The FFIC 2021 Fall League Stage has concluded, we have our six finalists!

Day 9 of the Free Fire India Championship 2021 Fall marks the end of the League Stage. Top 2 teams from each group will move on directly to the Grand Finals of the tournament, whereas everyone else will have to battle through the grueling Play-Ins. We saw on Day 8 that Desi Gamers Esports and Total Gaming Esports have qualified from Group A. Yesterday, Blind Esports and Head Hunters topped Group B, while Galaxy Racer and 4Unknown finished on top of Group C. All these six teams will move directly to the Grand Finals. Let’s take a look at what went down yesterday when everyone started to haphazardly make last ditch efforts to pad their stats and get into the top 2. 

Team Elite targeted 4Unknown but fail

At the start of the day, 4Unknown were in second place in Group C, and Team Elite was trailing behind them in third place. If Team Elite was able to overtake 4Unknown yesterday, then they would have qualified directly for the finals. To make that happen, Team Elite started to hot drop the spots of 4Unknown in an attempt to eliminate them right at the start of all matches possible. They left their usual drop location of Cape Town in Bermuda, and instead went to Shipyard to contest 4Unknown, went to Refinery in Kalahari, which is their home turf. However, they only succeed once in their hot drop. Every other time, Team Elite ended up getting eliminated way too soon in several matches, which ruined their chances of winning. 4Unknown qualified via Group C.

Head Hunters survive the TSM onslaught

Head Hunters and TSM were also close enough on the League Standings to overcome each other. On Day 8, TSM had 72 League points, whereas Head Hunters had 71. All that Head Hunters needed to do yesterday was to perform better than TSM. Luckily for them, TSM did have a few bad games because of mistimed rotations. This allowed Head Hunters to surge forward and steal the second spot of Group B away from TSM. 

UG Empire won 2 booyahs, both in Kalahari

UG Empire had a great performance yesterday. It’s almost like they lost all their fear, loosened their shackles, and soared to the heights that they were always meant to fly at. It was, unfortunately, too little and too late. They controlled the crescents of the circles like never before. Their nading was sharper yesterday, and their game sense was impeccable. In situations where they were stuck in between a rock and a hard place, they would manipulate the other two teams to fight each other. We just wish we had seen this form a little sooner. UG Empire finished the league stage in the third spot in Group C. They fell behind 4Unknown by 10 League points, and a resurgence on the last day would not have helped their cause much. The only thing they were able to do is outscore an already desperate Team Elite.

A field day for Group B as they warm up for the Play-Ins

A lot of teams that were able to win the booyahs yesterday were a bunch of underdogs, teams that would have otherwise been swept aside under normal circumstances. But yesterday was different, with nothing to lose and everything to gain, almost every team brought their A-game to the table. Titanium Army, PVS Gaming Esports, and Skylightz Gaming all claimed a few games for themselves. Most of these wins came on the back of turning around tables for bigger names like 4Unknown or Head Hunters. At the very least, we hope that these wins on the last day of the tournament will help these teams build up confidence for the Play-Ins. Hopefully they will be able to learn from their mistakes and figure out what works best for them. 

The six teams that have qualified for the Grand Finals directly will have a few weeks to unwind and prepare for the big day that’s scheduled for 17th October 2021. Meanwhile, the remaining 12 teams will prepare for the Play-Ins, which will be taking place on 10th October 2021. Don’t forget to tune in to the live stream at 6 PM IST on Free Fire Esports India YouTube Channel.