjas in Pyjamas
3DMAX6 – 13fnatic
PARIVISION5 – 13TYLOO
Passion UA10 – 13FaZe
Aurora13 – 6M80
Natus Vincere13 – 2FlyQuest
Liquid7 – 13B8
MIBR5 – 13Imperial

Favourites Come out on Top

Imperial eased past MIBR in the Brazilian derby to open up the day. Imperial, clearly the favourites considering recent performances, hardly had a tough time, as MIBR managed only five rounds. FlyQuest’s momentum from Stage 1 came to a stomping halt as NAVI bullied them into a 13-2 loss. NAVI made them feel helpless and out of their league, securing a confidence-boosting win to start their Major journey. Aurora bulldozed M80 with a 13-6 scoreline, and a shaky FaZe Clan from Stage 1 put up a better show, beating Passion UA 13-10, only this time the performance looked better than before.

Underdogs drop a shocker

B8, coming into the game as underdogs against Liquid, pulled off a miracle win with a 13-7 dominant scoreline and sent the NA side to the 0-1 pool to start their Major campaign. Tyloo, having qualified by the skin of their teeth, pulled off yet another shocker over CIS side PARIVISION with a 13-5 scoreline. Fnatic, another team that went to the last Stage 1 qualifier, took down French dark horse 3DMAX, which had been taking down titans all year. Astralis dropped the ball against a young Ninjas in Pyjamas side in the final upset of the day. HooXi‘s leadership and dev1ce’s AWPing could not save the Danes from a shocking defeat against the Ninjas.

Day 1 of Stage 2 has delivered in spades, especially for the neutral fans. Given how most matches went as expected, Pick’Ems were unharmed, unlike in Stage 1. The tone for Stage 2 is already set, and the big names are having a smooth time. Days 2 and 3 will be key for the true underdogs to grind out a spot in Stage 3.

Revenant XSpark Qualify for the Playoffs of Brawl Stars World Finals 2025

Satyam Kumar
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Revenant XSpark Qualify for the Playoffs of Brawl Stars World Finals 2025

Revenant XSpark (RNTX), the only Indian team at the Brawl Stars World Finals 2025, has qualified for the playoffs after a strong performance in the Group Stage held on 28 and 29 November in Sweden. The team lost their opening match, but they bounced back with solid wins in both the Elimination and Decider matches. With this comeback, they finished in the top 2 of Group A and secured their spot in the playoffs.

Revenant XSpark Qualify for the Playoffs of Brawl Stars World Finals 2025

Revenant XSpark (RNTX), featuring players Kenji Oda (Ken-G), Ashmit Raj Singh (Sergent Clash), Na Seong-yeon (Terry), and Takuya Kitano (Menmi), have officially entered the playoffs of the Brawl Stars World Finals 2025.

Revenant XSpark played their Group Stage matches on November 28 and 29 in Group A, which followed a four-team double-elimination format. They started their journey against SK Gaming in the opening match but lost 3-0, which pushed them into the elimination bracket. With their tournament life at risk, RNTX bounced back strongly in the elimination match by defeating Spacestation Gaming 3-1.

This win gave them one last chance to qualify for the Playoffs as they moved into the decider match against NOVO Esports. The decider was a close and intense series, but Revenant XSpark kept their composure and secured a 3-2 victory.

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With this clutch performance, RNTX finished Group A in second place with a 2-1 match record and a 6-6 game score, which was enough to qualify them for the Playoffs. SK Gaming topped the group, while NOVO and SSG were eliminated. Revenant XSpark now move ahead to the Playoffs on November 30, 2025, which will feature a single-elimination bracket where every match will be played in the Bo5×Bo3 format.

Revenant XSpark’s impressive comeback in the Group Stage shows their strong mindset and teamwork. As the only Indian team at the Brawl Stars World Finals 2025, their qualification for the playoffs is a big achievement. With tough challenges ahead, RNTX will aim to continue this momentum and make India proud.

Can You Refund Skins in Marvel Rivals

Sonu Banerjee
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Can You Refund Skins in Marvel Rivals

With NetEase constantly adding new cosmetics to Marvel Rivals, players have more options than ever when choosing which skin to buy for their favorite character. At the same time, accidental purchases are becoming increasingly common, with many players mistakenly buying skins for heroes they don’t even play or getting an entire bundle instead of just one skin that they like.

