Every PUBG Mobile tournament, from a local scrims lobby to a global final, turns one match into a number. That number is the team's match points, and it is built from two parts: how long the squad survived (placement) and how many enemies it eliminated (kills). Understanding how those two parts are weighted explains almost every strategic decision you see on stream.
The standard formula
Most official and community events use the same structure:
Match points = placement points + kill points
Kill points are simple: one point for every elimination the whole squad earns. Placement points reward finishing high. A commonly used table looks like this:
- 1st place: 15 points
- 2nd place: 12 points
- 3rd place: 10 points
- 4th place: 8 points
- 5th place: 6 points
- 6th place: 4 points
- 7th place: 2 points
- 8th place: 1 point
- 9th place and below: 0 points
Organizers are free to change the table. Some community events give more to first place to reward winners, others flatten it to reward aggression. Always read the rules sheet of the event you are playing. On SSP Statify the point table is configured per tournament, so the standings you see always follow that event's own scoring.
A worked example
Imagine a four-match day. Team A plays carefully and finishes like this:
- Match 1: 3rd place with 4 kills = 10 + 4 = 14
- Match 2: 1st place with 6 kills = 15 + 6 = 21
- Match 3: 6th place with 2 kills = 4 + 2 = 6
- Match 4: 2nd place with 5 kills = 12 + 5 = 17
Team A ends the day on 58 points. Team B drops hot every game, wins no matches and finishes 8th, 9th, 12th and 5th, but collects 9, 8, 7 and 6 kills. Their total is 1 + 0 + 0 + 6 + 30 = 37. Aggression alone rarely beats consistent top-three finishes, but it does keep a team alive in the table when the lobby is weak.
Why the table shapes strategy
The gap between the top placements and the rest decides how teams play:
- A big jump for first place encourages teams to survive into the final circles. A team that holds a strong compound and rotates late is trading some kills for placement.
- A small gap between 1st and 3rd (for example 15 versus 10) means a fight in the final circle is rarely worth the risk unless it is clearly winning.
- One point per kill means a squad that eliminates five players earns the same as moving up from 8th to 3rd. Early kills are valuable only if the team survives afterwards.
Chicken dinners and tie-breakers
A first-place finish is called a chicken dinner or WWCD (winner winner chicken dinner). When two teams finish a tournament on identical points, the organizer's tie-break rule decides the order. Typical tie-breakers, in order, are: more chicken dinners, more total kills, more top-three finishes, then the result of the last match. Check the rules before the event so there are no surprises on the final day.
Tips for teams
- Track your points per match, not just the total. A team averaging 12 per match across a six-match day is on course for 72.
- Decide before the day starts how much risk the lobby deserves. In the first matches, protecting placement is usually better than chasing every fight.
- When you are well behind the leader in the last match, your plan changes completely: kills and a win are all that matter.
Where to see the numbers
SSP Statify publishes the full points table for each tournament, with kills, placement points and chicken dinners per team. The SSPpedia tournaments page lists every event, and each team and player page shows how those results add up over a career.