Chinese teams win 1st to 5th places in Battleground global competition PCS6… Korean Gen.G takes 6th place

▲ This photo, provided by Krafton, shows the winning team Petrichor Road of PCS6. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese team won the top spot in the “PUBG Continental Series (PCS) 6,” a global esports competition for Krafton's Battle Royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds.

Krafton revealed the results of PCS 6, which took place online from April 29th to May 8th, and announced that China's Petrichor Road team topped the list with a total score of 239 points, winning three consecutive titles.

Chinese teams were strong, finishing first to fifth places, while Korean teams struggled. Gen.G, who won the last match ranked the highest among the Korean teams, followed by KWANGDONG FREECS at 7th place and GHIBLI ESPORTS at 9th place.

From June 16, the "PUBG Nations Cup (PNC) 2022," a battleground competition by country, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand for four days.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by An Hayeon.)

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