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The third week of Phase 2 in the National PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) League was absolutely lit, and when the dust settled, a new leader emerged atop the leaderboard.

Phase 1 winners Tempo Storm moved atop the leaderboard once again with a strong showing Saturday night, while Lazarus moved into second after a wild final game on the day.

Here are the updated rankings:

NPL Phase 2 standings: pic.twitter.com/OGmYtCqbqr

— Timothy Rapp (@TRappaRT) May 19, 2019

                            

Phase 2 Prize Money

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

                 

Tempo Storm won the first game on the day, and a bit of luck aided them. The circle continued to favor the bunker position they took, allowing them to remain in a strong position while other teams were whittled down. Tempo Storm still finished the game with eight kills, taking care of mop-up duty late in the round and handling a game they had to win given their good fortune.

.@Tempo_Storm start things off with an 8 kill chicken dinner in the first match of the day!

📺Tune-in: https://t.co/kZahEZ0VEv#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/8nOazuMmf6

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 18, 2019

SpaceStation Gaming took the second round, surviving an exciting final showdown atop a hill and ridgeline that featured several teams battling one another. SpaceStation Gaming came away with the victory, however.

.@SpacestationGG find themselves 9 kills to earn a chicken dinner in match 2!

📺 Tune-in: https://t.co/kZahEZ0VEv#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/8auVmtmlJq

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 18, 2019

Tempo Storm was in the running to win the evening's third game, finding themselves in a battle against Ghost Gaming at the end of the round. But Ghost Gaming brought the superior positioning and a one-man advantage into the final fight, preventing Tempo Storm from taking a second win.

.@GhostGaming pick up 11 kills and a Chicken Dinner in match 3! 👻

📺Tune-in: https://t.co/kZahEZ0VEv#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/DuMEVRci1f

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 19, 2019

And then there was the final game, which featured pure chaos that included an epic battle for a gas station involving multiple teams all battling one another. It was one of the wildest rounds in the history of the NPL, and when the dust settled, Lazarus took the win.

The only downside to the round was the lack of punches thrown at the end:

.@Lazarus come out with the 1v1 to take home the final match of the day with a 6 kill Chicken Dinner!

📺Tune-in tomorrow at 2 PM PST: https://t.co/kZahEZ0VEv#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/uBy30lz5Cm

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 19, 2019

PUBG may be a tactical, patient game at its core, but the fourth game Saturday night was a reminder of just how exciting the game can be when chaos erupts. 

NPL play will resume Sunday evening at 5:15 p.m. ET.

The second week in Phase 2 of the National PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) League began Saturday with four matches spread across the evening.

After the opening week of the phase, eUnited owned a 13-point lead on second-place Lazarus. The leaderboard got a little tighter after that, with two points separating Lazarus from Tempo Storm in fourth.

Given how much time remains in the second phase, the standings will undergo numerous changes over the remaining weeks. Saturday was an opportunity for a team or two to bounce back from a slow start and make a move up the ladder.

       

NPL Phase 2 Standings—Week 2

1. The Rumblers (60 kill points, 95 total points)

2. Player One Esports (56 kill points, 93 total points)

3. Ghost Gaming (58 kill points, 86 total points)

4. Endemic (47 points, 83 total points)

5. eUnited (50 kill points, 79 total points)

6. Tempo Storm (48 kill points, 76 total points)

7. Lazarus (44 kill points, 74 total points)

8. Cloud9 (57 kill points, 72 total points)

9. Wildcard Gaming (47 kill points, 68 total points)

10. Team Envy (40 kill points, 62 total points)

11. BluMartini Gaming (27 kill points, 61 total points

12. Spacestation Gaming (41 kill points, 57 total points)

13. Denial Esports (28 kill points, 53 total points)

14. Simplicity (31 kill points, 47 total points)

15. Pecadores (29 kill points, 40 total points)

16. Excelerate (31 kill points, 32 total points)

*Leaderboard courtesy of PUBG Esports

        

Phase 2 Prize Money

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

      

The Rumblers gained a lot of ground Saturday, climbing into first place after entering the day in seventh. They didn't waste any time, collecting 10 kills in the opening match. Jazon did his best to keep BluMartini Gaming alive but ran out of space to hide from Waldoe and godspeed.