In cases like these, it can be helpful to know if you can get refunds for skins in Marvel Rivals that you accidentally end up buying or just don’t wish to use.

Marvel Rivals Skin Refunds Explained

If you’ve ended up with a Marvel Rivals skin you don’t want and are hoping to get your Units back, you’re probably wondering whether these cosmetics can be refunded.

Unfortunately, Marvel Rivals does not provide refunds for skins that you’ve already purchased with Units. As a result, it’s impossible to get your Units back after you’ve already bought a cosmetic from the game store.

Additionally, players are not even able to test out skins in the practice range before getting them, which is why it’s always recommended to check out videos of a cosmetic that you’re intending to purchase before actually spending your Units.

If you ever find yourself in this unfortunate situation, your best bet would be to contact Marvel Rivals support and explain the issue. While refunds aren’t guaranteed, they’re the only ones who may be able to help in scenarios like these.

Note that some Marvel Rivals players report receiving refunds after accidental purchases, but this is extremely rare and not guaranteed.

Ultimately, Marvel Rivals doesn’t have an official cosmetic refund process, and support can only help in rare cases. Until the devs introduce a proper refund feature to the hero shooter, players are advised to review their purchases closely before committing their Units (or any other currency) to a particular skin.

Valorant Mystbloom 2.0 Bundle Revealed: Skins, Price & Release Date

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Valorant Mystbloom 2.0 Bundle Revealed: Skins, Price & Release Date

Riot Games has confirmed that the fan-favorite Mystbloom bundle is returning to Valorant with a brand-new set of skins.

The announcement was made via a post on the official Valorant X handle on November 28th. Prior to the confirmation from the devs, leaks had already started circulating within the community, hinting at the bundle’s return.

In this article, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about the new Mystbloom 2.0 bundle, including its skins, expected price, release date, and more.

Valorant Mystbloom 2.0 Bundle: All Skins

As per the reveal trailer, the Valorant Mystbloom 2.0 bundle will include cosmetics for the following weapons:

  • Vandal
  • Outlaw
  • Ghost
  • Melee (Fan)

The bundle will share similar visuals to the original Mystbloom bundle, but details of the variants and other Radianite upgrades for the collection have not been revealed at the time of writing.

Valorant Mystbloom 2.0 Bundle: Price

Based on the pricing of the original bundle, the Mystbloom bundle is expected to be priced somewhere around 8,700 VP.

Fans can expect to grab the individual skins from the bundle at roughly 2,175 VP each, while the melee fan may cost around 4,350 VP.

Note that these prices are just speculations and haven’t been confirmed by Riot, so take this with a grain of salt. 

Valorant Mystbloom 2.0 Bundle: Release Date

While the devs have yet to officially announce the release date of the Mystbloom 2.0 bundle, it is expected to be available in the Valorant store starting December 4, 2025, once the patch 11.11 update goes live. 

That’s everything you need to know about the Mystbloom 2.0 skin bundle in Valorant.

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How to Connect Marvel Rivals Accounts

Aritra Patra
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How to Connect Marvel Rivals Accounts

Marvel Rivals features a full-featured cross-progression system that allows players to link their accounts across every platform and share progress seamlessly. No matter if you’re playing on PlayStation, Xbox, PC-Steam, PC-Epic Games, or using the Loading Bay launcher, this walkthrough covers every step of the account linking process in detail.

Cross-progression for Marvel Rivals works across the Epic Games Store, Steam, Loading Bay, PlayStation, and Xbox. Once you link them together, you can log in through any one of these platforms and get access to your same character, including all your competitive rank, collections, and paid content.

How to Connect Marvel Rivals Accounts In-Game

The main way to link your Marvel Rivals accounts is through the in-game settings menu:

  • Open Marvel Rivals and from the main screen go to the Settings menu.
  • Select the Other tab under settings​.
  • Scroll down to locate Account Linking – also known as “Account Binding” or “Account.”​
  • Select the platform you wish to connect to, other than your current login platform.
  • A QR code will appear for console players, which you can scan to sign in with your platform credentials​
  • Complete account verification, then wait for the binding to complete ​

How to Connect Marvel Rivals Accounts In-Game Through the Official Website

You can also link accounts via the Marvel Rivals website, which is especially helpful to connect external services like Twitch:

  • Visit the Marvel Rivals website at marvelrivals.com​​
  • Click the Login button in the top right corner​​.
  • Choose your gaming platform: Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Epic Games, or NetEase​​
  • Enter your platform credentials to authenticate​.
  • Once logged in, click your profile icon and select My Account.
  • Then go to Connections to manage linked platforms.​

When you link two accounts together that both have characters, Marvel Rivals will have you designate a primary character. This is important, as this character becomes available across all linked accounts, retaining all progress, cosmetics, Units Currency, Lattice Currency, and Battle Pass progress. Characters that aren’t picked as a primary are stored but remain unavailable until you switch.

