By Sagar V. Mankar After a week of intense competition, SONIQS has claimed the World Champion title at the PUBG: Battlegrounds Esports World Cup 2024.
The American side defeated Petrichor Road, the formidable Chinese squad, by just a narrow four-point lead and won $700,000 prize money along with 1,000 Club Points for the club.
This year’s edition saw 24 elite teams from around the world gather in Riyadh, competing for a share of the $2 million prize pool—the largest in the history of PUBG esports.
The grand final, held on August 24-25, consisted of 12 rounds, with the winner determined by the total points accumulated.
SONIQS’ Path to Victory
Despite a rocky start, where SONIQS placed 20th in their opening game, the team quickly found their rhythm.
In the subsequent rounds, they consistently finished in the top 10, including a notable win in Round 6.
This momentum carried them through to the end of the tournament, culminating in a dominant performance across 12 games, and finished at the top with 113 points.
The Standout Teams: Petrichor Road and FaZe Clan
While SONIQS dominated, other teams put up a fierce fight. Petrichor Road trailed by just four points, while FaZe Clan finished only five points behind them.
TSM secured fourth place with a score just six points shy of FaZe, and KWANGDONG FREECS rounded out the top five, trailing TSM by 12 points.
The tight competition among the top teams made for an exhilarating grand final, with margins narrowing as teams battled for supremacy.
Grand Final Highlights
Here’s a breakdown of the grand final results:
- Round 1: Winner – SONIQS
- Round 2: Winner – Falcons
- Round 3: Winner – FaZe
- Round 4: Winner – TSM
- Round 5: Winner – Freecs
- Round 6: Winner – Daytrade
- Round 7-8: Winner – SONIQS
- Round 9: Winner – Petrichor Road
- Round 10: Winner – TSM
- Round 11: Winner – FaZe
- Round 12: Winner – Danawa e-sports
Final Standings
- Soniqs – 113 points
- Petrichor Road – 109 points
- FaZe Clan – 104 points
- TSM – 98 points
- Freecs – 86 points
- Danawa e-Sports – 78 points
- Daytrade Gaming – 77 points
- 17 Gaming – 65 points
- All Gamers Global – 53 points
- NAVI – 53 points
- Falcons – 50 points
- Tianba – 43 points
- The Expendables – 41 points
- BetBoom – 39 points
- CERBERUS Esports – 38 points
- Valee Thai Esports – 26 points
Prize Distribution
A $2 million prize pool was distributed as follows:
- 1st Place: SONIQS – $700,000 + 1,000 Club Points
- 2nd Place: PETRICHOR ROAD – $350,000 + 600 Club Points
- 3rd Place: FAZE CLAN – $210,000 + 350 Club Points
- 4th Place: TSM – $150,000 + 200 Club Points
- 5th Place: KWANGDONG FREECS – $100,000 + 110 Club Points
- 6th Place: DANAWA E-SPORTS – $77,000 + 70 Club Points
- 7th Place: DAYTRADE GAMING – $56,000 + 40 Club Points
- 8th Place: 17 GAMING – $41,000 + 20 Club Points
- 9th Place: NATUS VINCERE – $33,000
- 10th Place: AG GLOBAL – $31,000
- 11th Place: TEAM FALCONS – $29,000
- 12th Place: TIANBA – $27,000
- 13th Place: THE EXPENDABLES – $25,000
- 14th Place: BB TEAM – $23,000
- 15th Place: CERBERUS ESPORTS – $21,000
- 16th Place: VALEE THAI ESPORTS – $19,000
- 17th Place: FOUR ANGRY MEN – $17,000
- 18th Place: TWISTED MINDS – $16,000
- 19th Place: T1 – $15,000
- 20th Place: NH-ESPORTS – $14,000
- 21st Place: EARENA – $13,000
- 22nd Place: LUNA GALAXY – $12,000
- 23rd Place: VIRTUS.PRO – $11,000
- 24th Place: GAIMIN GLADIATORS – $10,000
Viewership Milestones
The PUBG: Battlegrounds Esports World Cup 2024 attracted an impressive 1.3 million viewers across nearly 27 hours of broadcast.
The peak viewership reached 105,712 during the grand final, making it one of the most-watched PUBG esports tournaments of 2024, trailing only behind PUBG Global Series 2024 phases 3 and 4.
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