The PMGC 2025 Grand Finals Day 1 started on December 12, 2025. Sixteen teams that made it through the Gauntlet, Groups, and Last Chance Qualifiers are battling it out for the championship. The matches are being held at Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand, with a live audience. The teams are competing for a total prize pool of $1,600,000.
Day 1 of the grand finals includes six matches played back-to-back on three maps: Rondo, Erangel, and Miramar. The finals started at 4:30 PM IST.
PMGC 2025 Grand Finals Day 1 Points Table
D’Xavier was the best performer, collecting 56 points and two Chicken Dinners. Alpha Gaming finished second with 51 points with a single Chicken Dinner, whereas DRX took third place with 50 points and 1 Chicken Dinner.
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | D’Xavier | 56 |
| 2 | Alpha Gaming | 51 |
| 3 | DRX | 50 |
| 4 | Alpha7 Esports | 45 |
| 5 | MADBULLS | 42 |
| 6 | R8 Esports | 39 |
| 7 | ULF Esports | 37 |
| 8 | ThunderTalk Gaming | 36 |
| 9 | Regnum Carya Esports | 35 |
| 10 | eArena | 34 |
| 11 | Team Flash | 29 |
| 12 | AlterEgo Esports | 26 |
| 13 | Dplus Kia | 25 |
| 14 | Vampire Esports | 25 |
| 15 | GOAT Team | 24 |
| 16 | KARA Esports | 14 |
Altogether, Alpha7 Esports was just in the top four, scoring 45 points and 30 kills, among other things. MADBULLS and R8 Esports finished fifth and sixth with 42 and 39 points, respectively. With 36 points, China’s Thunder Talk was placed eighth, whereas Regnum had an average run and scored 35 points. Dplus and Vampire both have 25 points. Turkey’s Kara had a bad start in the first half since the team was 16th with only 14 points.
PMGC 2025 Grand Finals Day 1 Match Review
Match 1:
D’Xavier from Vietnam delivered an outstanding effort in the first game of the PMGC Finals, earning an 18-point Chicken Dinner. Alpha7 Esports and EArena added 14 and 13 points to their respective totals. DRX and ThunderTalk received 10 points both
Match 2:
Alpha Gaming of Mongolia won a massive 25-point Chicken Dinner. Alter Ego tallied 13 points, while D’Xavier and ULF each had eight. Vampire Esports gained seven points to their total.
Match 3:
Madbulls scored a fantastic 23-point Chicken Dinner during the PMGC Finals’ third match. Vampire and ULF scored 13 and 10 points, respectively. Regnum Carya and Flash scored nine and eight points, respectively.
Match 4:
In the fourth match, Team DX bounced back on Erangel, scoring 17 points. DX Parajin played really well, getting MVP with 3 kills and dealing 324 damage.
Match 5:
Next up was Miramar, where Team DRX took charge in the fifth match. They put up a solid 24 points, thanks to DRX Soez, who had 4 kills and dished out 616 damage.
Match 6:
Finally, Dplus Kia clinched the last match with 18 points. DK Osal really stepped up and earned MVP by taking out 4 opponents and dealing 399 damage.