There are also various cooldowns and limitations to consider. Switching to your main character incurs a one-hour cooldown period. If an account is unlinked, there is a 180-day cooldown until that platform is able to be linked with other accounts security feature in place to prevent account trading. You can also only bind one PSN account at any given time due to PlayStation’s virtual asset transfer policy, though you are able to relink to your original PSN account after unlinking it.

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How to Turn On Ping in Fortnite

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How to Turn On Ping in Fortnite

If you’ve ever sworn you built that wall before the shotgun blast hit you, you know the pain of high latency in Fortnite. Flying blind without your network stats in a game where milliseconds make the difference between wins and losses is a rookie mistake.

Turning on your ping display, officially called “Net Debug Stats,” is the first step to diagnosing whether your internet is failing you or if you need to hit the aim trainer. This is how you can enable the overlay in Fortnite on PC, console, and mobile.

How to Show Ping in Fortnite

The setting is buried in the UI menus, not in the video settings that most players check. Follow these steps exactly to get the data overlay live:

  • Press Esc in-game to open the sidebar menu from either the Lobby or mid-match, or press Start/Options on console.
  • Click the gear icon to access the main settings menu.
  • Press the Tab key to go over three icons from the left. The icon to look for is a rectangle with UI elements inside.
  • Scroll down past the reticle settings until you locate the HUD Options header.
  • Look for Net Debug Stats and toggle it to ON.
  • Make sure to press Apply Triangle /Y/ A depending on your controller before you exit.

Once enabled, you will see a small text overlay near your minimap, usually top left or top right-displaying two critical metrics:

  • Ping (ms): The round-trip time of data traveling from your machine to the servers of Epic.
    • 0-20ms: God tier. You are probably living inside the server room.
    • 20-50ms: Standard competitive range. perfectly playable.
    • 100ms+: You’re in the danger zone. Expect delayed builds and “ghost” shots.
  • Packet Loss (Down/Up): Represented in white or red lines. If this isn’t 0%, your connection is “dropping” information entirely. This causes what we refer to as “rubber-banding” (teleporting players) and is way worse than high ping.

While you’re in the settings, go to the Video tab-its icon is first-and switch Show FPS to ON. Pairing your frame rate with your ping gives you the full picture of your system’s health. High ping means it’s your internet; low FPS means it’s your hardware.

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Live PMGC 2025 Points Table Group Green Day 2: Check PMGC Standings

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Live PMGC 2025 Points Table Group Green Day 2: Check PMGC Standings

PMGC 2025 Group Stage Day 2 is here, featuring Group Green with teams like Orangutan, Alpha Gaming, Tianba, and Team Falcons. A total of six matches will be played today, 29 November, from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM IST across Rondo, Erangel, and Miramar. The full PMGC 2025 Points Table has been updated, and fans can check the fastest and most accurate standings on our TalkEsports app, as well as on our Instagram page “TalkEsports”. We have also added the updated points table below in this article for quick access, so fans can easily track their favourite teams in real time. Check out the PMGC 2025 Green Group overall standings below.

Live PMGC 2025 Points Table: Group Stage Green Group Day 2

Download the TalkEsports app from the Google Play Store to get the real-time PMGC 2025 points table and live standings updates:

DOWNLOAD APP BY CLICKING HERE

Follow “Officialtalkesport” on Instagram for match-by-match overall standings updated instantly in our stories:

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Refresh the page after each game

