Garena Free Fire, or just Free Fire, really is one of the most popular FPS Battle Royal games of the world. It was the game with the highest downloads in 2019, with millions of players spending countless hours on it. It has now grossed over $1 Billion over the course of the last few years.
Free Fire might not be as popular as other FPS games, but its user base is still massive. The game is especially popular in India where its competition is still tough. Given games like BGMI and COD: Mobile are also quite popular.
However, Free Fire lives and thrives just alright. It’s a game that gives a greater advantage to users of mid and low specs mobile phones. The format is just as similar to any other FPS Battle Royal, 50 players parachute to an island. The last one standing wins.
With E-Sports thriving, it should be no surprise that games like Free Fire too are getting more and more competitive. Tournaments are held all over the world with Free Fire World Series being one of the most important. Recently, India Today Group announced a tournament of their own. Here’s all you need to know.
ESPL 2021
The E-sports Premier League is described as an open E-sports tournament for the game. The first phase has already begun. Only registered teams are allowed to contest in the initial phase and go further in the tournament by a process of elimination.
After the registered teams have won a certain points, the tournament will enter phase two. In this phase, about 88 teams from phase one will compete. Alone with the 88, other 8 invited teams will also be thrown into the mix to make things more interesting.
This new tournament is sure to fire up Free Fire pro players more than ever. It has big stakes, big rewards, and most importantly, great exposure. It would be worth noticing how Indian teams do against one another. By close analysis, we can even figure out how we would do in the international tournament.
Prize Pool
India Today Group is famous for having partnered with Free Fire in 2019 as well. Back then, the game was on the highest of its highs. More and more people were playing and an international tournament had just been announced.
The India qualifiers had a prize pool of 35,00,000. What’s more? The winning team got the valuable chance to represent India in the international tournament. The Free Fire World Series 2019 in Rio de Janeiro was an epic start for Pro India teams.
Stakes are as high as always and gamers are looking forward to make their name known in the game. So we’d advise not to miss the opportunity to participate in any of the major upcoming events. It’s likely that the game will get more popular with time.
The current prize pool of the tournament is going to be 25,00,000. The stakes are just as high as ever. We will keep our eyes open for up and coming pro teams for Free Fire in the country. Let us know your thoughts about the game in the comment section.
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