Smartphone giant Vivo has announced a partnership with the world’s leading mobile game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBG MOBILE) as the title sponsor of the upcoming PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 - one of the biggest mobile gaming tournaments in the world.
Vivo will provide the smartphones for the gaming contest, which players from ten regions across the world will be leveraging to battle their way through the Spring & Fall Split, for a total of US$2.5 million in prize money.
This global partnership reinforces Vivo’s commitment to bring an ultra-smooth gaming experience to connect with consumers through meaningful partnerships, says a press release received on Tuesday .
The agreement between Vivo and the game’s developers Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation was announced on Monday.
The gaming event last year was watched by over 230 million viewers and drew in over 5,000 live attendees at the global finals in Dubai. The qualifying round of PUBG MOBILE Club Open 2019 began on Friday last.
The Spring Split Global Finals will be hosted in July this year, with the Fall Split Global Finals following in December.