The Free Fire<\/em> World Series 2019 concluded today with the home team Corinthians taking home the trophy. After eight intense rounds at a packed Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilians managed to edge out a lead of 110 points to win the global tournament. <\/p>
Even with the support of the home crowd, it wasn’t an easy run for Corinthians. They faced stiff competition by Sbornaya CHR, the eventual runners-up from Russia. The Russian team was leading the points table coming into the final game of the tournament but a \u201cBooyah!\u201d by Corinthians solidified their win.<\/p>
The team will receive $200,000 for this victory. Corinthians\u2019 Bruno \u201cNobru\u201d Goes earned the title of MVP of the tournament and will receive $22,000 for his efforts. Sbornaya CHR will get $80,000 while the third-placed team Illuminate will pocket $40,000. <\/p>
Here are the complete rankings for the tournament:<\/p>
- Corinthians (2300 pts)<\/li>
- Sbornaya CHR (2190 pts)<\/li>
- Illuminate (2020 pts)<\/li>
- LGDS (1695 pts)<\/li>
- Infinity Esports Mobile (1580 pts)<\/li>
- Team Flash (1455 pts<\/li>
- Arctic Gaming (1200 pts)<\/li>
- Dranix Esports (805 pts)<\/li>
- Loud (790 pts)<\/li>
- Infinity_YT (765 pts)<\/li>
- Nawabzade (630 pts)<\/li>
- Samurai Team (490 pts)<\/li><\/ol>
The Free Fire<\/em> World Series 2019 also shattered viewership records as the tournament peaked at over two million viewers and had an average viewership of around 1.2 million people, according to Esports Charts<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"