PGS 3: Virtus.pro Caps Off the First Circuit

From PGS 1 to PGS 3, the three-week journey of the first PGS circuit, where 24 teams battled fiercely, has come to an end.

In the PGS 3 Grand Final, which brought the circuit to a dramatic close, Virtus.pro  claimed the championship with a dominant performance of 89 kills and 136 total points.

This circuit delivered an unpredictable storyline, with the balance of power shifting in every series. PGS 1 champion Petrichor Road, PGS 2 champion Natus Vincere, and now PGS 3 champion Virtus.pro . The fact that three different teams claimed the title across all three series highlights just how fierce the competition was throughout this circuit.

The bottom 16 teams in the cumulative PGS Points standings played five matches for a place in the Grand Final.

eArena secured its Grand Final berth by finishing first in the Survival Stage with 48 points (26 placement + 22 kills). TEAM LIQUID placed second with 46 points after earning back-to-back Chicken Dinners in Match 2 and Match 3, while Virtus.pro  followed in third with 43 points.

The bottom eight teams — Gen.G Esports, The Expendables, FURIA, Finhay Cerberus, Change The Game, FULL SENSE, Team Falcons, and S2G Esports — were eliminated from PGS Circuit 1.

The top eight teams in PGS Points and the top eight teams from the Survival Stage, for a total of 16 teams, competed across 15 matches over three days to determine the PGS 3 champion.

Virtus.pro  became the PGS 3 champion with 136 points (47 placement + 89 kills), finishing a massive 35 points ahead of second-place eArena (101 points). It was a result few could have predicted, as Virtus.pro  had been eliminated in both PGS 1 and PGS 2 and had not earned a single PGS Point before PGS 3. Their 89 kills ranked first overall in the Grand Final, and with 47 placement points added on top, they proved their strength in both firepower and survivability.

eArena continued its momentum from the Survival Stage, where it finished first, by taking second place in the Grand Final with 101 points, marking one of the most dramatic rises of Circuit 1. T1 finished third with 93 points, powered by an impressive 68 kills, while Crazy Raccoon climbed seven places to finish fifth with 91 points. PGS 2 champion Natus Vincere ended the event in sixth place with 90 points, but still showed its resilience by securing first place in the overall Circuit 1 PGS Points standings.

Virtus.pro ’s Nixzyee was named the PGS 3 Grand Final MVP. Nixzyee led his team to victory with 33 kills, 4,716 damage, and 26 knockdowns in the Grand Final. The MVP also receives an individual prize of $10,000.

The PGS Points from all three series have now been finalized. These points will count toward the annual PGS Points standings and will have a direct impact on qualification for the Esports World Cup (EWC) and direct qualification for the PUBG Global Championship (PGC).

Virtus.pro  — PGS 3 champion. Finished 19th in PGS 1 (eliminated), was eliminated in PGS 2, and had 0 PGS Points entering PGS 3. After advancing through the Survival Stage and reaching the Grand Final, the team delivered a dominant championship run with 89 kills and 136 points, finishing 35 points ahead of second place. Nixzyee’s MVP performance (33 kills, 4,716 damage, 26 knockdowns) perfectly symbolized the team’s PGS 3 run. Virtus.pro  also ranked first in total prize earnings for Circuit 1 with $102,000.

Natus Vincere — Finished first in cumulative PGS Points with 69 points. From sixth place in PGS 1 (13 points), to a dramatic comeback title in PGS 2 (30 points), to sixth place in the PGS 3 Grand Final (26 points), the team consistently earned points across all three series and claimed the top spot in the overall Circuit 1 points race. It was a case where consistency at the top mattered more than a single explosive result.

eArena — The team that showed the most dramatic growth curve in Circuit 1. After finishing 16th in PGS 1 (1 point) and remaining in the lower ranks in PGS 2 (4 points), eArena surged to first place in the PGS 3 Survival Stage and then second place in the Grand Final (101 points), achieving its best result of the tournament. The team finished fifth overall in Circuit 1 with 53 points and earned a total of $52,000, emerging as a new powerhouse from the APAC region.

Crazy Raccoon — Like eArena, Crazy Raccoon was one of the breakout teams of PGS 3. After being eliminated in PGS 1 (0 points) and finishing 15th in PGS 2 (1 point), the team had little presence in the earlier stages of the circuit. But in the PGS 3 Grand Final, it climbed seven places to finish fifth with 91 points and 30 PGS Points. That single-event performance brought the team to 11th place overall with 31 points.

T1 — A team that best illustrated the benefits of the circuit structure. T1 finished fifth in PGS 1 with 15 points, but was eliminated in PGS 2 and earned no points there. Even so, its PGS 1 points were enough to send the team directly to the PGS 3 Grand Final, where it secured third place with 93 points and 40 PGS Points, finishing Circuit 1 in fourth overall with 55 points.

Petrichor Road — PGS 1 champion (30 points) and second in the overall Circuit 1 PGS Points standings with 68 points. Although the team’s placement declined over the course of the series (PGS 1: 1st → PGS 2: 3rd → PGS 3: 8th), its steady point accumulation across all three events stood out. The points built up in PGS 1 and PGS 2 ultimately carried Petrichor Road to second place overall in Circuit 1.

By fan vote, the Player of the Day for PGS 3 is MMing from Petrichor Road!

The $500,000 total prize pool for Circuit 1 (PGS 1–3) has now been fully distributed!

Three weeks of Circuit 1 showed what the new circuit format can produce.

Three series, three different champions — Petrichor Road (PGS 1), Natus Vincere (PGS 2), Virtus.pro  (PGS 3). The top of the standings changed every single week.

PGS 3 comebacks — Virtus.pro  went from 0 PGS Points through PGS 1–2 to PGS 3 Champion, while eArena and Crazy Raccoon surged from the bottom half into the upper ranks.

The power of cumulative points — PGS Points leader Natus Vincere (69 pts) earned their position not from a single dominant series, but through consistent results across all three. T1's PGS 1 points alone carried them into the PGS 3 Grand Finals — proof that the circuit structure rewards sustained performance.

Thank you to every fan who followed along for the past three weeks. The second circuit of the PUBG Global Series returns in May. The 2026 season is just getting started — with three more circuits, Regional Series, the Esports World Cup, and the PUBG Global Championship still to come, the PUBG Esports journey continues!