The highly anticipated Esports World Cup: Free Fire is set to take the stage in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this week! The stakes are high for all eighteen teams as the winner will not only walk away with the biggest slice of the USD1,000,000 prize pool, but also get a ticket to compete in the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) Global Finals 2024 in Brazil later this year.<\/p>\n
Esports World Cup: Free Fire will be held across three stages. During the Knock-out Stage from Jul 10 to 12, teams will be separated into three groups of six, with two groups competing per day.<\/p>\n
The top 12 teams based on points collected over the three days will then proceed to the Point-Rush Stage on Jul 13, where all points will reset and teams will fight to earn headstart points going into the Grand Final.<\/p>\n
Last but not least, the Grand Final will kick off on Jul 14, with the teams battling it out in a race to the top.<\/p>\n
After weeks of intense competition at regional Free Fire World Series (FFWS) leagues as well as local qualifiers, 18 teams have emerged as the fierce contenders to the Esports World Cup (EWC) throne.<\/p>\n
Group A comprises two teams each from Indonesia and Brazil, as well as one team each from Thailand and Mexico.<\/p>\n
Teams to look out for include EVOS Esports, a seasoned team that has collected the most number of Free Fire esports titles in Indonesia, Mexico\u2019s 19esports, as well as FLUXO, a team which houses three former world champions.<\/p>\n
Group A Team
\nRepresenting
\nFun Fact
\nONIC Olympus
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nIndonesia
\nChampion of FFWS Indonesia 2024 Spring
\nAll Gamers Global
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nThailand
\nSecond runner-up of FFWS 2022 Bangkok (formerly EXP Esports)
\nEVOS Esports
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nIndonesia
\nChampion of Free Fire World Cup 2019, the first-ever Free Fire international championship
\n19esports
\nFFWS Latin America, Mexico
\nChampion of FFWS Latin America EWC Qualifier
\nNetshoes Miners
\nFFWS Brazil
\nChampion of ESL Snapdragon Pro Series Season 4 – Challenge Season
\nFLUXO
\nFFWS Brazil
\nChampion of Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021<\/p>\n
Fans can also look forward to exciting action in Group B, the only group with no two representatives from the same league.<\/p>\n
The group is made up of formidable teams such as FFWS Southeast Asia 2024 Spring second and third seeds P Esports and Buriram United Esports, as well as Brazil\u2019s LOUD, the team with the biggest fanbase in the country.<\/p>\n
Group B Team
\nRepresenting
\nFun Fact
\nP Esports
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nVietnam
\nFirst runner-up of FFWS Southeast Asia 2024 Spring
\nBuriram United Esports
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nThailand
\nFirst runner-up of FFWS 2023
\nRRQ
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nIndonesia
\nFourth place in FFWS 2023<\/p>\n
RETA Esports
\nFFWS Latin America,
\nMexico
\nSecond runner-up of FFWS Latin America EWC Qualifier
\nLOUD
\nFFWS Brazil
\nChampion of Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2023
\nHotshot Esports
\nPakistan Qualifier
\nChampion of Free Fire Galaxy Series 2024<\/p>\n
Finally, Group C will take the spotlight, with two teams from Thailand and one team each from Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, and Algeria.<\/p>\n
From rising community team Gaimin Gladiators to the aggressive Team Falcons, fans can watch out for tough and thrilling matches between teams in Group C.<\/p>\n
Group C Team
\nRepresenting
\nFun Fact
\nTeam Falcons
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nThailand
\nChampion of FFWS Southeast Asia 2024 Spring
\nGaimin Gladiators
\nFFWS Southeast Asia,
\nIndonesia
\nRising community team that has not missed out on any international tournaments since 2023
\nTwisted Minds
\nSnapdragon Pro Series,
\nThailand
\nChampion of ESL Mobile Master Brazil 2024
\nAll Glory Gaming
\nFFWS Latin America,
\nMexico
\nChampion of Free Fire League Latin America ’23 Opening
\nTeam Solid
\nFFWS Brazil
\nChampion of C.O.P.A. Free Fire 2024
\nALQADSIAH ESPORTS
\nMEA Mid-Season Clash, Algeria
\nTeam comprises members who have participated in multiple global events since 2019<\/p>\n
Esports World Cup: Free Fire will be live streamed at 4pm Cairo time daily on multiple streaming platforms including YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok<\/p>\n
Broadcast commentary will be available in nine languages, including English, Arabic, and Portuguese\/Bahasa Indonesian\/Spanish\/Thai\/Vietnamese. Fans around the world can also cheer for their favorite teams and experience the excitement with themed in-game missions between Jul 12 to 14.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned to the official Garena Free Fire Esports channels for exciting updates:
\n\u25cf Website
\n\u25cf YouTube
\n\u25cf Instagram<\/p>\n
The Esports World Cup is a global celebration of competitive excellence and esports fandom. For the first time in the history of esports, Esports World Cup features a unique cross-game competition structure that will pit the world\u2019s top elite esports athletes against one another, across multiple game titles for the largest-ever prize pool. Debuting in the summer 2024, gamers, publishers, and fans from around the globe will come together in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to crown the world\u2019s esports champions.<\/p>\n
Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Free Fire, its self-developed mobile battle royale title, was the world\u2019s most downloaded mobile game from 2019 to 2021, and the most downloaded mobile battle royale in 2022 and 2023, according to data.ai.<\/p>\n
Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want.<\/p>\n
It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners \u2013 such as Arena of Valor and Call of Duty: Mobile \u2013 in selected markets globally.<\/p>\n
Garena champions social and entertainment experiences through games, enabling its communities to engage and interact. Garena is also a leading esports organiser and hosts some of the world\u2019s biggest esports events.<\/p>\n
Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company.<\/p>\n
In addition to Garena, Sea\u2019s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney.<\/p>\n
Sea\u2019s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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