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

sportskeeda.com:

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 it ended. 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.

XERXIA Esports started the day with an 11-kill victory on the Sanhok map courtesy of their player RNJ's eight eliminations, collecting a total of 21 points. KOG and TEM amassed 12 and 11 points respectively, while Faze Clan was unable to secure any points during the first game.

HAIL Esports' powerful run continued on the fifth day as well, capturing their seventh Chicken Dinner with eight finishes and strengthening their lead on the overall chart. Sharper and ONI too maintained their uniform outings and earned 16 and 16 and 13 points respectively. It was a back-to-back second game where Faze Clan went to the lobby without a single point.

TEM Entertainment's plenty of rights moves helped them acquire a 11-kill Chicken Dinner in the third round. Esportswala seized 18