.@RumblersGG follow-up their finish from last week with a 10 kill chicken dinner in Match 1 to start off the day!

📺Tune-in: https://t.co/Sr7mK1MyzG#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/ENeI4bTg92

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 11, 2019

To put their effort into perspective, that match amounted to slightly more than a third of The Rumblers' overall kill points (32) from Week 1.

Not to be outdone, Player One Esports won the third and fourth matches Saturday, combining to earn 17 kills. Endemic's wo1f couldn't survive a one-on-four disadvantage in the closing moments of Match 3. Then Lampalot did a great job of waiting out Tempo Storm's Sharky to secure a Match 4 victory.

.@Player1Esports earn themselves an 8 kill chicken dinner in the third match of the day!

📺Tune-in: https://t.co/Sr7mK1MyzG#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/qMlArS8DMm

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 11, 2019

It's back-to-back chicken dinners for @Player1Esports as they close out the final match of the day with a 9 kill win!

📺Tune-in tomorrow at 2 PM PST: https://t.co/Sr7mK1MyzG#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/IoKRqWPoIe

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 12, 2019

Simplicity didn't have a great opening week, finishing with 20 total points to sit in last place. Although they're still in 14th, they made progress Saturday in large part because of their victory in the second match.

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1127339689797545984

Ahead of Sunday's action, Simplicity trails 10th-place Team Envy by 15 points. In comparison, they were 22 points off 10th place after the first week.

Four more matches are to come Sunday, with the first at 5:15 p.m. ET.

Six weeks after Phase 1 of the National PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) League concluded, Phase 2 got underway this weekend, with 16 teams in action on Saturday.

Tempo Storm captured the Phase 1 crown, finishing 69 points above second-place Cloud9. That is now in the past, though, with the next phase now in progress.

Below is a look at the action from the first day of Phase 2.

     

NPL Phase 2 Standings—Week 1

1. eUnited (24 kill points, 38 total points)

2. Player One Esports (20 kill points, 35 total points)

3. Lazarus (19 kill points, 32 total points)

4. Cloud9 (25 kill points, 30 total points)

5. Denial Esports (16 kill points, 29 total points)

6. Wildcard Gaming (14 kill points, 28 total points)

7. BluMartini Gaming (12 kill points, 28 total points)

8. Tempo Storm (14 kill points, 25 total points)

9. Spacestation Gaming (14 kill points, 22 total points)

10. Team Envy (13 kill points, 17 total points)

11. The Rumblers (12 kill points, 15 total points)

12. Pecadores (nine kill points, 15 total points)

13. Simplicity (10 kill points, 13 total points)

14. Ghost Gaming (10 kill points, 12 total points)

15. Excelerate (eight kill points, eight total points)

16. Endemic (seven kill points, eight total points)

*Leaderboard courtesy of PUBG Esports

     

Phase 2 Prize Money

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

     

Now that there's a clean slate, getting off to a strong start can set up a team for the rest of the phase. And it was eUnited that took advantage of the opportunity at hand.

In Match 1, Denial Esports made a strong opening statement by grabbing the victory along with 13 eliminations. Shuhroo did most of the damage himself, racking up 10 kills.

.@DenialEsports come up with a 13 kill chicken dinner in Match 1 off the back of a massive 10 kill performance by @shuhroo!

📺 Tune in: https://t.co/kZahEYJkfV#NPL #PUBG pic.twitter.com/xFfdTDvNRO

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 4, 2019

But there's only so long Tempo Storm can be held in check.

The Phase 1 winners responded to Denial's 13-kill victory by accomplishing the feat themselves in the second match:

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1124804686240817152

That would be about as much noise as Tempo Storm would make on this day, though.

