Free Fire World Series 2023

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.

Free Fire World Series 2023

Tournament information
Game	Free Fire
Location	Thailand
Dates	10–26 November 2023
Administrator	Garena
Venue	Bangkok
Participants	18 teams
Website	ffesports.com
Final positions
Champion	Magic Squad
1st runner-up	Buriram United x EVOS
2nd runner-up	CGGG
Tournament statistics
Matches played	54
MVP	DEW (EXP Esports)
← 2022 (2nd) 2024 →

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	Total times qualified	Last time qualified	Previous best performance
Magic Squad	Liga Brasileira de Free Fire	15 April – 5 August 2023	Group Stage Champions	Brazil	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	Pakistan	2	2022 (2nd)	14th Place (2022 (1st))
Furious Gaming	League Latinoamerica	4 February – 23 September 2023	Top 3	South America	1	—	—
All Glory Gaming					1	—	—
Osaka					1	—	—
POCO Star	Master League	1 September – 8 October 2023	League Champions	Indonesia	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	Malaysia Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka	2	2022 (2nd)	13th Place (2022 (2nd))
Buriram United x EVOS	Pro League Thailand	17 August – 15 October 2023	Top 3	Thailand	1	—	—
EXP Esports					1	—	—
CGGG					1	—	—
P Esports	Vietnam League	15 September – 15 October 2023	Top 3	Vietnam	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	Teams
Knockout 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 C
Point-Rush Stage	1	24 November 2024	Top 12 teams
	2	25 November 2024	Top 12 teams
Grand 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	Qualification
1	EXP Esports	413				Advanced to the Point-Rush Stage and Grand Final
2	Buriram United x EVOS	376
3	CGGG	376
4	Magic Squad	303
5	RRQ Kazu	291
6	LOUD	289
7	POCO Star	283
8	WAG	244
9	Thorrad	221
10	Expand	206
11	P Esports	182
12	GOW	177
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	Buriram United x EVOS	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	Buriram United x EVOS	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	Buriram United x EVOS	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 (in USD)
1	Magic Squad
2	Buriram United x EVOS
3	CGGG
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