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We're now just days away from the start of PGI.S, PlayerUnknown's Battleground's first offline event in a year. With 32 teams competing across eight weeks in a series of chicken dinner challenges in South Korea, getting everything ready has been a mammoth operation for PUBG Corp.

Although the tournament officially starts tomorrow (February 5) with the rank decision matches, PUBG Corp has been busy for the last couple of weeks, meticulously planning for the arrival of players amid a global pandemic. While organising the tournament has been quite stressful, PUBG Esports' team lead, Hyeonseop Jeong tells The Loadout during the PGI.S media day that it's all worth it.

"It wasn't easy managing the players flying into Korea," he says. "The moment they step out of the plane inside the airport, everywhere they go we have to manage entirely. This is no easy feat because not everyone speaks Korean, and we had to make sure everyone kept safe.

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