PUBG PGS Circuit 3 Opens with 24 Teams in Shanghai
PUBG Global Series Circuit 3 begins in Shanghai on August 5, 2026 with the PGS 7 Group Stage. Twenty-four teams enter the opening stage across three groups.
News summary
The opening field contains 12 Global Partner Teams and 12 regional qualifiers divided into Groups A, B and C.
Nine group-stage matches use the Erangel, Miramar and Taego order, with every team playing six times.
The top 16 teams advance to the Winners Stage, while the bottom eight move directly into the Survival Stage.
Circuit 3 continues through August 23 with PGS 8 and PGS 9, and every second-half series awards twice the first-half PGS Points.
Event overview
PGS 7 begins Circuit 3’s progressive format: Group Stage results seed the August 6 Winners Stage and August 7 Survival Stage before 16 teams reach the August 8–9 Final Stage.
PGS 8 removes the Group Stage and seeds its Winners and Survival brackets from the PGS 7 standings, while cumulative Circuit 3 points determine direct PGS 9 Grand Finals places.
The Shanghai circuit distributes $100,000 at PGS 7, $100,000 at PGS 8 and $300,000 at PGS 9 as the annual race toward PGC 2026 enters its second half.
Key details
KRAFTON’s opening-day schedule places all 24 teams into a nine-match round before the first elimination stage.
| Detail | Circuit 3 value |
| Opening stage | PGS 7 Group Stage |
| Start time | August 5, 2026 at 05:00 UTC |
| Teams | 24 |
| Matches | 9 total; 6 per team |
| Maps | Erangel → Miramar → Taego |
| Circuit window | August 5–23, 2026 |
Trailer, screenshots, and media
KRAFTON’s schedule graphic maps PGS 7, PGS 8 and PGS 9 across August 5–23, while the participant sheet lists all 24 teams in Groups A, B and C.
Source timeline
KRAFTON published the complete Circuit 3 format on July 20, 2026, and scheduled the PGS 7 Group Stage to open in Shanghai on August 5 at 05:00 UTC.