Dubai: The Esports Awards 2021 named Free Fire as the ‘Esports Mobile Game of the Year’ at the recently held annual awards ceremony. This is the second year running that Free Fire has won the accolade.
Free Fire was nominated alongside titles like PUBG Mobile, Arena of Valor, Mobile Legends, Call of Duty: Mobile, Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, and League of Legends: Wild Rift.
In his acceptance speech, Justin Lye, Global Esports Manager, Garena, shared that the team was “honoured and humbled” to have won the award, and dedicated the win to Free Fire’s global community – its players, viewers, and partners. Justin acknowledged the great work that the team has put in to make the win possible and said that this award win gives them the confidence and motivation to do even better in 2022.
The team would also like to congratulate the other winners, including Nobru, who won ‘Esports Personality of the Year’, and extend their appreciation to The Esports Awards for organising the event, and Lexus, Verizon, and Coca-Cola, among others, for being a part of the awards.
The win builds on Free Fire’s achievements in 2021 – setting a new global esports record with having over 5.4 million peak concurrent viewers for the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore and becoming the first mobile battle royale game to achieve 1 billion downloads on the Google Play Store.
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About Garena
Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Free Fire, its self-developed mobile battle royale title, was the most downloaded mobile game in the world in 2019 and 2020, according to App Annie.
Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want. It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners – such as Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile, and League of Legends – in selected markets globally. Garena champions social and entertainment experiences through games, enabling its communities to engage and interact. Garena is also a leading esports organiser and hosts some of the world’s biggest esports events.
Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Garena, Sea’s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.
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