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Teams from the NPL and NPL Contenders are set to face off this weekend in the first ever NPL Royale.
Starting February 22nd at 5:00 p.m. PT, the NPL Royale will take off with 32 teams competing against each other for the championship. The 32 teams are split into two groups, 16 teams each, for the NPL and the NPL Contenders.
Here’s the upcoming format:
| NPL Royale Date | Match Day | Stakes |
| February 22 | Group A plays four matches | Top eight teams advance to final round |
| February 23 | Group B plays four matches | Top eight teams advance to final round |
| February 24 | Final 16 teams play four matches | Top eight finishers split $80,000 prize pool |
This past weekend, NPL team captains selected their Contenders in the upcoming Royale. Here are the current groups:
Group A
- Tempo Storm
- Shoot to Kill
- Why Tempt Fate
- Endemic
- Smokin’ Aces
- Lazarus
- eUnited
- Noble
- Mustache Dave
- Team Kru
- Overconfident
- Halocline Gaming
- Denial Esports
- Trifecta Gaming
- The Happy Campers
- Lowkey Esports
Group B
- Cloud 9
- Team Envy
- SpaceStation Gaming
- Wildcard Gaming
- Simplicity
- Ghost Gaming
- Vicious Gaming
- Oxymoron
- Susquehanna Sonics
- ReinvenT
- Elevate
- PlayerOne Esports
- Leggo Your Ego
- Zenith Esports
- Elder Wolves
- GGWP
Source: PUBG Esports, Twitch.tv/playBATTLEGROUNDS
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