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 hugely successful 2024 event, the tournament is expanding, with Free Fire joining Honor of Kings in the Riyadh competition.

Team Falcons, the 2024 Free Fire champions, will be looking to defend their title after securing a spot in the Free Fire World Series Global Finals in Rio de Janeiro. This year's event, a Gamers8 spin-off, showcases Saudi Arabia's significant investment in transforming the country into a global esports hub. The Esports World Cup boasts substantial prize pools and high-production values.

The impressive production quality is a testament to the considerable investment in the Esports World Cup. However, despite the glitz and glamour, these tournaments still play a supporting role to other major global esports events, leaving them feeling somewhat secondary.

Nevertheless, the return of Free Fire marks a significant rebound from the cancellation of the Free Fire World Series in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the 2025 event maintains its momentum remains to be seen.