# 2024 Esports World Cup – Free Fire

The Multiplayer online battle royale video game Garena Free Fire had a tournament at the 2024 Esports World Cup. It was held in Riyadh 2964564921, 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. 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.

## Calendar

| ● | Days of competition |
| July 2024 | July 2024 | July | July | July | July | July |
| Week 2 |||||||
| July 2024 | July 2024 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Garena Free Fire | Garena Free Fire | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |

## Qualification

| Event | Region | Date | Seeds | Qualified Teams |
| FFWS SEA 2024 Spring | ASEAN | Mar 22 - May 26 | Top 8 | Team Falcons P Esports Buriram United Esports EVOS Esports AG Global ONIC Olympus Gaimin Gladiators RRQ KAZU |
| FFWS Brazil 2024 | Brazil | Apr 20 - Jun 10 | Top 3 (Phase 1) | Team Solid Netshoes Miners LOUD |
| FFWS LATAM 2024 | South America | Mar 22 - Jun 1 | Top 3 | 19esports All Glory Gaming RETA Esports |
| Snapdragon Pro Series | Global | Apr 13 - 14 | Top 2 | Twisted Minds FLUXO |
| FF MEA MSC 2024 | Middle East Africa | Apr 20 - May 11 | Champion | ALQADSIAH ESPORT |
| Pakistan Qualifier | Pakistan | Jun 2 | Champion | Hotshot Esports |

## Format

* Knockout Stage: 10–12 July 2024
** 18 teams, divided into 3 groups of 6.
** 18 matches, each group play 12 matches.
** Top 12 teams advance to Points Rush and Grand Finals.
* Points Rush: 13 July 2024
** 12 teams.
** 6 matches.
** Teams gain headstart points for Grand Finals based on their final placements.
* Grand Final: 14 July 2024
** 12 teams.
** Teams begin with headstart points from Points Rush.
** 6 matches.

## Schedule

| Round | Date | Teams |
| Knockout Stage | 20 march 2025(night) | Group AvsB |
| Knockout Stage | 21 march 2025(Day) | Group BvsC |
| Knockout Stage | 21 march 2025(night) | Group AvsC |
| Point-Rush Stage | 22 march 2025 | Top 12 teams |
| Grand Finals | 23 march 2025 | Top 12 teams |

## Knockout Stage

Knockout Stage Group Draw :
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| EVOS Esports Netshoes Miners AG Global FLUXO ONIC Olympus 19esports | LOUD Buriram United Esports P Esports RRQ KAZU RETA Esports Hotshot Esports | Twisted Minds ALQADSIAH ESPORT Team Solid Team Falcons All Glory Gaming Gaimin Gladiators |

### Knockout Stage Standings

| Rank | Team | Total Score | Placement | Kills | Booyah | Qualification |
| 1 | LOUD | 221 | 88 | 133 | 2 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 2 | Buriram United Esports | 213 | 94 | 119 | 3 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 3 | Team Falcons | 188 | 77 | 111 | 2 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 4 | AG Global | 181 | 81 | 100 | 1 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 5 | EVOS Esports | 161 | 68 | 93 | 1 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 6 | RRQ KAZU | 158 | 72 | 86 | 3 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 7 | Twisted Minds | 141 | 67 | 74 | 1 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 8 | Team Solid | 135 | 60 | 75 | 0 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 9 | P Esports | 126 | 63 | 63 | 1 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 10 | Netshoes Miners | 112 | 47 | 65 | 0 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 11 | Gaimin Gladiators | 103 | 59 | 44 | 2 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 12 | FLUXO | 102 | 45 | 57 | 1 | Qualified for the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final |
| 13 | All Glory Gaming | 102 | 54 | 48 | 1 | Eliminated from the tournament |
| 14 | RETA Esports | 88 | 34 | 54 | 0 | Eliminated from the tournament |
| 15 | Hotshot Esports | 80 | 42 | 38 | 0 | Eliminated from the tournament |
| 16 | 19esports | 70 | 29 | 41 | 0 | Eliminated from the tournament |
| 17 | ONIC Olympus | 62 | 33 | 29 | 0 | Eliminated from the tournament |
| 18 | ALQADSIAH ESPORT | 43 | 13 | 30 | 0 | Eliminated from the tournament |

## Point-Rush Stage

Each of the teams also qualify for the Grand Final.

### Point-Rush Stage Standings

| Rank | Team | Total Score | Placement | Kills | Booyah | Headstart Points |
| 1 | Buriram United Esports | 117 | 46 | 71 | 3 | 8 Points |
| 2 | AG Global | 91 | 40 | 51 | 0 | 6 Points |
| 3 | EVOS Esports | 76 | 32 | 44 | 0 | 5 Points |
| 4 | FLUXO | 70 | 26 | 44 | 2 | 4 Points |
| 5 | RRQ KAZU | 68 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 3 Points |
| 6 | Twisted Minds | 63 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 2 Points |
| 7 | Team Falcons | 61 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 1 Point |
| 8 | P Esports | 59 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 1 Point |
| 9 | Netshoes Miners | 55 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 1 Point |
| 10 | Gaimin Gladiators | 53 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 1 Point |
| 11 | LOUD | 53 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 Points |
| 12 | Team Solid | 40 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 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

| Rank | Team | Total Score | Placement | Kills | Booyah | Qualification |
| 1 | Team Falcons | 106 | 41 | 65 | 2 | Qualified for the Free Fire World Series – Global Finals 2024 |
| 2 | EVOS Esports | 99 | 48 | 51 | 1 |
| 3 | Netshoes Miners | 90 | 37 | 53 | 2 |
| 4 | Buriram United Esports | 86 | 45 | 41 | 0 |
| 5 | AG Global | 77 | 44 | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | LOUD | 62 | 28 | 39 | 0 |
| 7 | RRQ KAZU | 61 | 29 | 32 | 0 |
| 8 | Gaimin Gladiators | 57 | 28 | 29 | 0 |
| 9 | FLUXO | 51 | 29 | 22 | 1 |
| 10 | P Esports | 51 | 17 | 34 | 0 |
| 11 | Twisted Minds | 38 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| 12 | Team Solid | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 |

## Prize Pool

Prize Pool of the Tournament.
Prize money distribution Total: $1,000,000 USD :
| Rank | Team | Prize (in USD) | Qualification |
| 1 | Team Falcons | $300,000 | Free Fire World Series – Global Finals 2024 |
| 2 | EVOS Esports | $175,000 | – |
| 3 | Netshoes Miners | $125,000 | – |
| 4 | Buriram United Esports | $80,000 | – |
| 5 | AG Global | $60,000 | – |
| 6 | LOUD | $50,000 | – |
| 7 | RRQ KAZU | $40,000 | – |
| 8 | Gaimin Gladiators | $35,000 | – |
| 9 | FLUXO | $30,000 | – |
| 10 | P Esports | $25,000 | – |
| 11 | Twisted Minds | $20,000 | – |
| 12 | Team Solid | $15,000 | – |
| 13 | All Glory Gaming | $10,000 | – |
| 14 | RETA Esports | $9,000 | – |
| 15 | Hotshot Esports | $8,000 | – |
| 16 | 19esports | $7,000 | – |
| 17 | ONIC Olympus | $6,000 | – |
| 18 | ALQADSIAH ESPORT | $5,000 | – |