Saudi’s Team Falcons takes home the Esports World Cup: Free Fire championship title

كتبت : عبير عاطف _ بوابة الاقتصاد

● The Saudi representative emerged victorious against 17 other elite teams from across Southeast Asia, Latin America, Brazil, Pakistan, and Middle East and Africa after clinching 106 points with 2 Booyahs and 65 eliminations
● Team Falcons walked away with USD300,000 and secured a slot in the year-end Free Fire World Series Global Finals 2024 in Brazil
● FFWS Southeast Asia 2024 Fall will kick off in August, with the Grand Final culminating in October in Surabaya, Indonesia

, – – Team Falcons of Saudi Arabia has emerged as the champion of the Esports World Cup: Free Fire, following five days of intense battles from July 10 to 14. The team accumulated an impressive total of 106 points with 2 Booyahs and 65 eliminations on the final day, leading runner-up EVOS Esports by 7 points to bring home the championship trophy and a USD300,000 cash prize.

The Grand Final witnessed many fierce battles, with EVOS Esports from Indonesia and Netshoes Miners from Brazil securing second and third place with 99 and 90 points respectively, separated by fine margins. Despite the tough competition for the coveted crown, Team Falcons emerged victorious with exceptional teamwork and brought home the Esports World Cup: Free Fire championship title. The team is also the champion of Free Fire World Series Southeast Asia (FFWS SEA) 2024 Spring. Team Falcons’ victory once again demonstrates its dominance in Free Fire esports.

“This championship holds great significance for us as it represents a victory in our club’s home country,” said Team Falcons coach Conan.

Buriram United Esports’ Moshi earned the title of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and a USD50,000 prize for his formidable performance throughout the Esports World Cup: Free Fire, having scored a remarkable 52 eliminations with 38,969 total damage and average accuracy of 23% during all EWC matches.

With this achievement, Team Falcons has secured its spot as the first team to qualify for the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) Global Finals 2024 in Brazil, which will kick off in November.

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.