BluMartini Gaming got in on the action in the third match:

.@_BMGaming take home their first win of Phase 2 with a 7 kill chicken dinner in Match 3!

📺 Tune in: https://t.co/xyec9hV9lN#PUBG #NPL pic.twitter.com/TD2xErmQFj

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 4, 2019

That seven-kill victory was enough to put them in fifth place entering the final match of the day.

While eUnited were held quiet for the majority of the day, a 12-kill victory in the fourth match helped them finish the day on a high note:

.@eUnitedgg close out the day with a 12 kill chicken dinner in Match 4!

📺 Tune in: https://t.co/xyec9icKdl#NPL #PUBG pic.twitter.com/V6Vg9YNavt

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) May 5, 2019

That performance helped eUnited double their kill points for the day, powering the club into first place. Now, they take a three-point lead midway through Week 1.

Cloud9 (25) piled up the most kill points on Saturday, but a 30-point performance has the team in fourth.

There won't be much of a wait for the gamers to get another crack at the competition. Week 2 wraps up with four matches on Sunday, with the first one getting underway at 5 p.m. ET.

Phase 1 of the 2019 National PUBG League came to an end Saturday with Tempo Storm standing tall over the rest of the competition.

Tempo Storm dominated the field with 214 kill points and 368 total points. Cloud9 was a distant second with 299 points overall, followed by Team Envy and Shoot To Kill:

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1104555730084888577

CHAMPIONS!!! 🌩️

After another incredibly dominant performance, #TSPUBG finish Phase 1 of the #NPL in 1st place! #TSWIN pic.twitter.com/Cbb7sTdwiu

— Tempo (@Tempo_Storm) March 10, 2019

In addition to bragging rights, Tempo Storm earned the $100,000 top prize for winning the first phase of this season's competition.

     

Prize Money

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

     

Tempo Storm almost went wire-to-wire atop the Phase 1 standings. The squad missed out on the top spot in Week 1 by four points, just behind Why Tempt Fate with 47 kill points and 77 total points.

It was the third match in Week 2 that saw Tempo Storm move into sole possession of first place for good. This weekend was the cherry on top of the sundae, starting Friday with an eight-kill chicken dinner in the third match:

Third time is indeed the charm as #TSPUBG grab their first chicken dinner of the day in Match 3! Great job boys! 🌩️#TSWIN #NPL pic.twitter.com/q5mODiDg4n

— Tempo (@Tempo_Storm) March 9, 2019

YaBoiDre got Tempo Storm off to a hot start Saturday with a rampage that knocked SpaceStation Gaming out of the match:

RAMPAGE 💢#NPL pic.twitter.com/PkJrCoOz9l

— Tempo (@Tempo_Storm) March 9, 2019

Even though Storm controlled the tournament, there were plenty of highlights to go around on this day. The Noble squad made up for a disappointing 15th-place showing with a chicken dinner of its own in the fourth match:

.@NobleGG with a massive 16 kill chicken dinner to close out the final game of #NPL Phase 1! pic.twitter.com/rdkz9X8CgF

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) March 10, 2019

Cloud9, Team Envy and Shoot To Kill all earned spots at the FACEIT Global Summit in London starting April 16 by finishing in the top four.

After Shoot To Kill managed to sneak past Why Tempt Fate by two points for the fourth and final spot at the Global Summit, members of the team expressed their relief and joy at making it through:

I think i aged 10 year's today.

— Uncivil (@Uncivil_PUBG) March 10, 2019

After the most brutal weekend we've had yet, we hang on to 4th place and qualify for the @FACEIT London Classic!

Gotta give it to @WhyTemptFateGG they played their hearts out today and deserve to be in London with us all.

