The PUBG Continental Series is over for 2021, with PCS5 Americas seeing Oath continue their late-season run to win the overall title. However, there was more on the line than prize money, with six teams qualifying for the PUBG Global Championship.
The PGI.S champions Soniqs have been felled. Sure, they already lost to Oath in ESL Masters, but the rising star squad has made it two-from-two with a PCS5 title under their belt.
It secures their place at PGC in South Korea in November, alongside five other squads.
The Soniqs, TSM, Dignitas, FIUMBA, and Spacestation Gaming will be on the flight, with squads like Dodge and Guadalajara Gascans barely missing out.
PCS5 Americas Grand Final CHAMPIONS
🏆@OathGamingWith $49,000 in the bank, Oath has earned the cash, chicken dinners, and the #PCS5Americas Championship after an amazing Week 2 & Week 3!👏
Who will #TakeTheOath at PGC 2021!?
— PUBG Esports (@PUBGEsports) October 2, 2021
PUBG Continental Series 5: Americas results
Week 1 recap (September 16-17): Soniqs off to a solid start
PCS4 Americas champions Soniqs lived up to their billing of favorites as they picked up three victories, closely followed by Spacestation Gaming and Wildcard Gaming, with two wins apiece.
You can check out our recap of this week’s action here.
Winner determined by placement. Kills in brackets.
| Match | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
| Match 1 | Wildcard Gaming (16) | Adapt (0) | Spacestation Gaming (8) |
| Match 2 | Soniqs (14) | Spacestation Gaming (8) | Three Hundred (4) |
| Match 3 | Guadalajara Gascans (7) | Oath Gaming (8) | Dignitas (10) |
| Match 4 | Soniqs (15) | Oath Gaming (4) | Three Hundred (4) |
| Match 5 | Spacestation (2) | FIUMBA (5) | Adapt (3) |
| Match 6 | Sistematicos Esports (11) | eUnited (12) | Dignitas (5) |
| Match 7 | TSM (14) | Black Tiger (1) | Guadalajara Gascans (5) |
| Match 8 | Wildcard Gaming (8) | Soniqs (9) | Oath Gaming (5) |
| Match 9 | Soniqs (10) | TSM (12) | Three Hundred (2) |
| Match 10 | FIUMBA (7) | Oath Gaming (10) | Black Tiger (6) |
| Match 11 | Spacestation (7) | Synergy Esports (9) | Dignitas (2) |
| Match 12 | Synergy Esports (7) | Black Tiger (6) | Sistematicos Esports (3) |
Week 2 results (September 23-24): Oath ends Soniqs’ dominant PCS run
Oath has finally ended Soniqs’ clean run in PCS4 and PCS5 by winning Week 2 with four huge wins. TSM was also up there in terms of kills, but struggled for placement — which was dominated by Dignitas and FIUMBA otherwise.
You can check out our recap of this week’s action here.
Winner determined by placement. Kills in brackets.
| Match | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
| Match 1 | Oath Gaming (4) | Three Hundred (12) | TSM (5) |
| Match 2 | FIUMBA (9) | Three Hundred (11) | Oath Gaming (3) |
| Match 3 | Soniqs (11) | Oath (9) | Synergy Esports (5) |
| Match 4 | Dignitas (13) | Black Tiger (5) | Soniqs (6) |
| Match 5 | Spacestation Gaming (6) | Wildcard Gaming (6) | Oath Gaming (11) |
| Match 6 | Oath Gaming (14) | Trogloditas (7) | Spacestation Gaming (8) |
| Match 7 | Oath Gaming (11) | Synergy Esports (2) | Young Kings (3) |
| Match 8 | eUnited (4) | Trogloditas (5) | Wildcard Gaming (9) |
| Match 9 | Oath Gaming (9) | Soniqs (5) | Spacestation Gaming (12) |
| Match 10 | Dignitas (7) | FIUMBA (7) | TSM (14) |
| Match 11 | TSM (17) | Gascans (6) | Sistematicos (2) |
| Match 12 | FIUMBA (9) | Wildcard Gaming (10) | Oath Gaming (10) |
Week 3 results (September 30 – October 1): Oath manage to hold off Dignitas and Soniqs
Oath made it two from two in a nail-biting affair that saw Dignitas and Soniqs close into their position in Match 12. An early elimination made things dicey, but with Dignitas and Soniqs splitting kills, they edged ahead with their 77 kills compared to 75 and 73 respectively.
Winner determined by placement. Kills in brackets.
| Match | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
| Match 1 | Three Hundred (16) | FIUMBA (8) | Black Tiger (3) |
| Match 2 | Dignitas (16) | FIUMBA (6) | Oath Gaming (5) |
| Match 3 | Wildcard Gaming (7) | Oath Gaming (4) | Adapt XD (4) |
| Match 4 | Dignitas (13) | Soniqs (7) | eUnited (6) |
| Match 5 | Synergy Esports (8) | Dignitas (14) | Trogloditas (4) |
| Match 6 | Trogloditas (10) | Oath Gaming (11) | Synergy Esports (2) |
| Match 7 | Oath Gaming (8) | Guadalajara Gascans (7) | Dignitas (4) |
| Match 8 | FIUMBA (7) | TSM (2) | Soniqs (15) |
| Match 9 | Soniqs (9) | Guadalajara Gascans (9) | Oath Gaming (9) |
| Match 10 | Oath Gaming (11) | Spacestation Gaming (3) | Sistematicos (8) |
| Match 11 | Trogloditas (13) | Three Hundred (9) | Oath Gaming (12) |
| Match 12 | Soniqs (11) | Synergy Esports (5) | Dignitas (10) |
PUBG Continental Series 5: Americas wins and standings
Actual standings determined by prize money earned. Currently being updated.
