South Korea finished in 6th place on Day 1 of the PUBG Mobile event at the Esports Championships Asia 2026 (ECA 2026), held at the Jinju Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeongsangnam-do on the 25th.

In the PUBG Mobile division, 10 teams from the Korea Esports League (KEL) participated alongside teams from six other countries: Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Mongolia.

Because the game format requires 16 teams, the KEL teams were included to fill the roster. The performance of KEL teams does not count toward the official ECA 2026 standings, though they are eligible to win prize money.

KRX took 1st place on the first day with an overwhelming performance. Daejeon Game PT won the first set on Rondo, while the South Korean national team secured their first ‘chicken dinner’ in the second set with 9 kills. KRX’s dominance began in the third set; they won the third and fourth sets consecutively. DK won the fifth set, and KRX claimed victory in the sixth, concluding all matches for Day 1.

The South Korean ECA team finished the day in 6th place with a total of 46 points, while Vietnam held the highest ranking among the official ECA national teams, sitting in 3rd place. Six more rounds are scheduled for the second day.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of NC AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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