Premier League membership Wolves has entered the most important PUBG Cell competitors via its esports division. Earlier at the moment, the group introduced that it was choosing up Crew SMG’s slot within the PEL for an undisclosed sum. As part of the deal, Wolves will now compete within the PMGC as effectively.
Crew SMG is exiting the PEL
Crew SMG was first to announce via the org’s Weibo account earlier within the day that they had been departing the Peacekeeper Elite League (PEL). The PEL is the very best degree 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 cause behind its departure. In its assertion, Crew SMG thanked its followers for his or her assist and stated that whereas this was the tip of the highway for the org in Peacekeeper Elite, it might nonetheless keep it up in different video games.
Wolves Esports has now stepped in to take that mantle from Crew SMG. The group has been making massive strikes in China since 2021. Final yr, it acquired a spot within the KPL, one of many greatest cell esports tournaments on the earth. It’s performed with Honor of Kings – a recreation which reportedly has 100 million every day common customers.
The PEL can also be a really beneficial league. The earlier season of the league, the PEL Summer season, had a prize pool of $4 million.
Moreover the PEL, Wolves safe a slot within the PMGC as effectively
Crew SMG hasn’t been essentially the most profitable group within the PEL. Whereas it has been competing in it for the reason that league’s inception again in 2020, they weren’t capable of end within the larger positions. This all modified, although, within the final season, the PEL Summer season, the place they put up a very underdog efficiency to say first place. They completed first over the likes of world champions Nova Esports and pocketed greater than $1.3 million.
Because of their victory, they secured an invited slot straight into the PMGC Grand Finals, which can happen in Jakarta from Jan. 6 to eight. Now, the group identify on show in Jakarta shall be Wolves Esports and never Crew SMG. The org hasn’t introduced it but however will seemingly 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’ll face robust competitors, although. Nova Esports wish to safe a 3rd straight world championship whereas Stalwart are additionally trying lethal after a dominant group stage efficiency.