| Placement | Team | Prize Money | Wins | Kills |
| 1 | Oath Gaming | $49,000 | 6 | 208 |
| 2 | Soniqs | $36,000 | 6 | 227 |
| 3 | Dignitas | $30,000 | 4 | 162 |
| 4 | FIUMBA | $24,500 | 4 | 150 |
| 5 | Spacestation Gaming | $18,000 | 1 | 144 |
| 6 | Wildcard Gaming | $17,000 | 3 | 128 |
| 7 | TSM FTX | $15,000 | 2 | 213 |
| 8 | Trogloditas | $11,000 | 2 | 136 |
| 9 | Synergy Esports | $9,500 | 2 | 100 |
| 10 | Three Hundred | $8,500 | 1 | 143 |
| 11 | Guadalajara Gascans | $4,500 | 1 | 105 |
| 12 | eUnited | $4,000 | 1 | 124 |
| 13 | Sistematicos | $2,500 | 1 | 62 |
| 14 | Black Tiger | $0 | 0 | 85 |
| 15 | Adapt XD | $0 | 0 | 73 |
| 16 | Young Kings | $0 | 0 | 70 |
PUBG Continental Series 5: Americas format & prize pool
Thirty-six matches will be played across six days of tournament play, with match and series winners decided by the ‘Most Chicken’ rule. This rule means that the winner of the match is the team who wins the Chicken Dinner.
Similarly, the winning team of the series will be determined by the number of Chicken Dinners won. The overall winner is the team with the most prize money earned across the three weeks.
| Placement | Team | PGC Points | Total prize money |
| 1 | Oath Gaming | PGC spot | $49,000 |
| 2 | Soniqs | 330 | $36,000 |
| 3 | Dignitas | 265 | $30,000 |
| 4 | FIUMBA | 220 | $24,500 |
| 5 | Spacestation Gaming | 175 | $18,000 |
| 6 | Wildcard Gaming | 130 | $17,000 |
| 7 | TSM FTX | 110 | $15,000 |
| 8 | Trogloditas | 90 | $11,000 |
| 9 | Synergy Esports | 65 | $9,500 |
| 10 | Three Hundred | $8,500 | |
| 11 | Guadalajara Gascans | 50 | $4,500 |
| 12 | eUnited | $4,000 | |
| 13 | Sistematicos | 30 | $2,500 |
| 14 | Black Tiger | $0 | |
| 15 | Adapt XD | 20 | |
| 16 | Young Kings |
Here’s how the weekly prize and special awards are given out:
| Weekly Prize (Week 1) | |||
| 1st | $17,000 | 5th | $5,000 |
| 2nd | $12,000 | 6th | $4,500 |
| 3rd | $8,500 | 7th | $3,500 |
| 4th | $7,000 | 8th | $2,500 |
| Weekly Prize (Week 2) | |||
| 1st | $20,000 | 5th | $6,000 |
| 2nd | $14,000 | 6th | $5,000 |
| 3rd | $10,000 | 7th | $4,000 |
| 4th | $8,000 | 8th | $3,000 |
| Weekly Prize (Week 3) | |||
| 1st | $29,000 | 5th | $8,500 |
| 2nd | $20,000 | 6th | $7,000 |
| 3rd | $14,500 | 7th | $5,500 |
| 4th | $11,000 | 8th | $4,500 |
| Special Awards | ||
| Insane Squad | $5,000 | FIUMBA |
| Kill Leader | $5,000 | TGLTN |
| All PCS Team | $2,500 each | TGLTN (Soniqs) |
| luke12 (TSM) | ||
| Kickstart (Oath) | ||
| SzylzEN (FIUMBA) | ||
PCS5 Grand final teams & format
The following teams all qualified for the PCS5 Americas Grand Final:
| Team | Region | Players |
| Susquehanna Soniqs | NA | hwinn, Schrimzy, M1me, TGLTN, hambinooo |
| Oath Gaming | NA | Balefrost, Kickstart, Relo, Snakers |
| Wildcard Gaming | NA | Maji, TsoK, Zealot, Zrayven, Beck |
| Guadalajara Gascans | NA | Adam, Hikerman, nicoos, GregShotGG |
| Adapt XD | NA | LightShow, Retaliative, RichyB, Weum00 |
| eUnited | NA | Corsac, LosHD, Valliate, Waldoe |
| TSM FTX | NA | aLOW, luke12, Penta, PurdyKurty, Taryn |
| Dignitas | NA | HoneyBadger, Poonage, Shinboi, Sparkingg |
| Spacestation Gaming | NA | Keenan, Roth, Sharpshot, oldless |
| Three Hundred | NA | Lataa, Neferhor, Voxsic, Xtreme |
| FIUMBA | LATAM | Capitan, Dr4FTk1NG, Em1hh, SzylzEN |
| Black Tiger | LATAM | cgdzin, KF9sk, Letti1, zkraken |
| Synergy Esports | LATAM | AleeRv, f1sherr, paraguaShoot, PIPAA |
| Trogloditas | LATAM | execs, jiayou, killdemo, rustyzera |
| Young Kings | LATAM | and1FPS, pablex, Ykuz, zFluxxx, swaggerrrr |
| Sistematicos Esports | LATAM | Casagrande, Lorran, Anndzera, Ribeiro, dTz0r |
