Free Fire joins the line-up for 2025\'s Esports World Cup as hugely popular event set to return

The Esports World Cup is back in 2025, and Free Fire is making a triumphant return! Following the successful 2024 event, the tournament is expanding, with Garena's popular mobile battle royale joining the lineup.

Team Falcons, the reigning champions from the 2024 Free Fire Champions competition, secured their victory and a coveted invitation to the Free Fire World Series Global Finals in Rio de Janeiro.

Free Fire will share the spotlight with Honor of Kings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for another installment of the Esports World Cup – a Gamers8 spin-off. Saudi Arabia's significant investment aims to establish itself as a global esports hub, attracting top talent with substantial prize pools.

The high production values of the Esports World Cup are undeniable, attracting games like Free Fire to showcase their competitive scenes. However, while undeniably glamorous, the tournament currently sits behind other major global esports events in overall prominence.

Despite this, the 2025 event marks a significant contrast to the cancellation of the Free Fire World Series in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The future success of the Esports World Cup remains to be seen, but its return with Free Fire promises exciting competition.