18 teams ready for a showdown at Esports World Cup: Free Fire this week
- From Jul 10 to 14, the best teams from local Free Fire leagues and qualifiers will battle it out for a USD1,000,000 prize pool
- The champion will also be the first team to secure a slot in the year-end Free Fire World Series Global Finals 2024 in Brazil
- Esports World Cup: Free Fire will be live streamed at 10pm GMT+8 daily, on multiple streaming platforms including YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok
Singapore, July 8 2024 – 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.
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. 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. 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.
Introducing the 18 Participating Teams
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.
Group A comprises two teams each from Indonesia and Brazil, as well as one team each from Thailand and Mexico. 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’s 19esports, as well as FLUXO, a team which houses three former world champions.
| Group A Team | Representing | Fun Fact |
| ONIC Olympus | FFWS Southeast Asia, Indonesia |
Champion of FFWS Indonesia 2024 Spring |
| All Gamers Global | FFWS Southeast Asia, Thailand |
Second runner-up of FFWS 2022 Bangkok (formerly EXP Esports) |
| EVOS Esports | FFWS Southeast Asia, Indonesia |
Champion of Free Fire World Cup 2019, the first-ever Free Fire international championship |
| 19esports | FFWS Latin America, Mexico | Champion of FFWS Latin America EWC Qualifier |
| Netshoes Miners | FFWS Brazil | Champion of ESL Snapdragon Pro Series Season 4 - Challenge Season |
| FLUXO | FFWS Brazil | Champion of Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 |
Fans can also look forward to exciting action in Group B, the only group with no two representatives from the
same league. 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’s LOUD, the team with the biggest fanbase in the country.
| Group B Team | Representing | Fun Fact |
| P Esports | FFWS Southeast Asia, Vietnam |
First runner-up of FFWS Southeast Asia 2024 Spring |
| Buriram United Esports | FFWS Southeast Asia, Thailand |
First runner-up of FFWS 2023 |
| RRQ | FFWS Southeast Asia, Indonesia |
Fourth place in FFWS 2023 |
| RETA Esports | FFWS Latin America, Mexico |
Second runner-up of FFWS Latin America EWC Qualifier |
| LOUD | FFWS Brazil | Champion of Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2023 |
| Hotshot Esports | Pakistan Qualifier | Champion of Free Fire Galaxy Series 2024 |
Finally, Group C will take the spotlight, with two teams from Thailand and one team each from Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, and Algeria. 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.
| Group C Team | Representing | Fun Fact |
| Team Falcons | FFWS Southeast Asia, Thailand |
Champion of FFWS Southeast Asia 2024 Spring |
| Gaimin Gladiators | FFWS Southeast Asia, Indonesia |
Rising community team that has not missed out on any international tournaments since 2023 |
| Twisted Minds | Snapdragon Pro Series, Thailand |
Champion of ESL Mobile Master Brazil 2024 |
| All Glory Gaming | FFWS Latin America, Mexico |
Champion of Free Fire League Latin America '23 Opening |
| Team Solid | FFWS Brazil | Champion of C.O.P.A. Free Fire 2024 |
| ALQADSIAH ESPORTS | MEA Mid-Season Clash, Algeria | Team comprises members who have participated in multiple global events since 2019 |
Find out more about the 18 teams in an introduction video here [LINK].
Esports World Cup: Free Fire will be live streamed at 10pm GMT+8 daily on multiple streaming platforms including YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Broadcast commentary will be available in nine languages, including English and Arabic. 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.
Stay tuned to the official Garena Free Fire Esports channels for exciting updates:
Free Fire can be downloaded on both the Apple iOS App and Google Play store.
About Esports World Cup
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’s 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’s esports champions.
https://esportsworldcup.com/en
About Garena
Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Free Fire, its self-developed mobile battle royale title, was the world’s most downloaded mobile game from 2019 to 2021, and the most downloaded mobile battle royale in 2022 and 2023, according to data.ai.
Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want. It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners – such as Arena of Valor and Call of Duty: Mobile – in selected markets globally. 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’s biggest esports events.
Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Garena, Sea’s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.