The Esports World Cup 2024 – Free Fire is set to happen from July 10 to 14 with a $1 million prize pool on the line. While 18 teams from around the world are in contention for the title, one of the favorites coming into the competition are Team Falcons, the first seeds from the SEA region.
The all-Thai roster previously competed for CGGG, before being picked up by Saudi Arabia’s Team Falcons. In their first outing in green, they were able to win the FFWS SEA Spring 2024. Esports.net got the chance to sit down with the team, talking about their history and their predictions going into the Esports World Cup 2024 in Riyadh.
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FLCN.CONAN: I believe the key difference lies in the acquisition of a sponsor, which has instilled a heightened sense of pride within the team. No longer just a small, unsponsored team, we now carry the weight of the Team Falcons name, a renowned organization. This pressure, perhaps, has fueled our determination to achieve championship glory.
I also feel relieved and overwhelmed with joy. Today, I finally understand the emotions of a championship-winning team. After being the runner-up for so long, we finally got to be the champions. We’ve unlocked an achievement we’ve been waiting for through many tournaments. Despite facing numerous disappointments, we never gave up or lost hope. We kept moving forward, and today we finally succeeded!
FLCN.ONEMORE: I train and play games very hard, streaming for 10+ hours a day, every day. I also make sure to apply my coach’s teachings to fix every mistake I made in the previous tournament.
FLCN.ONFIRE: We schedule additional practice sessions even after finishing our scrim room. We also sought out strong teams to practice with us every single night, driven by an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
FLCN.CONAN: In the Knockout stage, we tried several new strategies, which caused us to drop from 2nd place to 3rd place. Due to internal adjustments and finding the best fit for the starting lineup players, our performance wasn’t very good towards the end of the Knockout stage.
But when we went to the Grand Final in Vietnam, we studied other teams during the Point Rush stage, analyzing their strategies to determine how we should play. We calculated that we were only 5 points behind Buriram United Esports, which wasn’t much, giving us a chance at the championship. On the day of the Grand Final, our team played as we had planned with almost perfection, which led us to win the championship.
FLCN.COZQ: Our success was due to our lack of pressure (we were more relaxed), our faith in our team, and our ability to execute the coach’s game plan.
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FLCN.CONAN: Thailand is considered the country with the most self-organized scrim rooms for competitions, according to our friends from other nations. This provides us with a central organization for daily scrim. Frequent training greatly benefits the team’s performance.
For example, Team Falcons practice very hard. We train in the scrim room from 4 PM to midnight every day, not counting the additional time we play on our own outside of practice. Essentially, we start playing as soon as we wake up and stop only when we go to bed. There are some techniques and game strategies that require a deep understanding and that foreign teams are not yet aware of.
FLCN.ONFIRE: Anything can happen in a competition if you are well-prepared, regardless of the country.
FLCN.CONAN: Team Falcons has really come together with this lineup. Whether it’s team fight, communication, or in-game support, our players are in sync. We’ve refined our strategies and techniques, gaining more understanding from past experiences.
Plus, we’ve got the backing of Team Falcons, an organization from Saudi Arabia, giving us 100% readiness for this tournament.
FLCN.ONEMORE: I think Team Solid and Buriram United Esports are strong teams that put up a good fight against us.
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FLCN.CONAN: We’ve been training hard every day, especially for this biggest tournament with the biggest prize money we’ve ever competed for. We have to be prepared in every aspect, both in training and game plans. We’re studying our opponents more carefully to achieve our goal of becoming champions.
FLCN.PETER: We’re still working hard, even though we’ve won the championship before. But we’re not stopping to work hard and improve ourselves. Just wait and see the difference in us at EWC. We’re definitely going to be stronger than before.
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