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Cloud9 takes home US$75,000 first prize at the Hong Kong PUBG World Invitational
Cloud9, Faze Clan and Team Liquid took top three, with OMG sitting at No.9
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PUBG Corp’s Global Invitational in Berlin just came to an end last month, with Chinese team OMG seizing the trophy.
But it was US team Cloud9 got the last laugh this past weekend at the Hong Kong PUBG World Invitational, beating 15 other esports teams -- including OMG.
Part of the Hong Kong Esports & Music Festival, the tournament spanned two days and pitted 16 four-man teams against one another for a total of eight rounds.
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Cloud9 came out on top, grabbing the US$75,000 first prize. The entire tournament offers a total prize pool of US$150,000, spread among all 16 teams.
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On the tournament’s first day, four rounds of PUBG were played through the Third Person Perspective (TPP), and on the second day, four rounds were played through the First Person Perspective (FPP).
Cloud9 and Team Liquid dominated TPP on the first day. But Faze Clan caught up and finished second ahead of Team Liquid on the second day.
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