GGs @Tempo_Storm @Cloud9 @Envy pic.twitter.com/GmaaELmWWq

— Adam (@adamdidiano) March 10, 2019

The bottom six teams in the standings—SpaceStation Gaming, eUnited, Vicious Gaming, Lazarus, Noble, Oxymoron—will move to the relegation round against the top 10 finishers in the NPL Contenders League that will wrap up on March 13.

The top 10 finishers all made it to Phase 2 of the competition that is scheduled to start on May 3.

The fourth week in Phase 1 of the National PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) League wrapped up Saturday.

Having led the standings in each of the last three weeks, Tempo Storm continued to set the pace. The team has amassed 166 kill points and 283 total points.

     

NPL Phase 1 Standings—Week 4

1. Tempo Storm (166 kill points, 283 total points)

2. Shoot To Kill (155 kill points, 251 total points

3. Team Envy (161 kill points, 249 total points)

4. Cloud9 (153 kill points, 240 total points)

5. Wildcard Gaming (133 kill points, 213 total points)

6. Why Tempt Fate (131 kill points, 205 total points)

7. ENDEMIC (124 kill points, 185 total points)

8. SpaceStation Gaming (107 kill points, 179 total points)

9. Smokin' Aces (122 kill points, 176 total points)

10. Simplicity (106 kill points, 160 total points)

11. Ghost Gaming (87 kill points, 149 total points)

12. eUnited (111 kill points, 147 total points)

13. Vicious Gaming (97 kill points, 135 total points)

14. Lazarus (76 kill points, 119 total points)

15. Noble (61 kill points, 95 total points)

16. Oxymoron (66 kill points, 94 total points)

Standings are courtesy of OGN Esports

      

Prize Money (per Phase)

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

     

Cloud9 had a rough Week 4. The team sat second behind Tempo Storm through three weeks but got overtaken by Shoot To Kill and Team Envy in the overall leaderboard Saturday. A 12-kill effort in Match 2 against ENDEMIC helped power Shoot To Kill's climb.

.@ShootToKillPUBG find their second win of #NPL Week 4 with a 12 kill chicken dinner!

📺: Tune in: https://t.co/Sr7mK1MyzG pic.twitter.com/4hBjGVtzSM

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) March 3, 2019

Nobody was going to catch Tempo Storm, though. YaBoiDre helped his team with this expertly thrown grenade in the fourth match against SpaceStation Gaming.

And #TSPUBG ...bounces to another chicken dinner! #TSWIN #NPL

Nice throw, @TempoDre 🏀 pic.twitter.com/FKmt1KG4P1

— Tempo (@Tempo_Storm) March 3, 2019

Tempo Storm wrapped up Week 4 with a win over Cloud9.

.@Tempo_Storm hold onto their top spot with an 8 kill chicken dinner to close out Week 4 of the #NPL! pic.twitter.com/W7u18wE12n

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) March 3, 2019

Here are some of the other highlights from the day's action.

.@Kaymind clutches out the 1v2 to secure the 11 kill chicken dinner for @Cloud9 in the first game of the day! #NPL

📺 Tune in: https://t.co/xyec9icKdl pic.twitter.com/9lZ3qnUFtA

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) March 2, 2019

.@ShootToKillPUBG find their second win of #NPL Week 4 with a 12 kill chicken dinner!

📺: Tune in: https://t.co/Sr7mK1MyzG pic.twitter.com/4hBjGVtzSM

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) March 3, 2019

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1102008670856962048

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1101975796527259648

Like Cloud9, things didn't go well Saturday for Lazarus.

The figure of Lazarus famously came back from the dead, and the team of the same name will need a similar recovery in Phase 1. Lazarus slipped from 11th in Week 3 to 14th in Week 4 after earning just 16 total points. The bottom of the standings otherwise remains the same, with Noble in 15th (95 total points) and Oxymoron in last place (94 total points).

At the top of the leaderboard, Phase 1 is quickly shaping up as a four-horse race between Tempo Storm, Shoot To Kill, Team Envy and Cloud9.

Phase 1 of the National PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) League continued this weekend, with Week 3 wrapping up on Saturday.

