2024 Esports World Cup – Free Fire Explained

Garena Free Fire
at the 2024 Esports World Cup
Sport:Garena Free Fire
Start Date:10 July 2024
End Date:15 July 2024
Venues:1 (in 1 host city)
Participants:18 teams
Purse:$1,000,000
Website:https://esportsworldcup.com/en/competition/games-and-tournaments/free-fire
Champion: Team Falcons (1st title)
Runner-Up1: EVOS Esports
Runner-Up2: Netshoes Miners
Matches:30
Mvp: Moshi (Buriram United Esports)

The Multiplayer online battle royale video game Garena Free Fire had a tournament at the 2024 Esports World Cup. It was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; from July 10 to 15, 2024, and eighteen teams took part in this tournament.

Background

In October 2023, Saudi Arabia announced the inaugural Esports World Cup as the successor of Gamers8 (Saudi Esports Federation's previously existing esports festival), set to take place in Riyadh.[1] The event was developed as a part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, a plan led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aimed at diversifying the country's economy and reducing reliance on oil.[2]

Calendar

Days of competition

Qualification

EventRegionDateSeedsQualified Teams
FFWS SEA 2024 SpringMar 22 - May 26Top 8 Team Falcons
P Esports
Buriram United Esports
EVOS Esports
AG Global
ONIC Olympus
Gaimin Gladiators
RRQ KAZU
FFWS Brazil 2024 BrazilApr 20 - Jun 10Top 3
(Phase 1)
Team Solid
Netshoes Miners
LOUD
FFWS LATAM 2024Mar 22 - Jun 1Top 3 19esports
All Glory Gaming
RETA Esports
Snapdragon Pro SeriesGlobalApr 13 - 14Top 2 Twisted Minds
FLUXO
FF MEA MSC 2024
Africa
Apr 20 - May 11Champion ALQADSIAH ESPORT
Pakistan Qualifier PakistanJun 2Champion Hotshot Esports

Format

Schedule

RoundDateTeams
Knockout Stage10 July 2024Group A vs B
11 July 2024Group B vs C
12 July 2024Group A vs C
Point-Rush Stage13 July 2024Top 12 teams
Grand Finals14 July 2024Top 12 teams

Knockout Stage

Knockout Stage Standings

RankTeamTotal ScorePlacementKillsBooyahQualification
1align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" LOUD221881332Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage
and Grand Final
2align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" Buriram United Esports213941193
3align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" Team Falcons188771112
4align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" AG Global181811001
5align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" EVOS Esports16168931
6align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" RRQ KAZU15872863
7align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" Twisted Minds14167741
8align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" Team Solid13560750
9align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" P Esports12663631
10align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" Netshoes Miners11247650
11align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" Gaimin Gladiators10359442
12align=left style="background:#BBF3BB" FLUXO10245571
13align=left All Glory Gaming10254481Eliminated from the tournament
14align=left RETA Esports8834540
15align=left Hotshot Esports8042380
16align=left 19esports7029410
17align=left ONIC Olympus6233290
18align=left ALQADSIAH ESPORT4313300

Point-Rush Stage

Each of the teams also qualify for the Grand Final.

Point-Rush Stage Standings

RankTeamTotal ScorePlacementKillsBooyahHeadstart Points
1align=left Buriram United Esports117467138 Points
2align=left AG Global91405106 Points
3align=left EVOS Esports76324405 Points
4align=left FLUXO70264424 Points
5align=left RRQ KAZU68323603 Points
6align=left Twisted Minds63214202 Points
7align=left Team Falcons61194201 Point
8align=left P Esports59203901 Point
9align=left Netshoes Miners55312411 Point
10align=left Gaimin Gladiators53242901 Point
11align=left LOUD53302300 Points
12align=left Team Solid40211900 Points

Grand Final

Both LOUD and Team Solid have 5 points deducted from their Grand Final scores due to attempted illegal team-ups to defeat other teams during the previous rounds

Grand Final Standings

RankTeamTotal ScorePlacementKillsBooyah
1align=left Team Falcons10641652
2align=left EVOS Esports9948511
3align=left Netshoes Miners9037532
4align=left Buriram United Esports8645410
5align=left AG Global7744330
6align=left LOUD6228390
7align=left RRQ KAZU6129320
8align=left Gaimin Gladiators5728290
9align=left FLUXO5129221
10align=left P Esports5117340
11align=left Twisted Minds3817210
12align=left Team Solid1811120

Prize Pool

Prize Pool of the Tournament.[3]

Prize money distribution
Total: $1,000,000 USD
RankTeamPrize Qualification
align=left style="background:gold" Team Falcons$300,000Free Fire World Series – Global Finals 2024
align=left style="background:silver" EVOS Esports$175,000
align=left style="background:#D8B04C" Netshoes Miners$125,000
align=left Buriram United Esports$80,000
align=left AG Global$60,000
align=left LOUD$50,000
align=left RRQ KAZU$40,000
align=left Gaimin Gladiators$35,000
align=left FLUXO$30,000
align=left P Esports$25,000
align=left Twisted Minds$20,000
align=left Team Solid$15,000
align=left All Glory Gaming$10,000
align=left RETA Esports$9,000
align=left Hotshot Esports$8,000
align=left 19esports$7,000
align=left ONIC Olympus$6,000
align=left ALQADSIAH ESPORT$5,000

External Links

Official page

Notes and References

  1. News: Nordland . Jake . Saudi Arabian Prime Minister announces Esports World Cup . April 16, 2024 . Esports Insider . October 23, 2023 . March 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240319112515/https://esportsinsider.com/2023/10/esports-world-cup-saudi-arabia . live .
  2. News: Yaakoubi . Aziz . Saudi Arabia launches Esports World Cup – statement . April 9, 2024 . . October 23, 2023 . October 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030151050/https://www.reuters.com/sports/saudi-arabia-announces-esports-world-cup-statement-2023-10-23/ . live .
  3. News: Zalamea . Nigel . Esports World Cup prize pool: Club championship explained . May 16, 2024 . One Esports . May 16, 2024 . May 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516084624/https://www.oneesports.gg/gaming/esports-world-cup-prize-pool-club-points/ . live .