Seoul Cup OGN Supermatch 2019 Guide

The time has come for the final competitive PUBG tournament of 2019 in South Korea, and the second-ever Seoul Cup — OGN Supermatch. Over the weekend, eight of the best teams coming from the PKL and eight representatives from Japan and Southeast Asia will faceoff for a share of a 33,000 USD prize pool and the bragging rights. With only 12 matches being played, and a Korean scene coming to the event straight from a offseason filled with roster shuffles, OSM looks to be a unpredictable event, and anything can happen.

Tournament Details

Date and Time : December 21–22 ; each day starting 5pm KST / 9am CET / Midnight LA

Matchday Map order : 2x Miramar, 2x Sanhok, 2x Erangel

Prizepool : 33,000 USD ( 1st place — 16,000 USD ; 2nd place — 8,000 USD ; 3rd place — 5,500 USD ; MVP — 2,500 USD )

Match Point System and Settings : As per Standard and Universal PUBG Esports Ruleset

Streams :

Korean : https://twitch.tv/OGN

English : https://www.twitch.tv/paperthinhere

Japan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDwcZHUiLHw&feature=youtu.be ( Day 1 ) ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E5RRYVd0ns&feature=youtu.be ( Day 2 )

Participating Teams

OGN Entus Force

Roster : “Under”, “Seongjang”, “Indigo”, “kAyle”

OGN’s flagship team is heading to their home event as the reigning PKL champions, the 4th best team of the 2019 Global Championship, and a favourite to win the OSM. Their expectations for the future are even higher though, as anything but the 2020 PGC title would be considered as a failure for OGN Force. In order to make that goal, the team have decided to bolster their firepower by signing “Under” from DPG EVGA in the place of “YaKK” and “DoYa”.

T1

Roster : “HelleN”, “Akad”, “Adder”, “Jefflocka”, “Treasure”

Battlegrounds division of the legendary SK Telecom T1 organisation have improved a lot over the 2019, finishing it strong with a runner-up finish in the PKL Phase 3 and 11th place in the PGC 2019. Heading into the Seoul Cup, the team lead by a fragger — IGL duo of “Akad” and “HelleN” is the only PKL team in the event to not go through the roster changes, and will be looking to continue their good streak and fight for the overall victory.

Afreeca Freecs Fatal

Roster : “NN”, “EJ”, “R0wha”, “Daengche”, “Shad0w”

While Afreeca Freecs Fatal maintained their spot as one of the best teams in Korea with 2nd, 7th and 3rd place finishes in the 2019 PKL phases, they weren’t performing as well on the global stage, finishing 14th in Faceit Global Summit and 19th in the PGC. Ahead of the upcoming season, AFF decided to replace their long-time shotcaller in “Style” and support rifler in “Lambu” by signing “Daengche” from VSG, and moving “R0wha” and “EJ” from the now-defunct sister team, AF Ares. Last year, it was Ares that have finished second in the Seoul Cup, and this year it’s Fatal shot to win it all on the turf of their rival company.

Detonator.Korea

Roster : “WICK2D”, “Joy”, “Mickey”, “OhJungJe”

In the typical Detonator fashion, the team lead by “WICK2D” have collapsed when it mattered the worst, finishing second-to-last at the Global Championship and scoring less points than other PKL teams in the Group Stage ( and remember, all those teams have played only six games in that stage, compared to twelve played by DTN ). That lead to a roster overhaul, with only earlier mentioned “WICK2D” remaining from the PGC team. Joining him will be a “Joy” — “Mickey” duo from OGN Ace, “OhjungJe” coming from Griffin and “Siege” moving to the coach role from Team MVP.

VSG

Roster : “Starlord”, “Foxy”, “Hulk”, “YaKK”

Let’s be realistic as for VSG results in the second half of 2019 season — for a team that have won both the PKL and PAI at the turn of 2018 and 2019, and was considered as a PGC contender all-year around, not even making to the big dance was at best considered as a disappointment. Unsurprisingly, VSG have decided to rebuild in order to return to their winning ways, moving “Foxy” to the starting roster and adding “YaKK” from OGN Force to replace “Hwan2da” and “Daengche”, and will try to start their uprising with a Seoul Cup in their hands by the end of the tournament.

OPGG Sports

Roster : “AYOH”, “SILKY”, “UNTOP”, “YUNAE”

After a outstanding start of 2019, OPGG Sports had a great fall, from being the PKL and Faceit Global Summit at the end of Phase 1 to barely staying in the PKL in the final phase of the year. Ahead of OSM, the organisation have decided to start from square one by signing the core of Spear Gaming ( “AYOH”, “SILKY” and “UNTOP” ) and “YUNAE” from World Class, and having their former shotcaller in “Temeria” move to the coaching role. For this roster, OSM will be their welcome party to the highest level of competition, and a opportunity to show the world what we can expect from them in 2020.

Team Quadro

Roster : TBA

For Team Quadro, the 2019 season was consistent yet underwhelming — they finished 10th, 11th and 10th in three respective PKL phases, but we’ve seen them have a potential to challenge at least for a Global Championship spot. That being past, the future for Team Quadro looks…

…where the hell is their roster ?

