Free Fire introduced the Free Fire World Series in 2019, which was won by Corinthians. In 2020, FFWS was replaced by the Free Fire Continental Series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, Garena announced the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) with a $2 million prize pool, which was held in May 2021 in Singapore and was won by Phoenix Force (EVOS Esports TH).