FFMIC 2026 Fall Grand Finals Day 1: Date, timing, groups, and the way to watch

Day 1 of the Free Fire Max India Cup (FFMIC) 2026 Fall Grand Finals will take place on September 26, 2026. 12 finalists will battle it out in the Point Rush format, where they will face one another in six matches to earn headstart points for Day 2. Six teams from the Knockout Week 2 and six more from the Knockout Week 3 have seized their spots in the Grand Finals.

Garena will host the FFMIC 2026 Fall at the Noida Indoor Stadium in Noida. The publisher has allocated a massive prize pool of ₹1 crore to this event. Its champion will earn a cash prize of ₹35 lakh. The runner-up will take home ₹17 lakh in prize money, and the Grand Finals MVP will be awarded ₹1.5 lakh.

The top three squads will advance to the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2026 Global Finals, which is a prestigious annual Free Fire tournament. Each team will try its hardest to reach the Global Finals 2026.

Qualified teams for FFMIC 2026 Fall Grand Finals

Here are the 12 teams that have qualified for the finale:

1. Orangutan X Elite
2. Desi Gamers
3. Total Gaming Esports
4. Team Apex Gaming
5. TSG Pros
6. GodLike Esports
7. Resurrection
8. Clutza Esports
9. NG Pros
10. Revenant XSpark
11. S8UL Esports
12. The W Squad

Headstart points

Here is the headstart points distribution:

• 1st Place – 10 points
• 2nd Place – 7 points
• 3rd Place – 5 points
• 4th Place – 3 points
• 5th Place – 2 points
• 6th Place – 1 point
• 7th Place – 0 points
• 8th Place – 0 points
• 9th place – 0 points
• 10th Place – 0 points
• 11th Place – 0 points
• 12th Place – 0 points

How to watch

The first day of the finale will be broadcast live on Free Fire Max Esports India Official’s YouTube channel from 2:30 pm IST.

Orangutan X Elite performed brilliantly in the FFMIC 2026 Knockout Week 2. Desi Gamers and Total Gaming Esports were also phenomenal.

Popular clubs Apex Gaming, TSG, and GodLike looked impressive and secured their spots in the Grand Finals. These six teams will also be some of the lineups to keep an eye on in the finale.

Resurrection had an average run in Week 2 but played better in the third and crucial week. The squad topped the leaderboard in Week 3 of the FFMIC Knockout. Clutza, NG Pros, and Revenant XSpark, too, had an impressive run in Week 3. S8UL and W Squad ended Week 3 in the top six and have earned their places in the Grand Finals.