  • 1st Place – Alpha Gaming – 128 Points
  • 2nd Place – Alter Ego Ares – 100 Points
  • 3rd Place – GOAT Team – 95 Points
  • 4th Place – Dplus KIA – 95 Points
  • 5th Place – Inner Circle Esports – 86 Points
  • 6th Place – Gen.G Esports – 81 Points
  • 7th Place – Papara SuperMassive – 78 Points
  • 8th Place – Wolves – 76 Points
  • 9th Place – Team Falcons – 68 Points
  • 10th Place – 9z Esports – 67 Points
  • 11th Place – Loops Esports – 61 Points
  • 12th Place – GS Team – 58 Points
  • 13th Place – IQOO Orangutan – 46 Points
  • 14th Place – Tianba – 39 Points
  • 15th Place – REJECT – 38 Points
  • 16th Place – Team Secret – 18 Points

PMGC 2025 Group Stage Day 2 Schedule and Teams

Day 2

MatchMapGroupTime
Match 7RondoGreen4:30 PM
Match 8ErangelGreen5:10 PM
Match 9ErangelGreen6:00 PM
Match 10ErangelGreen6:50 PM
Match 11MiramarGreen7:30 PM
Match 12MiramarGreen8:20 PM

Group Green

TeamCountry
OrangutanIndia
Inner Circle EsportsPakistan
Team SecretVietnam
GOAT TeamAsia
Team FalconsEurope
Papara SuperMassiveTurkey
GS TeamIraq
Loops EsportsBrazil
9z TeamMexico
TianbaChina
Dplus KIASouth Korea
Alpha GamingMangolia
Alter Ego AresIndonesia
Wolves EsportsNorth America
REJECTJapan

Format

The PMGC 2025 Group Stage will take place from 28 November to 4 December. A total of 32 teams are divided into two groups of 16 teams each. These teams include the remaining qualified squads from regional championships or PMGC points, as well as 9 teams from the Gauntlet Stage.

Each group will play 18 matches across 3 matchdays. The top 3 teams in each group will qualify for the Grand Finals, while teams ranked 4th-11th will advance to the Last Chance stage. The bottom 5 teams from each group will be eliminated. Group Green will play their matches from 28 to 30 November, while Group Red will compete from 2 to 4 December.

Where to Watch PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2025?

Fans can watch all the matches of the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2025 live on the official PUBG Mobile Esports YouTube channel, available in multiple languages, including English. Indian fans can also enjoy special watch parties

Freaks 4U Gaming Files for Insolvency as NODWIN Gaming Pulls Funding

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Freaks 4U Gaming Files for Insolvency as NODWIN Gaming Pulls Funding

Berlin’s Freaks 4U Gaming has filed for insolvency after majority shareholder NODWIN Gaming pulled the plug on further funding, marking a dramatic collapse of what was supposed to be a transformative acquisition for India’s esports giant. The Charlottenburg District Court opened preliminary insolvency proceedings on November 21, appointing attorney Dr. Susanne Berner as administrator.​

NODWIN Gaming Pulls Funding as Freaks 4U Gaming Files for Insolvency

NODWIN, a subsidiary of listed Indian gaming firm Nazara Technologies, confirmed it has fully written off its investment in the German esports marketing agency, citing the lack of a realistic turnaround despite years of financial support. The impairment hit hard. Nazara recorded a provision of ₹384 crore (roughly $45 million) on the Freaks 4U investment in its Q2 FY26 results, contributing to the company’s first-ever quarterly loss at the standalone level.​

Back in June 2024, this looked like a winning play. NODWIN announced plans to increase its 13.51% stake in Freaks 4U to 100% through a share swap valued at €30.3 million. NODWIN sought the acquisition to gain a foothold in European markets and access Freaks 4U’s extensive production capabilities, including operations for Riot Games’ Prime League in the DACH region.

But the full deal never materialized. According to German business registry records, NODWIN held only 61.73% of Freaks 4U when insolvency proceedings began. Freaks 4U never met performance and integration milestones tied to later tranches as financial conditions deteriorated

Freaks 4U had already been struggling before NODWIN’s involvement. The company underwent major layoffs throughout 2024, discontinued legacy formats like Summoner’s Inn, and CEO Michael Haenisch publicly warned of an “esports winter” hitting European markets.​

Also read: PlayStation India and NODWIN Gaming Reveal the Top 8 Finalists for the PlayStation India Cup

NODWIN will monitor the insolvency proceedings but made clear this marks the end of its European expansion experiment. The company is refocusing on emerging markets. India, MENA, and Southeast Asia, where it already has scale and owned IP. For Freaks 4U, the appointed administrator will now search for potential investors to salvage parts of the business.

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