The most awaited Free Fire’s flagship international tournament for the year 2020, FFCS (Free Fire Continental Series) will kick off its new season this weekend. With the Play-ins to begin from this weekend, fans are excited to witness the engaging Battle Royale action of the best teams pit against each other. Also, the play-ins will feature the rest of the seeds as they compete for the limited remaining spaces. Top teams from each region have earned direct entries into the Grand Finals, which will be held on 29 November, with the Grand Finalists for each of the tournament’s three series have already been determined.
Free Fire Continental Series FFCS 2020
Format
All three series will follow the same competitive format across both stages of the tournament. Teams will battle over 6 rounds, across 3 maps: Bermuda, Purgatory, and Kalahari. The points will be awarded on the basis of ranking in the initial rounds and the number of kills.
FFCS Play-ins
Each of the tournament’s three separate series: the Americas Series, EMEA Series, and Asia Series, will begin simultaneously this weekend. The Play-ins for the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) regions will take place on 21 November.
The next day, i.e on 22 November, we can see the Asia Series in action. The Americas Series will feature teams from Brazil and the Latin America regions; the Asia Series with teams from Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam; and the EMEA Series will comprise teams from Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, and North Africa (MENA).
FFCS Finals
The tournament finals will take place on either 28 or 29 November, which would depend on the date of the Grand Finals for each region. The schedule is set for the Americas and EMEA Series on 28 November, where the date scheduled for the Asia Series is 29 November. However, more details on that will be released in the coming days.
Full list of Qualified teams for FFCS 2020
The list of teams that have qualified to the FFCS 2020 are sorted region-wise below:
| Americas Series | |
| Play-ins Flamengo B4 (Brazil) Cruzeiro (Brazil) Corinthians FF (Brazil) Red Canids Kalunga (Brazil) Santos Hotforex (Brazil) Black Dragons (Brazil) God Esports (LATAM) Malvinas Gaming (LATAM) Naguara Team (LATAM) TopHard (LATAM) God’s Plan (LATAM) Wild eSports (LATAM) | Finals SS E-Sports (Brazil) Vivo Keyd (Brazil) Team Liquid (Brazil) Pain Gaming (Brazil) Ignis Esports (LATAM) Team Aze (LATAM) Arctic Gaming (LATAM) Savage Esports (LATAM) |
| EMEA Series | |
| Play-ins Sbornaya ChR (Pro League CIS) Stay Away (Pro League CIS) Esports Orig (Pro League CIS) Rebirth Unnv (Pro League CIS) Inv Gaming (EU Premier League) Lusitanos (EU Premier League) 222 Elite (EU Premier League) Bad Smile (EU Premier League) SHIFT (Arab League) Black Flag (Arab League) Over Fear (Arab League) VIP (Arab Series) | Finals Last Players (Pro League CIS) Silence (Pro League CIS) VASTOMUNDO (EU Premier League) Irmandade (EU Premier League) INS (Arab League) SHIFT.FF (Arab Series) |
| Asia Series | |
| Play-ins RRQ Hades (Indonesia) ONIC Olympus (Indonesia) TEAM CRX ELITE (India) XTZ Esports (India) AutoKnockout (Malaysia) Baby Argon (Malaysia) LGDS (Chinese Taipei) King of Gamers Club (Thailand) EXP Esports (Thailand) Team TG (Pakistan) Burst the Sky (Vietnam) V-Gaming (Vietnam) | Finals EVOS Esports (Indonesia) Total Gaming Esports (India) Geek Fam (Malaysia) TEAM KNIGHTS (Chinese Taipei) EV TH (Thailand) House of Blood (Pakistan) Heavy (Vietnam) |
India’s second and third seeds, Team CRX Elite and XTZ Esports will be in action this weekend in the Asia Series. They will be seen battling for the only five remaining available spots for the Grand Finals. Having the experience from winning the first and second runners up respectively at the Free Fire India Championship 2020 Fall, Team CRX Elite and XTZ Esports look confident moving forward. However, it is not to eliminate the fact that they will stiff competition in the Play-ins. The two teams from India will look to navigate their way past the second and third seeds from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as the second seeds from Chinese Taipei and Pakistan.
India’s top seed, Total Gaming Esports, will feature in the Asia Series Grand Finals on 29 November, having earned direct entry – along with six other teams from across the region – after being crowned the winners of the Free Fire India Championship 2020 Fall.
Where to watch
Each series will offer Free Fire and Esports fans some amazing match-ups, as their favorite local and international teams go up against their respective regional rivals. Free Fire fans will be able to catch all of the matches live on BOOYAH! and YouTube, which will be accompanied by live commentary in 10 languages, where the official list had Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, English, Hindi, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese commentary mentioned. Fans can also get in on the action via the tournament live streams and FFCS-themed in-game events and rewards.
FFCS 2020 participant and user Rewards
All of the teams will have their eyes on the tournament’s combined US$900,000 prize pool, with each of the series to have US$300,000 up for grabs.
Players will also be able to join in the action in-game. This comes with the Free Fire interface undergoing a massive revamp that is scheduled from 20 November to 6 December. This is to introduce a host of FFCS-themed events and rewards. The participating players will stand a chance to win exclusive FFCS skins and collectibles. You can expect the following events available in the game.
- Cheer For Your Team: Free Fire players can unlock rewards by showing their support for their favorite team.
- Pick’n Win Event: Players can earn rewards by correctly predicting which teams will get a BOOYAH!
- Live Interface: Players can earn rewards by watching the games.
- Exchange Store: Players can earn tokens through gameplay, which can be exchanged during this period.
- Log-In campaign: This campaign will be live during the event period. Players who log in consecutively during this period will earn exciting rewards.
While you wait for the event to kick off, you can check this FFCS animation video.
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