Kathmandu, Sept. 18 -- Ugyen Lama started playing PUBG two years ago. At first, it was just a fun way to pass time with friends. But six months into playing the game, he felt he could go pro and started to take part in various tournaments which took place in Nepal and abroad.

In the past two years, Lama has won multiple tournaments in Nepal. Most recently, his team made it to the regional qualifiers of the PUBG Mobile Club Open, commonly known as PMCO, beating 15 other teams-from Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka-to move on to the next round of PUBG Mobile's global tournament.

"The end goal is to win an international tournament. I lost last year on the same stage, but this year's been good so far," says the 20-year-old.

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