Once again, Tempo Storm proved that it's the team to beat.

NPL Phase 1 Standings—Week 3

1. Tempo Storm (131 kill points, 225 total points)

2. Shoot To Kill (110 kill points, 175 total points)

3. Cloud9 (112 kill points, 171 total points)

4. Team Envy (105 kill points, 162 total points)

5. Why Tempt Fate (101 kill points, 156 total points)

6. SpaceStation Gaming (90 kill points, 156 total points)

7. Endemic (98 kill points, 149 total points)

8. Wildcard Gaming (96 kill points, 145 total points)

9. Smokin' Aces (98 kill points, 141 total points)

10. Simplicity (83 kill points, 128 total points)

11. Lazarus (68 kill points, 103 total points)

12. Ghost Gaming (61 kill points, 102 total points)

13. eUnited (72 kill points, 97 total points)

13. Vicious Gaming (66 kill points, 96 total points)

15. Noble (53 kill points, 80 total points)

16.Oxymoron (52 kill points, 78 total points)

             

Prize Money (Per Phase)

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

 

Tempo Storm held a comfortable advantage on the overall leaderboard following a strong Week 2. This weekend did nothing to change their status as the top dogs, and they remain the top team after three full weeks of action.

In fact, their lead swelled to 50 points by the end of the day. But they were far from the only ones racking up points.

Having entered the day in ninth place overall, Endemic was in need of a solid performance to make some moves in the standings. A victory in the first match of the day was a good start:

.@endemicesports play the numbers to their advantage to earn themselves a chicken dinner in Game 1! #NPL

📺Tune in: https://t.co/N4wwMw4rAy pic.twitter.com/e1zSmHvoXp

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) February 16, 2019

While Endemic took Match 1 with a respectable six kills, Team Envy scored big with a 14-kill victory in the second game of the day:

Another chicken dinner!#EnvyPUBG take the win with 14 KILLS. We're heating up and making a play for the top of the standings.

Two more matches left today: https://t.co/vteqjtHL8G pic.twitter.com/ZpDjUrpdi8

— ENVY (@Envy) February 16, 2019

That big performance helped Envy jump Why Tempt Fate for fourth place. Meanwhile, it also put them within striking distance of both Cloud9 and Shoot to Kill with two matches to play for the week.

Ultimately, Team Envy would close out the day in fourth place.

In Match 3, Noble put up an impressive 15 kills, but it was SpaceStation Gaming who grabbed the win:

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1096935938360373248

They may have missed out on the victory, but that massive output was enough to get Noble out of last place in the overall standings.

And while they were held relatively quiet through the first three matches, Tempo Storm ended Week 3 in grand fashion. A 17-kill effort powered the way to victory in Match 4:

17 KILLS CHICKEN DINNER! UNSTOPPABLE! 🌩️ #TSWIN #NPL pic.twitter.com/010RyhEodM

— Tempo (@Tempo_Storm) February 17, 2019

Shoot to Kill and Cloud9 sat just 28 points back before that match, but that 27-point outburst gave Tempo Storm plenty of room, especially with Cloud9 (five points in Match 4) and Shoot to Kill (one) struggling.   

Phase 1 of the National PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) League kicked off Feb. 1, and the action continued into this weekend, with Week 2 featuring four matches Saturday.

Why Tempt Fate finished the opening week in first place thanks to 47 kill points and 77 total points, but a big performance by Tempo Storm on Friday produced a change atop the leaderboard. Those results held as the weekend progressed.

Below is a look at Saturday's action.

