Free Fire World Series 2023 Explained

Free Fire World Series 2023
Game:Free Fire
Location: Thailand
Start Date:10
End Date:26 November 2023
Administrator:Garena
Participants:18 teams
Venue:Bangkok
Previous:2022 (2nd)
Next:2024
Champion: Magic Squad
Runner-Up1: Buriram United x EVOS
Runner-Up2: CGGG
Matches:54
Mvp: DEW
(EXP Esports)

The Free Fire World Series 2023 (FFWS) was the fifth edition of Free Fire World Series, the annual international Garena Free Fire championship contested by the best teams across the world hosted by Garena..[1] The tournament took place in November 2023. It was hosted in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the second time when Thailand hosted the tournament, first hosted in November 2022.[2] EVOS Phoenix from Thailand were the defending champions for the tournament.

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 final ranking of their team.

Qualification

TeamNameDateSeedsRegionTotal
times
qualified
Last
time
qualified
Previous best
performance
Magic SquadLiga Brasileira de Free Fire15 April – 5 August 2023nowrap align="center" Group Stage Champions Brazil22022 (2nd)nowrap4th Place (2022 (2nd))
LOUDFinals Top 232022 (1st)nowrap2nd Place (2021 (1st))
MIBR1
WASKMEA League28 July – 25 August 2023Champions Middle East
Africa
22022 (1st)nowrap12th Place (2022 (1st))
Hotshot EsportsPakistan Qualifier9 September 2023Champions Pakistan22022 (2nd)nowrap14th Place (2022 (1st))
Furious GamingLeague Latinoamerica4 February – 23 September 2023Top 31
All Glory Gaming1
Osaka1
POCO StarMaster League1 September – 8 October 2023League Champions Indonesia1
ThorradFinals Top 222021 (1st)nowrap11th Place (2021 (1st))
RRQ Kazu22022 (2nd)nowrap7th Place (2022 (2nd))
ExpandMCPS Majors16 September – 8 October 2023Champions Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
22022 (2nd)nowrap13th Place (2022 (2nd))
nowrap Buriram United x EVOSPro League Thailand17 August – 15 October 2023Top 3 Thailand1
EXP Esports1
CGGG1
P EsportsVietnam League15 September – 15 October 2023Top 31
GOW1
WAG1

Format

Schedule

Tournament Schedule
StageDayDateTeams
Knockout Stage110 November 2024Group A vs B
211 November 2024Group B vs C
312 November 2024Group A vs C
417 November 2024Group A vs B
518 November 2024Group B vs C
619 November 2024Group A vs C
Point-Rush Stage124 November 2024Top 12 teams
225 November 2024Top 12 teams
Grand Finals26 November 2024Top 12 teams

Knockout Stage

Standings

RankTeamTotal ScorePlacementKillsBooyahQualification
1 EXP Esports413Advanced to the Point-Rush Stage
and Grand Final
2376
3 CGGG376
4 Magic Squad303
5 RRQ Kazu291
6 LOUD289
7 POCO Star283
8 WAG244
9 Thorrad221
10 Expand206
11 P Esports182
12 GOW177
13align=left Hotshot Esports171Eliminated from the tournament
14align=left MIBR160
15align=left All Glory Gaming153
16align=left Osaka144
17align=left Furious Gaming141
18align=left WASK104

Point-Rush Stage

Day 1 Standings

RankTeamTotal ScorePlacementKillsBooyahHeadstart Points
1align=left CGGG84448
2align=left Magic Squad82396
3align=left LOUD78365
4align=left RRQ Kazu73504
5align=left 66423
6align=left Expand59242
7align=left WAG57251
8align=left EXP Esports55271
9align=left GOW53281
10align=left Thorrad40231
11align=left P Esports36220
12align=left POCO Star36170

Day 2 Standings

RankTeamTotal ScorePlacementKillsBooyahHeadstart Points
1align=left 82408
2align=left Magic Squad78356
3align=left CGGG76465
4align=left RRQ Kazu70374
5align=left EXP Esports69383
6align=left Thorrad68392
7align=left WAG65341
8align=left Expand62301
9align=left P Esports56351
10align=left POCO Star39221
11align=left LOUD32140
12align=left GOW27120

Grand Final

Initial Grand Final Points (earned in Point-Rush Stage)
TeamPointsTeamPointsTeamPoints
align=left CGGG13align=left LOUD5align=left WAG2
align=left Magic Squad12align=left EXP Esports4align=left POCO Star1
align=left Buriram United x EVOS11align=left Thorrad3align=left P Esports1
align=left RRQ Kazu8align=left Expand3align=left GOW1

Standings

RankTeamTotal ScorePlacementKillsBooyah
1align=left Magic Squad11245
2align=left 9537
3align=left CGGG8944
4align=left RRQ Kazu7238
5align=left WAG7027
6align=left EXP Esports6836
7align=left LOUD6631
8align=left POCO Star6428
9align=left Thorrad4428
10align=left Expand289
11align=left GOW259
12align=left P Esports149

Prize Pool

Prize Pool of the Tournament.

Prize money distribution
Total: $1,000,000
RankTeamPrize
align=left style="background:gold" Magic Squad
align=left style="background:silver"
align=left style="background:#D8B04C" CGGG

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FFWS 2023 becomes Free Fire’s most popular competition of the year . Esports Charts.
  2. Web site: Free Fire World Series 2023 to take place from November 10 to 26. ffesports.com.