S. Korea Finishes 6th in PUBG Mobile, Misses Out on Medals

South Korea, competing in the PUBG Mobile eSports event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, has failed to win a medal.

The South Korean national team finished 6th out of 12 countries with a total of 71 points, recording 1 chicken (1st place) and 36 kills overall across the first and second days of the PUBG Mobile finals held today (September 29) at the Aichi Sky Expo in Japan.

South Korea secured 16 points in Match 1 of the second day by narrow margin during a blue zone skirmish to claim the spot of the last team standing.

However, in the subsequent Match 2, the team was eliminated early in 11th place, and in Match 3, propelled by Vietnam's aggressive push, remained in the lower ranks at 8th place.

With Thailand leading the pack and China and Vietnam closing in fiercely,

The South Korean national team carried the game into the latter stages with focused management in Match 4.

However, during the late-stage battles, they suffered effective hits from Indonesia's long-range harassing fire and finished in 4th place.

By Match 4, Thailand widened the gap significantly with a total score of 111 points, far ahead of second-place China (93 points), while Indonesia closed in on China's heels with 91 points.


South Korea was eliminated in 8th place in Match 5 as well, practically confirming their exit from the medal contention with a 6th-place overall finish.

Japan, which had been in 11th place, claimed a match chicken after a tight battle with Malaysia and climbed up to 8th place.

The final round with medals on the line.

Thailand, having widened the total point gap with second-place China to 28 points and securing a strong chance at the gold medal, comfortably shifted into a defensive posture outside the late-game blue zone, while second-place Pakistan and third-place China engaged in fierce combat aiming for a last-minute rank reversal.

Myanmar, lingering in 12th place, pulled off an upset by wiping out Thailand entrenched on a hill during a late-game skirmish, but it was not enough to overturn their standing.

South Korea succeeded in surviving among the final four teams, but was eliminated in 4th place after continuously conceding kills to China.

China overtook Pakistan to jump to 2nd place and secured the final match chicken by subduing Vietnam with a barrage of grenades.

Thailand, which displayed overwhelming performance over the two days, seized the gold medal without any upsets, while China claimed the silver medal following a last-minute turnaround, and Pakistan took home the bronze.

(Photo: SPOTV broadcast capture, Yonhap News)
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