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Brazilian team, Corinthians, who were recently crowned the champions of the Free Fire Pro League, edged out 11 other teams to win the Free Fire World Series. The game's popularity in South America does mean that the South American teams had a bit of an advantage going into the tournament but nonetheless it's a a big feat. For their win, Corinthians take home 200,000 USD while second placed Sbornaya CHR will pick up the runners up cheque for 80,000 USD. The final standings are as follows:
Corinthians (2300 pts)
Sbornaya CHR (2190 pts)
Illuminate (2020 pts)
LGDS (1695 pts)
Infinity Esports Mobile (1580 pts)
Team Flash (1455 pts
Arctic Gaming (1200 pts)
Dranix Esports (805 pts)
Loud (790 pts)
Infinity_YT (765 pts)
Nawabzade (630 pts)
Samurai Team (490 pts)
The competition was incredibly close and the Brazilian team were trailing for the most part of the 8 games that were played out. They pulled out a miraculous Booyah in the last game to overtake the Russian team and take home the trophy. Elsewhere, Thailand's Illuminate finished in third place while India's Team Nawabzaade finished in second last place with just 630 points.