           

NPL Phase 1 Standings—Week 2

1. Tempo Storm (91 kill points, 158 total points)

2. Shoot To Kill (92 kill points, 134 total points)

3. Cloud9 (74 kill points, 124 total points)

4. Why Tempt Fate (73 kill points, 115 total points)

5. Simplicity (63 kill points, 103 total points)

6. Endemic (69 kill points, 100 total points)

7. Team Envy (64 kill points, 98 total points)

8. SpaceStation Gaming (55 kill points, 96 total points)

9. Wildcard Gaming (63 kill points, 92 total points)

10. Smokin' Aces (67 kill points, 85 total points)

11. Ghost Gaming (45 kill points, 79 total points)

12. eUnited (44 kill points, 63 total points)

13. Vicious Gaming (42 kill points, 61 total points)

14. Lazarus (44 kill points, 55 total points)

15. Oxymoron (31 kill points, 50 total points)

16. Noble (24 kill points, 40 total points)

            

Prize Money (Per Phase)

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

                

Tempo Storm moved into first place after the third match Friday, and all they've done since is add to their lead.

But they weren't the only ones to make noise Saturday.

After ending Friday with a victory, Simplicity carried the momentum into Saturday by recording an 11-kill victory in the first match:

Carrying over their success from yesterday, @GGSimplicity take home an 11 kill win to start the day! #NPL

📺https://t.co/xyec9icKdl pic.twitter.com/cYptJsFGgu

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) February 9, 2019

Then, it was Shoot to Kill's turn to make moves on the leaderboard. That's when the crew of aLOW, PurdyKurty, Adam and Uncivil dropped a 16-spot en route to victory in Match 2:

.@ShootToKillPUBG take the chicken dinner and 16 kills in Game 2 to bring home their first win in the #NPL!

📺Tune in: https://t.co/xyec9hV9lN pic.twitter.com/aHJWAdJByY

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) February 10, 2019

Ultimately, though, Tempo Storm showed why they occupied the No. 1 spot:

.@Tempo_Storm showcase their team fighting skills with a 9 kill win in Game 3! #NPL

📺 Tune in for Game 4: https://t.co/xyec9icKdl pic.twitter.com/Mlgdr9OZDE

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) February 10, 2019

As Why Tempt Fate pointed out, Sharky has played a major role in helping Tempo Storm maintain its hold on first place: 

Two beasts matched up side by side!
@TheRealHetror vs @sharkyeet
Enemies on the field, friends outside the arena.#WTFwin #ogn #npl #pubg pic.twitter.com/cyZXwUvPFP

— Why Tempt Fate (@WhyTemptFateGG) February 10, 2019

Shoot to Kill had a chance for another victory in the final match, but Team Envy pulled one out instead:

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1094416743169019904

Even without that victory, it was quite the day for Shoot to Kill.

After entering Day 4 in fifth place with 83 total points, Shoot to Kill put up a whopping 51 points behind the strength of 33 kill points. That helped them move into second place overall and cut Tempo Storm's lead to 24 points.

Phase 1 will continue with Week 3 on Feb. 15 and 16.

After Phase 1 of the National PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) League kicked off on Friday, the action continued into the weekend as Saturday featured four more matches to wrap up Week 1.

Why Tempt Fate stole the show this weekend, winning three of the eight games to jump atop the leaderboard. That includes a pair of back-to-back wins on Saturday.

     

NPL Phase 1 Standings—Week 1

1. Why Tempt Fate (47 kill points, 77 total points)

2. Tempo Storm (46 kill points, 73 total points)

3. Cloud9 (39 kill points, 72 total points)

4. Shoot To Kill (41 kill points, 59 total points)

T5. SpaceStation Gaming (26 kill points, 55 total points)

T5. Wildcard Gaming (38 kill points, 55 total points)

T5. Endemic (34 kill points, 55 total points)

8. Smokin' Aces (42 kill points, 53 total points)

9. Lazarus (34 kill points, 39 total points)

10. Team Envy (27 kill points, 37 total points)

11. Simplicity (25 kill points, 35 total points)

12. Oxymoron (18 kill points, 30 total points)

13. Noble (15 kill points, 27 total points)

14. Ghost Gaming (18 kill points, 26 total points)

15. Vicious Gaming (15 kill points, 25 total points)

16. eUnited (14 kill points, 17 total points)

*Leaderboard via OGN Esports

     

Prize Money (Per Phase)

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

     

Highlights

Early on, it did not appear as though Why Tempt Fate (consisting of Bahawaka, OpTic hypoc, Valliate and Hetror) was on top of its game—but it was able to shake off a slow start to be the biggest winner of the day.

