The Rainbow Six Siege Copenhagen BLAST Major will kick off on April 24, with 24 of the world��s best teams making their way to Copenhagen, Denmark to compete for the US$750,000 prize pool.

Most esports betting sites have G2 Esports has the +400 favourite to take out the R6 BLAST Copenhagen Major, with the likes of M80 and Team Liquid both at +450 heavily supported by bettors.

Some of the key leagues and tournaments taking place in the esports world this week include:

• Rainbow Six Siege BLAST Copenhagen Major

  The Rainbow Six Siege BLAST Copenhagen Major will kick off this Monday, with the top 24 teams in Rainbow Six competing for the US$750,000 prize pool. Check out our extensive Rainbow Six Siege BLAST Copenhagen Major 2023 betting guide to get the latest odds and tournament information.

• CS:GO Brazy Party

  The inaugural edition of the Brazy Party will kick off on Wednesday, with 16 of the best CS:GO teams competing in the Online event in Europe competing for the US$333,000 prize pool. The winner of the event will take home US$133,000, with most esports betting sites installing Cloud9 as the +200 favourites, followed by ENCE (+350) and OG (+400).

• PUBG �C PUBG Global Series (PGS) Phase 1

  Phase 1 of the PUBG Global Series will begin this Thursday, with 24 of the top PUBG teams making their way to Malaysia to compete for the US$500,000 prize pool. The winner of Phase 1 will qualify for the PUBG Global Championship later in the year. Most esports betting sites have New Happy installed as their favourite at +650, closely followed by Twisted Minds (+700) and 17 Gaming (+750).

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Despite PUBG Corporation’s best efforts to keep the PGS running by rescheduling the Berlin Major, the COVID-19 pandemic forced organisers to scrap all three PGS events and pull the plug on the project. In a bid to compensate teams and players who had already participated in the 2020 campaign, PUBG Corp announced all 21 teams who qualified for the Berlin Major would be awarded US $20,000.

“To continue supporting PUBG esports in times of physical distancing, we��re cancelling the PUBG Global Series and introducing the PUBG Continental Series online competition,” read the announcement.

The PUBG Continental Series (PCS) is a multi-regional online competition that will take over for the three cancelled PGS events. It will feature bouts between some of the strongest PUBG teams from the four major regions: Europe, North America, Asia (Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan) and Asia-Pacific (Southeast Asia and Oceania).

The PUBG Continental Series events are slated for May, June and August, with a total prize pool of $2,400,000 to be distributed across all four regions.

The first tournament on the new schedule is the PCS Charity Showdown, which will see the top teams from each region compete for the largest slice of $200,000. Half of that kitty will be distributed to the teams based on their performance, while the other $100,000 will be donated to a charity of the winning team’s choice.

Four regional $200,000 PCS tournaments are slated for June and August across all four regions. The PCS will also feature the fan favourite Pick’em Challenge, to “provide more diverse rewards and entertainment to fans and additional benefits to participating teams”.

“This year, we have been working to enhance our esports programs by providing sustainability for teams, strengthening the fandom, growing the ecosystem with our partners, and improving the competition structure and profit-sharing model,” read the announcement on PUBG’s official website.

“Though we cannot host the PGS events as initially planned, we would like to emphasize that our commitment towards our goals is unwavering. We��re excited to share more about our upcoming events, in addition to future plans, at a later date.”

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In an announcement that surfaced on Monday, PUBG Corp. cited safety of the players, staff and fans as the number one priority.

“With the health and safety of our players, employees, and fans as our top priorities, we��ve made the difficult decision to postpone April��s PGS: Berlin event,” read the statement.

“The dates and times of regional qualifiers may also be subject to change. The plan to host four PUBG global esports events in 2020 remains unchanged, and we are actively exploring options for when a replacement event can be held.”

