Garena the game studio behind the development of the popular online battle royale game Free Fire has announced its first-ever tournament called the Free Fire City Open. In India, the players were known as survivors and in this tournament, survivors will battle for a chance to represent their city or state. According to the official announcement, the Free Fire national tournament will feature the top 12 teams from across the nation. These teams will battle for the ultimate prize pool of Rs 60 lakh and in this article, we have explained how to sign-up for the tournament and what are the rules.
Free Fire City Open Tournament
According to the official announcement, out of 12 teams, 10 teams will be the top squads from eight states which are named after major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow, and Visakhapatnam. The company suggests that the other two teams will be “wildcard” entries who will join the tournament from outside of these 8 regions.
Interested players can sign-up for the tournament through the Free Fire Cup (FFC) mode starting today and the last date of registration is April 30th, 2021. The Free Fire online battle royale game has expanded in India post-PUBG ban and has become one of the most downloaded mobile game titles globally in 2020 and 2019.
“Through the Free Fire City Open, Garena aims to continue its efforts towards delighting the Indian community with exciting, localised experiences, and to support and develop the incredible talent all across the nation by offering them a launchpad to display their skills,” reads the official announcement.
The participating regions were chosen via a public poll. The cities or states that got the maximum number of votes made it to the top 8:
- Delhi
- Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Hyderabad (Telangana)
- Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
- Kolkata (West Bengal)
- Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
- Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
- Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
The Free Fire City Open is one of the first official tournaments from the company. Garena promises that this is going to be a competitive and action-packed tournament for participants and fans who will witness the live stream of the entire tournament. As mentioned above 8 teams will be from the above list of participating cities. Winners from each city will make their way to the finals. 2 teams will be the wildcard entries which are being selected from the rest of India.
How to Register for Free Fire City Open?
- First, launch the game on your smartphone.
- Head to the FCC mode in the game.
- On the top-right corner click on more information.
- You can see the eligibility criteria and details.
- Here you can create a squad or join a squad.
- Once the squad is full hit the register button and you are all set to go.