Why Tempt Fate managed just a ninth-place finish with three kills in the first game of the day. Then the domination began.

Hetror came through in the clutch in Match 2 by finishing off a nine-kill game:

Cool, calm, and collected, @TheRealHetror clutches the 1v1v1 for @WhyTemptFateGG to bring them their second win in the #NPL! pic.twitter.com/BpjooVkDI4

— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) February 2, 2019

In Match 3, Why Tempt Fate put up an impressive 15 kills:

https://twitter.com/OGNEsports/status/1091860063369613312

A 12th-place, three-kill performance in the final match couldn't put a damper on the weekend. It was all about Why Tempt Fate, who finished Week 1 with the most points and the most kills.

🍗 ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ 🍗 🍗 ❌
3 Chicken dinners out of 8 possible games during the first weekend of NPL.

Now it's time to prepare ourselfs for next weeks games!
Thank you all for the support this weekend, you are the best and we freaking love you all! ❤️#WTFwin #OGN #NPL #PUBG pic.twitter.com/fQ1DznNRtn

— Why Tempt Fate (@WhyTemptFateGG) February 3, 2019

Stats through the first week (8 Games) of #NPL

Kills
1. @TheRealHetror - 21
2. @Zanpah @alowflaylow @SomeThangTV @CherryyPoppins - 15

Damage
1. @sharkyeet - 2713
2. @adamdidiano - 2682
3. @TheRealHetror - 2681

All players now have at least 1 kill.
- stats via @otter_prod

— Liquid 7Teen (@7Teen) February 3, 2019

Play will resume on Feb. 8-9 for Week 2.

The complete 2019 schedule for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' (PUBG) professional play in the North American region was announced Thursday, and it will have a $1 million overall prize pool.

A National PUBG League (NPL) press release sent to Bleacher Report confirmed the top qualifying teams from each phase of the 2019 season will advance to represent North America in worldwide events.

The NPL regular season will kick off Feb. 1 with the first of three five-week sessions. Matches will be held Fridays (8 p.m. ET) and Saturdays (5 p.m. ET), and all the action will be available via Twitch live stream.

Phase 2 is scheduled to start May 3, and Phase 3 will follow on Sept. 6.

Each section of the season featuring the popular video game will include the same prize pool:

1st: $100,000

2nd: $40,000

3rd: $20,000

4th: $12,000

5th: $10,000

6th: $8,000

7th: $6,000

8th: $4,000

Here's a look at the 16 pro teams set to compete in the NPL's top division to open 2019:

1. Adapt
2. Cloud9
3. eUnited
4. Ghost Gaming
5. Lazarus Esports
6. Noble Esports
7. Oxymoron
8. Shoot to Kill
9. Simplicity
10. Smokin Aces
11. Spacestation Gaming
12. Team Env
13. Tempo Storm
14. Vicious Gaming
15. Why Tempt Fate
16. Wildcard Gaming

Meanwhile, the NPL is also running an NPL Contenders league, which will feature three four-week competitions (starting Feb. 5, May 7 and Sept. 10) that will give 16 other professional teams an opportunity to climb the NPL ladder.

The process will operate similar to European football with promotions and relegations based on the performance of the bottom-six NPL teams and the top-10 NPL Contenders squads in a series of tournaments following each phase of the the season.

A top prize of $6,000 is available for the winning team from each Contenders phase.

There are also three special NPL Royale events during 2019 (beginning Feb. 22, May 24 and Sept. 27) where all 32 teams will face off with a $40,000 first-place prize on each occasion.

All tournaments will be held at the OGN Super Arena in Manhattan Beach, California.