Customer story
PUBG MOBILE uses Challengermode to streamline competitive tournaments
A behind-the-scenes look at how Challengermode became the official esports partner for PUBG MOBILE, powering tournaments across Europe, Latin America, and Brazil.
18
Months since launch18k
Tournaments hosted282k
Competitive games played87k
Unique players회사
PUBG Mobile is a free-to-play battle royale video game. It is a mobile game adaptation of PUBG: Battlegrounds.pubgmobile.com
Location
Seoul, South KoreaIndustry
GamingKey features used
The problem
PUBG MOBILE needed to scale community tournaments across multiple regions while keeping competitive play open to players at every skill level. The core challenge was finding a platform that could integrate directly into the PUBG MOBILE ecosystem via API, so organizers could create and manage tournaments without leaving the game's native environment.
API-first integration as official esports partner
Challengermode became the official esports partner for PUBG MOBILE, with the key deliverable being API integration. The partnership made PUBG MOBILE's API accessible to tournament organizers across Europe, Latin America, and Brazil. That reach extended to the Challengermode mobile app on iOS and Android, putting tournament registration and results tracking directly in players' hands.
18,000 tournaments and 87,000 players in 18 months
Within 18 months, organizers had created 18,000 tournaments with 87,000 unique players completing 282,000 competitive games across Europe, Latin America, and Brazil.
The PUBG MOBILE Esports API integration in Challengermode creates a truly seamless experience for competitive gamers of any skill level. Creating and joining PUBG MOBILE tournaments on Challengermode will be so much easier with the integration and will open up avenues for players to participate in a wider selection of competitions and tournaments for prize pools with ease.
James YangDirector of PUBG MOBILE Esports team
Opening competitive play to every skill level
What set this partnership apart was the focus on accessibility. By integrating Challengermode's Game Integration API, PUBG MOBILE gave organizers of all sizes the tools to run properly structured competitions. A community organizer in Brazil could set up a 64-player tournament with the same automated bracket management and result reporting as an official KRAFTON event.The leaderboard system tied results together across tournaments, giving players a reason to compete regularly and track their progress over time. Combined with automated prize payouts, this created a self-sustaining competitive ecosystem where players kept coming back and organizers kept hosting.
