JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Player Unknown's Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG Mobile), an online multiplayer battle royale game developed by Tencent, announced today the largest university-based e-sports competition in Indonesia, PUBG Mobile Campus Championship (PMCC) 2018. Involving over 40 universities from over 15 cities in Indonesia, the qualifying session has started in December 2, 2018 until January 25, 2019. The qualifying sessions will be split into three stages; Campus qualifier, Regional Qualifier, and Grand Final. The earliest stage, or Campus Qualifier will worth the prize of IDR 2 million. Each campus qualifying session will pick 1 top squad, and total 40 squads together with 8 online qualified squads will play in league format on playoff. Around 16 Indonesian university's students will represent their alma mater's name to participate at the Grand Final Championship. Top players in Grand Final will get a chance to win over IDR 300 million.
"We designed this competition to be accessible to everyone, hence we visited every city in Indonesia, aiming to find new aspiring talents that will build awareness around the e-sports industry to a broader audience. Moreover, we create this stage as a stepping stone to set foot on the e-sports, as we believe this will potentially build new career for the young generations," said Gaga Li, Country Manager of PUBG Mobile Indonesia
E-sports and mobile gaming are rushing to cash in on explosive growth, and millennials will be a huge market for this potentia. A research by Newzoo stated that 80% of global app revenue will come from spending on games. The research added, mobile revenues account for more than 50% of the global games market, reaching $137,9 billion in 2018. Asia Pacific will be one of the largest contributors, estimated to generate US$ 71,4 billion, or 52% of total global game revenues.
"Like other career fields, e-sports which is part of the creative industry, also requires soft skills. This ability can be honed, favored, with easy penetration through various skills. Through PMCC, we also invite students to actively participate in making the events in their campus, becoming the caster, and designing championship trophies," added Gaga Li.
Being held for the first time in Indonesia, PMCC has previously caught the attention in India, attracted college students leagues from across cities in Indonesia to represent the nation at the most-anticipated international competition, PUBG Mobile Star Challenge (PMSC) 2018.
"In this series of championship, we're not only opening new opportunities to develop talent of young generation in e-sports, but we're also aiming to engage directly with Indonesia's young users and audiences. We believe that the best way to grow a loyal community online is to take and communicate with them offline, as this will give greater chance to discuss and gain deeper insights with more experienced people in gaming," said Gaga Li, - For more update about the upcoming PMCC qualifying sessions, please visit: www.pubgmobile.com/ID/PMCC
About PUBG Mobile:
PUBG MOBILE is based on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the original battle royale PC and Xbox One phenomenon that took the world of interactive entertainment by storm in 2017. Up to 100 players parachute onto a remote 8x8 km island to do battle in a winner-takes-all showdown. Players must locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and supplies, and defeat every player in a visually and tactically rich battleground that forces players into a shrinking play zone.
For more information, please visit the official PUBG MOBILE accounts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
