In the part 1 of the PCL Spring Preview ( if you missed it, you can catch it here ), I’ve quickly introduced you to the format of the tournament and with the first division of the league - the Erangel Divison. Now, without anything else to say, let’s introduce the two other divisions of PCL.

Miramar Division - Beware of the 4 Angry Men ( please watch your back )

Never be aware of enemies - the promotional poster of Miramar Division ( Copyrights : Huya )

For the beloved team of Chinese PUBG in Four Angry Men, the last six months was a hard time — they got a disappointing 24th place finish in PCPI Season 2, had to say farewell to one of their original members in Aluka due to retirement, their core member in Gucun have been kicked out of the team for terrible behaviour and damaging 4AM’s PR and lastly GodV flamed on the players of 1246 during a scrim.

GodV : …so what ridiculous clutch should we do this time ? ZGG01 : *scratching his head and thinking* ( Source : 4AM Weibo )

Even with all of that happening, 4AM have bounced back pretty quickly, as their new member — former captain and IGL of KG ( Keen Gaming ) in ZGG01 — have quickly proved worthy of a 750,000 CNY ( ~111,000 USD ) transfer fee and clicked with the rest of the squad.

And even though 4AM finished 4th in Douyu Season 6 and 7th in Faceit Global Summit, meaning they’re still yet to win a FPP championship, they are considered as one of the favourites to hoist the PCL trophy.

But first, 4AM will have to go through the Miramar Division, a division stacked with teams that have a point to make during Spring Season.

First up there’s Crystal Luster, the bronze medalists of Douyu Season 6 — sure, they didn’t performed as well during Faceit Global Summit, and they’re still can be considered as a newcomer team, but they’re eager to prove that they’re not a one-off fluke.

Up next we have 1246, All Gamers ( AG ) and AMY — three teams that have scored a few of high-placement finishes ( 1246 — Champions of Douyu Season 5, 5th in Douyu Superleague, 7th in NEST 2018 and Douyu Season 6 ; AMY — 5th at Huya Tianming, 6th at PCPI Season 2 and 9th at Douyu Season 6 ; AG — 2nd at Imbatv SuperLeague and 6th in Douyu S6 ), but all of them have mixed those results with bombing out of other tournaments and a great result in PCL Spring can solidify them as one of the best teams in the region.

And lastly for Miramar Division, there is a group of mid-tier teams, that can surprise and fight for the top ranks in the league — Black Ananas ( BA, 7th in Douyu Season 5, 10th in Douyu Season 6 and 15th in WEGL Weibo ), Su4 ( 7th in Douyu Superleague, 12th in Imbatv Superleague ), Royal Never Give Up ( RNG, 5th in PCPI S2, 6th in WEGL Weibo, 11th in Douyu Season 6 ), XQuest ( 3rd in WEGL Weibo, 4th in Douyu Superleague ) and Night Wolf ( 10th in WEGL Weibo, 14th in Douyu Season 6 and 16th in PCPI S2 ).

Vikendi Divison - What the hell is group parity ?…

…yeah, on paper this is the weakest division of three — a single team from the Top 10 of Douyu Season 6 ( Lstars ) , only one top 10 team of WEGL Weibo ( VTOPNET ) and only a single top 10 finishing team in PCPI Season 2 ( Lstars ). But that only means that this is a sleeper group, as it features a lot of talented squads.

Let’s start with Luminious Stars ( Lstars ) — the team lead by their star fragger “YDD” have been on the rise in last months with 4th place in PCPI Season 2 and Asia Invitational ( during which they had three Chicken Dinners and a top 3 finish on the first day ), 7th place in Huya Tianming, 8th place in Douyu Season 6 and 9th place in Douyu Season 5. Heading into PCL Spring, they’ve managed to keep their roster intact, as they’ll try to at least score their first podium finish since June 2018 and represent China on the international scene one more time.

Battling them in Vikendi Division will be Tianba, previously known as SnakeTC — team lead by one of the best fraggers in China in “BaoLei” was arguably the best team in the region heading into PCPI Season 2, coming there after wins in Huya Tianming and JingDong Cup Season 2, but what could’ve been their crowning moment became their downfall, finishing next to last in the event. After that they’ve struggled to bounce back to the top, finishing 6th in NEST 2018 and 13th in Douyu Season 6, while not making to the finals of WEGL Weibo and Douyu Superleague. Now they’re coming back to play in Shanghai VSPN Center, the same arena that hosted PCPI Season 2, debuting with their new name as they hope to redeem themselves and start their climb back to the top.

To round up the Vikendi Division, let’s take a look at the roster of teams that have a potential to shake-up the standings of the PCL :

- Victory Five ( V5 ) was considered as one of the best teams in China around Summer and Fall of 2018, racking up 2nd place in Huya Tianming, 3rd in PCPI Season 1 FPP, 4th in PCPI Season 1 TPP, 6th in Douyu Season 5 and couple high finishers in other events, but due to roster changes ( with only ShanD1anX remaining from 2018 roster ), they have to work their way up once again.

- Edward Gaming ( EDG ) had a couple good results in the Fall ( 2nd in Douyu Superleague and 3rd in Huya Tianming ), but aside of that they’re still yet to make a firm place in the top 15 / 20 of the proscene.

- Game Team ARK have a promising prospect in “Mad98” ( 1.44 KD rating in his proscene career ) and have a few good results in recent events ( 4th in Jingdong Season 2, 13th in PCPI Season 2, 14th in Douyu Season 6 and 15th in Huya Tianming ), as they’re searching for a spark that can bring them to their next level.

- VTOPNET ( VTOP ) is on the proscene for just a few months and had to qualify to PCL through Development League and Preseason, but they already have some upset results under their belt ( 4th in WEGL Weibo and 7th in Jingdong Season 2 ) and they are a underdog team to watch this season.

- QM Gaming ( QM ) have won the ImbaTV Superleague in October 2018 with over a 1000-point lead, had a few more good results since then ( 8th in NEST 2018 and 12th in Douyu Season 6 ) and three of the players from ImbaTV roster are still there ( JiYy, WuFeng and YIZz ), so they shouldn’t be underestimated.

And lastly, there is Team Weibo — after not even qualifying to the PCPI Season 2, Weibo decided to throw a briefcase of money towards Victory Five in order to transfer Running and Little1ee, former stars of Kingzone_SSS and V5 respectively, and qualified with ease to the PCL through Preseason. Now the goal of this roster is to finally bring the Weibo banner to the top of chinese PUBG proscene.

PCL Spring 2019 will play every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from April 29 to June 9 — Tune in to the official streams on Douyu, Huya and QQEGame, and financially support PCL by buying the league’s official set in the PUBG in-game store.