Jul 13, 2026.
15 teams representing their country or territory successfully secured a spot at the ENC PUBG MOBILE main event in Riyadh through global online regional qualifiers
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (July 13, 2026) - The Esports Foundation (EF) today announced the completion of the online regional qualifiers for the PUBG MOBILE tournament at the Esports Nations Cup 2026 (ENC), the global nation-based esports competition set to debut in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2-29, 2026.
A total of 32 teams will compete in the PUBG MOBILE tournament at ENC 2026. 16 countries and territories received direct invitations through the ENC Rankings last week, which use points obtained from competing and placing in various PUBG MOBILE competitions, as well as a small handful of special invite recipients.
Now, 14 more teams have earned their spot in the main event through online regional qualifiers across North/Central America, South America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, MENA, Central/West Africa, Southern/East Africa, South/East Asia, and Southeast Asia/Oceania. An additional slot has gone to the team representing Kuwait, who secured the Host Region Wildcard as the next highest-placing competitor from the GCC region.
To complete the line-up, one Solidarity Wildcard slot remains for an underrepresented region to compete on the world stage, which will be announced at the end of August once all ENC qualifiers have been completed.
Here’s the full list of countries and territories that qualified through online regional qualifiers:
North/Central America: Mexico, Colombia
South America: Chile
Western Europe: France, Italy
Eastern Europe/Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
MENA: Jordan, Saudi Arabia
Central/West Africa: Mauritania
Southern/East Africa: Madagascar
South/East Asia: Hong Kong, China
Southeast Asia/Oceania: Indonesia, Cambodia
Host Region Slot: Kuwait
Three countries/territories officially qualified for their first ENC title through the PUBG MOBILE online qualifiers. Mauritania defeated established teams such as Nigeria and Senegal to secure their very first qualification, Madagascar secured their first slot via a tightly contested victory over Mauritius that was decided on a tiebreaker, and Cambodia just snuck past Malaysia in the final moments of their qualifier finals to claim the second spot for Southeast Asia/Oceania.
In addition to these historic first ENC qualifications, the PUBG MOBILE online regional qualifiers were highlighted by sheer displays of dominance, with the likes of Jordan, Indonesia, Mexico, Chile, France, and Hong Kong, China qualifying in comfortable and decisive performances in their respective qualifiers. These displays of strength demonstrate that the PUBG MOBILE field at the ENC Finals in November will be absolutely rich with talented teams, all capable of making a deep run.
The full list of qualified players and nations can be viewed directly on the PUBG MOBILE page of the ENC website.
The PUBG MOBILE tournament at ENC will begin on November 3 and will conclude with the Grand Final on November 8. The first stage will be a 32-team round-robin group stage featuring four groups of eight teams. The top four from each group will advance to the 16-team Grand Final, where the champion is decided across up to 18 matches using the Match Point point system.
The Esports Nations Cup (ENC) is a biennial global esports competition created by the Esports Foundation (EF) that brings national pride to the world stage. Launching in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2026, the ENC will feature the world’s best players competing not for their clubs, but for their countries and territories, across a lineup of leading esports titles. Built in collaboration with game partners, clubs, and esports organizations, the ENC establishes the first recurring, large-scale platform for national teams in esports. Beyond competition, it aims to fuel fandom, inspire heroes, and provide sustainable pathways for nations, players, and partners to grow within the global esports ecosystem. esportsnationscup.com
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