PMPL 2023 Spring Thailand Week 1: HAIL Esports grabs pole spot, FaZe Clan ranks 18th

HAIL Esports has absolutely dominated the opening week of the PMPL 2023 Thailand Spring, clinching eight of their 20 matches and obtaining the top spot. The team has garnered 230 points, including 127 eliminations, so far in this competition.

XERXIA, who is playing their first tournament, saw a brilliant start to Week 1 and acquired the second position with 159 points by its end. TEM Entertainment was only nine points behind them and had three Chicken Dinners, while Vampire Esports' consistent performances helped them earn the third spot in PMPL's Week 1.

Sharper and Buriram came fifth and sixth with 135 points each, followed by underdog squad Bermuda Esports. Bacon Time and Four Angry Birds were able to obtain the eighth and ninth positions and had 122 and 117 points, respectively. Some well-known organizations like Infinity, MS Chounburi, Faze Esports, and Valdus didn't see a good start, ending Week 1 in 11th, 16th, 18th, and 19th positions, respectively.

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PMPL Thailand Day 5 match-wise highlights

Match 1

Week 1 standings of PMPL 2023 Thailand (Image via PUBG Mobile)

XERXIA Esports started Day 5 with an 11-kill victory on the Sanhok map courtesy of their player RNJ's eight eliminations. They acquired a total of 21 points in this game. KOG and TEM amassed 12 and 11 points, respectively, while FaZe Clan was unable to secure any points.

Match 2

HAIL Esports' powerful run continued on the fifth day, in whose second match they captured their seventh Chicken Dinner with eight finishes, strengthening their lead on the overall chart.

Sharper and ONI too maintained their balanced gameplay and earned 16 and 16 and 13 points, respectively. Faze Clan went to the lobby without a single point after this game as well.

Match 3

Faze Clan finished 18th in PMPL Thailand Week 1 (Image via PUBG Mobile)

TEM Entertainment's admirable performance helped them acquire an 11-kill Chicken Dinner in the third round. Esportswala seized 18 points, including 12 eliminations here. HAIL and Buriram United, too, performed well and scored nine points each. TEM Morman was the top performer in this game with five finishes.

Match 4

XERXIA obtained their second Chicken Dinner of the day with eight frags in this game. However, the round belonged to Vampire Esports as they garnered 17 points, out of which 13 came from eliminations. FaZe Clan managed to play passively and collected seven points after two bad games on PMPL Day 5.

Match 5

Getslow assisted HAIL Esports in achieving their eighth Chicken Dinner. The team once again presented a well-controlled gameplay and was able to win the game. Bacon Time and XERXIA grabbed 16 and 15 points, respectively, after playing flawlessly. FaZe Clan had another poor game, as they only claimed two points.