PUBG Americas playoffs live

The PUBG Americas Series playoffs opened April 17 with 29 teams and a new three-day bracket that resets the standings every day. (pubgesports.com) PUBG Esports said Playoffs 1 runs from April 17-19, followed by Finals 1 on April 24-26, then a second playoff-and-finals cycle on May 1-3 and May 8-10. Liquipedia lists the full PAS 1 season from April 17 through May 10 with a $60,000 prize pool. (pubgesports.com) (liquipedia.net) The new playoff format splits entry by prior results. Invited teams and the highest Cup performers start earlier, while teams ranked lower on the PAS 1 Cup leaderboard enter on later days and must survive shorter qualification windows. (pubgesports.com) (liquipedia.net) Liquipedia’s format page says Day 1 sends the top eight teams straight to Finals, Day 2 sends five more, and Day 3 awards the last three finals spots. Teams that miss each cutoff are pushed into the next day instead of being eliminated immediately. (liquipedia.net) That structure is a break from a simpler one-lobby regional stage because it turns the playoff into a rolling qualification ladder. PUBG Esports said the field draws from both North and South America, tying the Cup stage directly into the main regional series. (pubgesports.com) (wasdefy.com) The Cup stage that fed this bracket ran from March 6 to April 4 and featured 34 teams, according to Liquipedia. That means PAS now moves more teams from open regional competition into the broadcast portion of the season before finals begin. (liquipedia.net 1) (liquipedia.net 2) PUBG Esports described the daily-reset system as “brand new” for this event. A separate event guide published April 18 said the resets reward teams that can adapt quickly across five-match blocks instead of building one long cumulative total all weekend. (pubgesports.com) (soren.com) The finals stage returns to a more familiar setup: two finals weekends, 15 matches each, played under the 2026 global point rule. Liquipedia lists Erangel, Miramar, Taego and Rondo in the map rotation for Finals 1. (liquipedia.net) The immediate result is a busier April calendar for the Americas scene, with playoff matches on April 17-19 and finals beginning April 24. The bigger test comes next: whether this expanded ladder consistently produces stronger finalists for the international stages later in the PUBG Esports year. (pubgesports.com) (wasdefy.com)