Autumn PUBG news
The Kanaliiga PUBG games are approaching again in the calendar and it’s time to take a quick look at autumn, what’s coming and what’s new.
Upcoming tournaments
Autumn kicks off with the PUBG Duo tournament from August 10 to August 27, 2020. Registration for the tournament is still open and there is room for teams in the tournament. So head over to to the XPUBG service and secure your place in the tournament to challenge the reigning Duo champion Jimm’s PC Store!
Right after the Duo tournament, the Squad Season 5 tournament starts, which is bigger than ever! In the fourth season’s feedback survey, 64% wanted more than seven game days, and the season will have a total of 32 maps during eight game days. The tournament starts with the third division game on August 31. and continues through November 10th, when the Masters Series ends its season. Will we see Elisa’s championship again this season or will one of the challengers take the win? Secure your place in the tournament by registering in the XPUBG service!
After the Squad tournament, we’ll take a breather and end the season in a little Christmas spirit with the Duo tournament from November 23 to December 10. Registration for the tournament opens later in the fall.
Chicken chop
Kanakahakka, familiar from the CS side of Kanaliiga, will also be seen for the first time on the PUBG side. The cockfighting tournament is organized as a two-day event. On the first day, a four-map Solo tournament will be played. The final results of the Solo tournament determine the teams of the next day’s Squad tournament. The Squad tournament is also played as a four-map tournament. The tournament is supposed to be competitive fun among Kanaliiga players.
The teams for the Squad tournament are formed based on the standings of the Solo tournament. The TOP 16 and Bottom 16 players are placed in 16 teams, where the first and 64th players end up on the same team, the second and 63rd players on the same team, etc. The remaining 32 players are drawn into teams.
There is room for 64 players. Additional information and registration will open later in the fall.
Rule changes
The rule book was thoroughly reviewed during the summer. Most of the changes are mostly clarifications of already existing rules or wording corrections, but also a few new rule changes were made to improve the gaming experience offered by Kanaliiga.
It would be good for all players to familiarize themselves with and read through the rulebook before the first Kanaliiga games of the fall. You can find the rulebook in From our wiki.
Circle settings
In the feedback for the fourth PUBG season, an opinion was asked about the regional settings. 44% of the respondents were in favor of SUPER regions and the remaining 56% were fairly evenly distributed between Kanaliiga’s own circles and PUBG Ranked game mode circles. The organizing team thought about the best solution and concluded that the circles of the PUBG Ranked game mode are the best solution for Kanaliiga. Although the SUPER rules are intended for competitive play, it is reasonably difficult for most of the Kanaliiga players to practice playing with them. The Ranked game mode, on the other hand, is available to everyone and thus offers the best platform for practicing playing for the Kanaliiga. In the future, the teams can therefore practice piloting and the rhythm of rotations in the Ranked game mode and implement their tactics directly in Kanaliiga games without the required changes.
With the change, the Kanaliiga maps last about a minute less than in previous seasons. The loot phase at the beginning is about 30 seconds longer, but the pace tightens towards the middle game from the earlier rules.
Squad rule #2 Player and squad specific rules
In the future, the teams will be allowed to play one map per game day with two players (rule 2.1.1), if the team knows that a third (or fourth) player will join the teams for the following maps. The rule change is intended to enable teams to join in cases where teammates are a little late for the first map of the game day, e.g. due to an unupdated game or other rushes.
However, the intention is not to allow Duo teams into Squad tournaments due to the fairness and fairness of the game, so the rule is limited to only one map per team per game day. The team is also not allowed to play the first map with two players, if they know that the other players are not coming to the later maps. Of course, it is impossible to monitor this, but we hope for honesty from the teams in this case.
The rules also specified the loan of players (2.3) and in the future players can also be loaned from other teams of the same league level in the same organization. However, teams still need to avoid dependence on player loans from other teams.
We hope to see as many of you as possible on the battlefields in the fall!
PUBG organizers