PUBG Global Series: Berlin was slated to begin in March 2020 as the opening event of the new PGS, which was billed as the next step towards expanding the PUBG esports scene. The series features four major global events, starting with Berlin and ending in with the grand finals in November.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, which was recently declared as a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the PGS schedule will see slight adjustments in a bid to avoid risking the health of players and other people involved. While the dates and regional qualifiers are subject to change, the plan to host four PUBG global events in 2020 remains untouched.

PUBG Corp. also unveiled they are actively working to set a date for a replacement event, although no information about it has been made public. That said, we can expect it to take place sometime before July, when the second PGS major tournament will be played.

This is just one of many incidents where the coronavirus has affected the esports scene. In January, EDward Gaming coach Ming ��Clearlove�� Kai announced he would not be able to join his team in the second week of the League of Legends Pro League (LPL). The whole LPL was postponed shortly after, while League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) has been played without live audiences.

The coronavirus has also left its mark on the Overwatch League, which has cancelled Shanghai Dragons’ homestand weekend this month and Guangzhou Charge’s homestand series in March. Charge also decided to move their practice facilities from China to South Korea in a bid to keep their players and staff safe.

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The announcement was posted on the official website of PUBG earlier on Friday, where PUBG Corp. unveiled their ambitious plans for the future of PUBG esports scene and provided the community with a more detailed look into how PUBG Global Series (PGS) will look and operate.

PGS was initially revealed in December 2019, as the first step towards expanding the PUBG esports scene and building off the momentum set by 2019 PUBG Nations Cup and Global Championship.

“PGS looks to further grow our esports fandom and ecosystem with an improved competitive structure, increased revenue sharing with teams, and greater opportunities for third-party tournament organizers.”

Due to the all the positive feedback PUBG Global Championship 2019 received, PUBG Corp. decided to divide 2020 season of PGS into four global events, which will be hosted in major cities around the world in April, July, October and the grand finals in November. The opening three tournaments will all feature 32 teams and a larger prize pool, which will be supplemented by crowdfunding.

The format of the events will award the top four teams from the most recent global competition with direct qualification for the next event, while the remaining 28 spots will be filled with teams who participate in regional qualifiers, set to be played in six regions, including Americas, Asia Pacific, Japan, Europe, China and Korea.

Each PGS event will be divided into Group Stage, Elimination Stage, and Grand Finals. Out of 32 teams who will compete in the group stage, only top 12 (six from each group) will advance into the Grand Finals, while the Elimination Stage will serve as the last opportunity for four more teams to punch their ticket for the final stage.

The fourth and final major event dubbed the 2020 PUBG World Championship (PGC) will feature only 16 teams who will duke it out for the title of 2020 world champions. Competing at the culminating event will be top four teams from the previous PGS event, while the remaining 12 spots will be filled with the highest-ranked teams based on the sum of points they scored in the Grand Finals of each PGS event.

Each PGS event will have US $500,000 up for grabs, while the PGC will feature a $2 million prize pool. Each prize pool can and will increase, due to crowdfunding with the in-game items, much like it’s the case with Dota 2 and The International, where the majority of the final prizepool comprises of community crowdfunding.

As a part of the revamped revenue sharing program, PUBG Corp. unveiled that, for every PGS event, 25% of PGS item sales will be shared with the participating teams, where 10% of the sales will be contributed to the event prize pool, another 10% of sales will go to the teams and 5% towards the prize pool of PGC 2020.

PUBG Corp. also guaranteed $20,000 to each team that will participate at the PGS events. In a bid to incentivise PUBG players to help fund PGC events, PUBG Corp. announced the return of Pick’Em Challenge with added features and high-quality PGS items.

The first event of 2020 PUBG Global Series will take place at Messe Berlin, Berlin, Germany, starting on March 31, and ending on April 12, 2020. Participating at the event are Gen.G, Four Angry Men, FaZe Clan and OGN Entus, as the top four teams at PUBG Global Championship 2019.

Joining them will be 27 teams who will have to qualify via their respective regional qualifiers including Korea, Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific region, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, as well as the champions of PUBG Master League 2020 Invitational.

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