Garena has today announced the 12 teams from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that have qualified for the Grand Final and be aiming to reign supreme in the Free Fire Arab Series this weekend.

Taking place on Saturday October 17, the Grand Final will bring together the best Free Fire sides from Algeria, Iraq, Morocco, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Jordan with the players set to put their skills to the test in the last stage of Season Four.

Among the sides that will be in action during the Grand Final are VIP (Iraq), SHIFT.FF, INF Team, INFINITY VX, DEA, DZ_INFINITY (all Algeria), Alliance and Golden Squad (both Morocco). Also participating are WINNERSKA (KSA), Team MELEK and Star Galaxy (Tunisia) and xBoss (Jordan).

12 teams will compete in six matches to secure one of the first three places, and winners will be counted based on their rank in each match. In addition to the champions title, the teams will also be able to grab a share of the USD $20,000 prize money.

As one of the largest esports teams, INFINITY will have three sides – INFINITY VX, INF and DZ_INFINITY participating in the Grand Final. For INFINITY VX, they will be hoping to replicate their Arab Tribal Season Two triumph.

Beltaief Dhia Eddine of DZ_INFINITY said they are relishing the opportunity of testing themselves against the best sides during the Grand Final.

He said: “Qualifying for any Grand Final is an arduous process and the Free Fire Arab Series has been no different. Every team in the Grand Final has conquered their own trials and tribulations for making it this far and we are all determined to win the title. I wish the best of luck to everyone and may the best time win.”

VIP are taking part in the Grand Final of a Free Fire tournament for the first time and their captain, Abdul Ghafoor Ibrahim believes they will not be fazed by the occasion.

He said: “I’ve noticed that the teams that have qualified for the Grand Final are full of familiar faces. For us, this is the first time we have reached this far in a Garena Free Fire tournament so we are quite nervous but teams should not underestimate us. In a Grand Final, there are no weak teams as everyone is a contender.

“We have worked really hard to get this far and we are not going to let this chance go to waste. We must keep in mind that every other team has the same mindset. Just talking about the Grand Final has got me all excited and I wish everyone the best of luck.”