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. 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. 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
Team Name Date Seeds Region Totaltimesqualified Lasttimequalified Previous best performance Magic SquadLiga Brasileira de Free Fire 15 April – 5 August 2023 Group Stage Champions 2 2022 (2nd)4th Place (2022 (2nd)) LOUD Finals Top 2 3 2022 (1st)2nd Place (2021 (1st)) MIBR 1 WASK MEA League 28 July – 25 August 2023 Champions Middle East Africa 2 2022 (1st)12th Place (2022 (1st)) Hotshot Esports Pakistan Qualifier 9 September 2023 Champions 2 2022 (2nd)14th Place (2022 (1st)) Furious Gaming League Latinoamerica 4 February – 23 September 2023 Top 3 1 All Glory Gaming 1 Osaka 1 POCO Star Master League 1 September – 8 October 2023 League Champions 1 Thorrad Finals Top 2 2 2021 (1st)11th Place (2021 (1st)) RRQ Kazu 2 2022 (2nd)7th Place (2022 (2nd)) Expand MCPS Majors 16 September – 8 October 2023 Champions 2 2022 (2nd)13th Place (2022 (2nd)) Buriram United x EVOS Pro League Thailand 17 August – 15 October 2023 Top 3 1 EXP Esports 1 CGGG 1 P Esports Vietnam League 15 September – 15 October 2023 Top 3 1 GOW 1 WAG 1
Format Knockout Stage: 11–19 November 2024 18 teams, divided into 3 groups of 6. 36 matches, each group play 12 matches. Top 12 teams advance to Points Rush and Grand Finals.
Points Rush: 24–25 November 2024 12 teams. 12 matches. Teams gain headstart points for Grand Final based on their final placements.
Grand Final: 26 November 2024 12 teams. Teams begin with headstart points from Points Rush. 6 matches.
Schedule Tournament Schedule Stage Day Date TeamsKnockout Stage 1 10 November 2024 Group A vs B 2 11 November 2024 Group B vs C 3 12 November 2024 Group A vs C 4 17 November 2024 Group A vs B 5 18 November 2024 Group B vs C 6 19 November 2024 Group A vs CPoint-Rush Stage 1 24 November 2024 Top 12 teams 2 25 November 2024 Top 12 teamsGrand Finals 26 November 2024 Top 12 teams
Knockout Stage Knockout Stage Group Draw Group A Group B Group C Thorrad Buriram United x EVOS MIBR All Glory Gaming Magic Squad Hotshot Esports Furious Gaming WASK RRQ Kazu GOW CGGG WAG LOUD P Esports Expand EXP Esports Osaka POCO Star
Standings Rank Team Total Score Placement Kills Booyah Qualification1 EXP Esports413Advanced to the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final23763 CGGG3764 Magic Squad3035 RRQ Kazu2916 LOUD2897 POCO Star2838 WAG2449 Thorrad22110 Expand20611 P Esports18212 GOW177 13 Hotshot Esports 171 Eliminated from the tournament 14 MIBR 160 15 All Glory Gaming 153 16 Osaka 144 17 Furious Gaming 141 18 WASK 104
Point-Rush Stage Day 1 Standings Rank Team Total Score Placement Kills Booyah Headstart Points 1 CGGG 84 44 8 2 Magic Squad 82 39 6 3 LOUD 78 36 5 4 RRQ Kazu 73 50 4 5 66 42 3 6 Expand 59 24 2 7 WAG 57 25 1 8 EXP Esports 55 27 1 9 GOW 53 28 1 10 Thorrad 40 23 1 11 P Esports 36 22 0 12 POCO Star 36 17 0
Day 2 Standings Rank Team Total Score Placement Kills Booyah Headstart Points 1 82 40 8 2 Magic Squad 78 35 6 3 CGGG 76 46 5 4 RRQ Kazu 70 37 4 5 EXP Esports 69 38 3 6 Thorrad 68 39 2 7 WAG 65 34 1 8 Expand 62 30 1 9 P Esports 56 35 1 10 POCO Star 39 22 1 11 LOUD 32 14 0 12 GOW 27 12 0
Grand Final Initial Grand Final Points (earned in Point-Rush Stage) Team Points Team Points Team Points CGGG 13 LOUD 5 WAG 2 Magic Squad 12 EXP Esports 4 POCO Star 1 Buriram United x EVOS 11 Thorrad 3 P Esports 1 RRQ Kazu 8 Expand 3 GOW 1
Standings Rank Team Total Score Placement Kills Booyah 1 Magic Squad 112 45 2 95 37 3 CGGG 89 44 4 RRQ Kazu 72 38 5 WAG 70 27 6 EXP Esports 68 36 7 LOUD 66 31 8 POCO Star 64 28 9 Thorrad 44 28 10 Expand 28 9 11 GOW 25 9 12 P Esports 14 9
Prize Pool Prize Pool of the Tournament.
Prize money distribution Total: $1,000,000 Rank Team Prize Magic Squad CGGG
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