At the time of publishing, Team Quadro have not announced their player roster for the Seoul Cup, with rumours indicating some contract issues between one of the players and the team ( due to player running away from the team on the day of contract signing ).

DPG Danawa

Roster : “Inonix”, “CheongGak”, “Raeng”, “DG98”

While Danawa DPG had a strong year, finishing 2nd in the PKL Phase 2, 5th at MET, 7th in the PKL Phase 3 and 2nd in the PGC Korea Qualifier, they’ve just missed out on the biggest event of the year, with OGN Ace taking the final Korean ticket. With both “Yacha” and “C4tch” leaving the team shortly after the Korea Qualifier, Danawa have seemingly found a strong replacement in “Raeng” from OGN Ace and “DG98” from OPGG.

Sky Gaming Daklak

Roster : “MeoU”, “LongK”, “Pika”, “Sapauu”

Because of missing out on the Global Championship due to visa issues, Seoul Cup will serve as the first international event for Sky Gaming Daklak. The Vietnamese squad have made themselves known with their aggressive, in-your-face playstyle, and a experienced roster including their star fragger and a member of 2019 Nations Cup Team Vietnam in “MeoU”. With all of that, Sky Gaming can be considered as a major threat for the Korean powerhouses at the Supermatch.

Refund Gaming

Roster : “Rambo”, “FunkyM”, “Nhism”, “Snake”

Joining Sky Gaming as the Vietnamese representative at the OSM, Refund Gaming is heading there with a experienced roster, featuring “Nhism” as their leading fragger and two of Refund players during their run at the PGI 2018 in “Rambo” and “FunkyM”. That being said, Refund had a disappointing 2019, “highlighted” by a 12th-place finish in the SEA Championship Phase 2, and will be considered as a underdog team throughout the Seoul Cup.

Tokio Striker

Roster : “J4nku2of”, “RossitedJR”, “eLotic”, “Coz9NBoy”

Coming as one of the best teams in Thailand right now, Tokio Striker is coming back to the major event after finishing 13th in the MET Asia Series and 7th in the PSC Phase 3 earlier in the year. At the Supermatch we’ll see the international debut of their new roster, with “eLotic” and “Coz9NBoy” replacing the duo of “ShippyS” and “Mhuntoh”. And while they’re considered as a outsider against the Korean teams, they shouldn’t be underestimated.

Purple Mood Esports

Roster : “HoN_BoYa”, “YoshiMinburi”, “Bossense”, “JustMoments”

While Purple Mood have proved themselves as one of the top Thailand teams, they haven’t been able to repeat those results on the SEA scene, with a 8th place finish in the PSC Phase 3 being their best result in 2019. That being said, PLME is a talented roster with their in-game leader in “YoshiMinburi” and a star fragger in “HoN_BoYa” leading the charge for the team, and can challenge for the top positions at the Seoul Cup.

Geek Fam

Roster : “Modyyy”, “Jangs”, “Gseven”, “Godly”

Representing Malaysia at the Supermatch will be an up-and-coming team in Geek Fam. For them, this will be the first major international event they’ll play since the JIB SEA Championship in late 2018, where they finished in 7th place, and a 15th-place finish in the 2019 PSC Phase 1. Since then, Geek Fam have finished 5th and 4th in Malaysian Qualifiers for PSC Phase 2 and 3 respectively, and 2nd in the Predator League 2020 Malaysia Qualifier. The player to watch from Geek Fam is Indonesian “Godly”, which played before for Aerowolf Team Seven in the 2019 Asia Invitational and Faceit Global Summit.

Victim Rise

Roster : “Kamalz”, “C1moy15G”, “Tantruum”, “Chibiritt”

The last team coming to the Seoul Cup from the Southeast Asia region is Victim Rise. In the recent months, the Indonesian-based team have been rising in the SEA ranks, finishing 2nd in the 2019 Malaysia Series, and 4th in the PSC Phase 3. Heading to Seoul, they’ll be looking to make a name for themselves on the biggest stage they’ve played yet, as their rivals there will have to especially watch out for “C1moy15G” ( 1.36 kill, 208.7 DMG, 1.4 knock per match in the PSC Phase 3 ).

Rascal Jester

Roster : “CiNVe”, “SeaKingJAWS”, “MUSHAMARU”, “Wesker”

While the reigning Japan Series champions in Rascal Jester have tried their best at the PGC, a 29th place finish in the tournament have left a bitter taste in the mouths of their players and fans. The big reason behind that was team’s fragging power struggle, getting only 18 kills in 12 PGC matches — because of that, Rascal Jester will be counting for a improved performance from the “SeaKingJAWS” — “CiNVe” attacking duo in order to finish well in the OSM.

SunSister

Roster : “CrazySam”, “gabha”, “Kendesu”, “fiachan”

SunSister is heading to the Supermatch after having a pretty decent run at the Global Championship, finishing 22nd overall, but bringing a fight against the best in the world. What the other teams should be watching out from SunSister is their consistent fragging power, with “CrazySam” at front thanks to his strong recent form, and a very strong play on Miramar.