pubg become back-to-back world champions
Last weekend, Soniqs traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to compete in the PUBG Esports World Cup against the top-24 ranked teams worldwide. Soniqs’ PUBG team went on to win the world championship — its 8th championship title since 2019.
The tournament consisted of a group stage where the top-16 teams qualified for the grand finals. Over two days, the Soniqs competed in 12 games and finished 8th in the group stage. Once qualified for the grand finals, Soniqs had to play through another set of 12 games for the opportunity to win $700,000 and the world championship title.
In the grand finals, Soniqs’ team comprised of Hunter “Hwinn” Winn, Tristan “Shrimzy” Nowicki, Matt “Kickstart” Smith, James “TGLTN” Giezen, and head coach Owen “Gunner” Monahan, kept composure. The first day of the Grand Finals began with a bang for Soniqs. In the opening match, the team put together a 20-point victory, setting the tone for the rest of the tournament. Going into the last day of the Grand Finals, Soniqs were only 6 points away from first place.
With 6 games left to clinch the world championship, Soniqs put together back-to-back victories. Despite this strong start, it all came down to the final match of the tournament. The top-4 teams on the leaderboard were all within 8 points of each other headed into the final game. This four-way battle came to a close after Soniqs put together a dominant, 15-point game.
Soniqs are now back-to-back world champions of PUBG after winning this same tournament a year ago. In total, the team has won over $3,400,000 in prize winnings and 8 championships in just 6 years. To date, no other team in PUBG history has won 8 championship titles, a record that will likely never be broken. Next, Soniqs will travel to Asia in October for PUBG Global Series 5 and an opportunity to win their 9th championship.