PUBG unveils 12 Global Partner Teams for the 2026 season

PUBG Esports has announced the partner teams that will be included in its global partnership programme for the 2026 competitive season.

The 2026 partner programme will have a total of 12 teams, all of which will receive extra benefits and support from Krafton in the coming months.

“Many teams expressed interest in the Partner Program amid fierce competition, and selecting just 12 was not an easy decision,” stated PUBG Esports in the announcement.

Organisations were selected through an application process that assessed teams based on governance, fandom, history and financial stability. Moreover, the organisation’s commitment to the circuit in the long-term was factored.

With that in mind, several organisations from the previous cohort have been reconfirmed for the 2026 season.

The 12 partner teams for the 2025 PUBG Esports season are as follows:

Compared to the 2025 partner teams, there are three new entries: Thai-based team FULL SENSE, China’s Anyone’s Legend, and international esports organisation Virtus.pro.

Only one team was removed from the 2025 list: Vietnamese team and 2024 PUBG Global Champions, The Expendables, which had a rough 2025 season in terms of competitive results.

According to this year’s programme, global partner teams will have a guaranteed entry to all the PUBG Global Series (PGS) in the competitive season, revenue sharing coming from exclusive team skins, and additional funding to support competitive operations.

Earlier this week, KRAFTON also announced its 2026 esports roadmap for the battle royale, operating on a season-based structure. The roadmap features a total of four PGS series, each comprising three series, and offers points and qualifications towards major events.

Overall, the 2026 season will focus on three international events: the PUBG Nations Cup in June, the PUBG Esports World Cup tournament in July, and the year-end PUBG Global Championship (PGC) in December, where the top 32 teams will compete for the title.