Premier League membership Wolves has entered the most important PUBG Cell competitors by means of its esports division. Earlier at the moment, the group introduced that it was choosing up Workforce SMG’s slot within the PEL for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Wolves will now compete within the PMGC as properly.
Workforce SMG is exiting the PEL
Workforce SMG was first to announce by means of the org’s Weibo account earlier within the day that they have been departing the Peacekeeper Elite League (PEL). The PEL is the very best stage of PUBG Cell esports in China. Peacekeeper Elite, then again, is the Chinese language model of PUBG Cell.
The group didn’t reveal a transparent motive behind its departure. In its assertion, Workforce SMG thanked its followers for his or her assist and mentioned that whereas this was the tip of the street for the org in Peacekeeper Elite, it will nonetheless keep on in different video games.
Wolves Esports has now stepped in to take that mantle from Workforce SMG. The group has been making massive strikes in China since 2021. Final 12 months, it acquired a spot in the KPL, one of many largest cell esports tournaments on this planet. It’s performed with Honor of Kings – a recreation which reportedly has 100 million each day common customers.
The PEL can be a really precious league. The earlier season of the league, the PEL Summer time, had a prize pool of $4 million.
Moreover the PEL, Wolves safe a slot within the PMGC as properly
Workforce SMG hasn’t been probably the most profitable group within the PEL. Whereas it has been competing in it because the league’s inception again in 2020, they weren’t capable of end within the greater positions. This all modified, although, within the final season, the PEL Summer time, the place they put up a really underdog efficiency to assert first place. They completed first over the likes of world champions Nova Esports and pocketed greater than $1.3 million.
On account of their victory, they secured an invited slot immediately into the PMGC Grand Finals, which is able to happen in Jakarta from Jan. 6 to eight. Now, the group title on show in Jakarta can be Wolves Esports and never Workforce SMG. The org hasn’t introduced it but however will doubtless compete with the identical roster.
With the backing of a Premier League membership, it stays to be seen how they carry out within the Grand Finals. They are going to face robust competitors, although. Nova Esports want to safe a 3rd straight world championship whereas Stalwart are additionally wanting lethal after a dominant group stage efficiency.
