Free Fire World Series
Free Fire World Series Logo
GameFree Fire
Founded2019
FounderGarena
No. of teams18
RegionGlobal
Venue(s)Varied
Most recent
champion(s)		EVOS Phoenix
Official websiteffesports.com

The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) is the annual professional Garena Free Fire world championship tournament. Teams compete for a total prize pool of US$2 million.[1] The 2021 edition of the event became world's most watched esports event by peak live viewer count at the time.[2]

Overview

The Free Fire World Series uses the Squad Battle Royale mode available in the video game Free Fire. 48 players (12 teams each one having four players) airdrop onto an island without any weapons or armor. Once on the ground, players must search for weapons, armor, and med kits. Players can knock down players using the weapons they collected. The last team to survive wins the game. Players get points based on the number of eliminations and survival time.[3][4]

History

Free Fire World Series 2019 was held in November 2019 at Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro, and featured a prize pool of $400,000. 12 teams from Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Middle East, India, Latin America, North America, and Eurasia participated in the championship. It was won by the Brazilian representatives the Corinthians.[5] The event had a peak live viewer count of 1.9 million.[6]

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Free Fire World Series 2020 had to be replaced with Free Fire Continental series which was held to be on April 19. Free Fire Continental Series was held as 3 separate events for Asia, EMEA and Americas. The event was streamed live on YouTube and had 1.5 million peak live viewers. There was a prize pool of $300,000. In each region a total of 18 teams fought for a prize pool of $300,000. The Asian region winner was EXP Esports, the EMEA region winner was Sbornaya Chr, and the American region winner was Team Liquid.[7][8][9]

In 2021, Garena announced the Free Fire World Series with a prize pool of $2 million.[10] The grand finale was held in May 2021 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. A total of 18 teams competes for the FFWS trophy, which was won by Phoenix Force (EVOS Esports TH).[11] The Free Fire World Series 2021 became the most watched esports event at the time with over 5.4 million peak live viewers, surpassing the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, which had 4 million peak viewers.[12]

FFWS 2022 grand finale was held in May 2022 at the Resort World Sentosa convention centre. The event featured 18 teams representing different regions, competing for a prize pool of $2 million. The championship was won by Attack All Around.[13] The event had a maximum of 1.4 million concurrent viewers during the grand finale, which was a decrease of 4 million viewers from the 2021 viewership, partially due to the ban of Free Fire in India and Bangladesh.[14]

The second FFWS event of 2022 was held in Bangkok, Thailand.[15] The event featured 17 teams from around the world. Players compete for a prize pool of $2 million. The championship was won by EVOS Phoenix for the second time in this competition.[16]

The 2023 Free Fire World Series grand finale took place in Bangkok, Thailand, hosting a total of 18 teams and a prize pool of $1 million. The participating teams comprised three from Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam each, while Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Pakistan, Morocco, and Malaysia were represented by one team each. Team Magic Squad from Brazil won the championship. The event had a significantly low amount of viewership compared to previous FFWS.[17]

Results

Year Location Champion & Runner up 3rd Ref
Champion Score Runner-up
2019 Barra Olympic Park, Brazil Corinthians 132 98 Sbornaya ChR ILLUMINATE Slow TwoK [18]
2020 Online EXP Esports 161 160 King of Gamers club EVOS Divine [19]
Sbornaya ChR 158 124 Silence Stay Away [20]
Team Liquid 151 151 Santos eSports SS Esports [21]
2021 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Phoenix Force 113 77 LOUD Silence [22]
2022 Resort World Sentosa, Singapore Attack All Around 92 91 EVOS Phoenix Vasto Mundo [23]
2022 Bangkok, Thailand EVOS Phoenix 117 114 Vivo KEYD Nigma Galaxy [24]
2023 Bangkok, Thailand Magic Squad 112 95 Buriram United Esports CGGG [25]

References

  1. ↑ Lai, Adrian (19 March 2021). "Free Fire World Series 2021 To Feature US$2Mil Prize Pool". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Top eSports championships by peak viewers 2022". Statista. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "FFWS 2022 Finals: Here is overview of Free Fire World Series 2022 Finals". EsportsGen. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2022: Schedule, teams, prize pool, and more". GINX. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "This team will represent India in Free Fire World Series 2019 finals on November 16". The Indian Express. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Galit. "Free Fire World Series 2019 Qualifiers Begin; Dranix eSports Wins Indonesia Masters Season 2". gamingcypher.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Hashim, Natasha (9 March 2020). "Garena Free Fire Champions Cup 2020 Postponed Due to Covid-19". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Ahmed, Wasif (29 November 2020). "EXP Esports win Free Fire Continental Series Asia 2020". Dot Esports. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. ↑ Ray, Bodhisatwa (20 November 2020). "Free Fire Continental Series kicks off this weekend". TechRadar. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Lai, Adrian (19 March 2021). "Free Fire World Series 2021 To Feature US$2Mil Prize Pool". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Phoenix Force Lifts The Winner's Trophy at Finals of Free Fire World Series 2021". News18. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Lai, Adrian (3 June 2021). "Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore Smashes Global Viewership Record". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  13. ↑ Bahri, Syazwan (23 May 2022). "Thai Team Crowned Free Fire World Series 2022 Champions". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "2.7km of Cat6 ethernet cables and more: What it takes to run a US$2 million esports tournament". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2022 Bangkok". TechStorm - Asian Esports & Tech Entertainment. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  16. ↑ Šimić, Ivan (28 November 2022). "Free Fire World Series sees significant drop in viewership". Esports Insider. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  17. ↑ Kabir, Ahsan (27 November 2023). "MAGIC SQUAD Clinches Victory in FFWS 2023 Grand Finals; Results, Highlights & More". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  18. ↑ Ahmed, Wasif (17 November 2019). "Corinthians win Free Fire World Series 2019". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  19. ↑ Ahmed, Wasif (29 November 2020). "EXP Esports win Free Fire Continental Series Asia 2020". Dot Esports. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  20. ↑ "Team Vareniki becomes the winners of the Free Fire All Stars EMEA 2021". EsportsGen. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  21. ↑ Ahmed, Wasif (29 November 2020). "Team Liquid win Free Fire Continental Series Americas 2020". Dot Esports. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  22. ↑ Ahmed, Wasif (30 May 2021). "FFWS Singapore 2021 Finals: Overall Standings and Points Table". Dot Esports. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  23. ↑ Ahmed, Wasif (21 May 2022). "FFWS Sentosa 2022 Finals: Overall Standings and Points Table". Dot Esports. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  24. ↑ Negreira, Camila (26 November 2022). "EVOS Phoenix win Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2022 Bangkok". Dot Esports. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "FFWS 2023 becomes Free Fire's most popular competition of the year". Esports Charts.
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