A recap of NPL's top four teams after Phase One.

Tempo Storm

1st Place (368 pts)





There isn’t much else I can say about this team, they’ve proven week in and week out that they’re just as consistent as they are effective. After winning anything with a prize pool attached to it, everyone’s curious how the squad stacks up against the likes of Team Liquid, FaZe, and TSM at the first-ever PUBG Classic in London on April 16th. It’s going to be there that we get our first glimpse at the teams in a global event with their current rosters. These orgs have met in the past, and while many fans use that as their base argument for the region’s dominance, the fact is that these rosters haven’t had a chance to clash yet. The “FaceIt Global Summit: PUBG Classic” is going to be their opportunity.

Cloud 9

2nd Place (299 pts)





Although the team wasn’t able to close the gap on first place, they showed everyone that there wouldn’t be a global event that didn’t include the North American juggernaut. While I doubt the team is satisfied with second, Cloud 9 fought hard to hold off teams that were making a run towards the end of the phase. Placing in sixth or better throughout all five rounds of NPL displaying consistency for the duration of the phase.

Team Envy

3rd Place (290 pts)





A mid-season roster change was another step in the right direction when they acquired Mehmood ‘Moody’ Askar, a pure fragger and familiar face around the competitive PUBG scene. The new roster won back to back games to start week four while simultaneously producing the highest point total in a match thus far. It was impressive to see Team Envy progress, putting together solid rounds and always exiting the week with a higher placement than their previous weekend. After maintaining that trend through the first four weeks of NPL, it isn’t a complete surprise the team had a minor set back in the final week of action.

Shoot To Kill

4th Place (285 pts)





Naturally, the final week of the first phase was a stressful one for many teams. Whether it was avoiding relegation or securing your squad’s place in the next phase, everyone was playing for something. If I had to pick, Shoot To Kill was the team feeling the most pressure. Established atop of the leaderboard for most of the season and coming off of a second place finish in week four, they found themselves “gatekeeping” another formidable team on the leaderboard. STK was the bubble team, defending a $12,000 payday and an invite to the first PUBG Classic held in London. Fortunately, they were able to hold off ‘Why Tempt Fate’ by a measly two points despite a sub-par performance in comparison to their previous results.



