The Free Fire Max Asia Invitational (FFMAI) 2025 is set to begin on 5 December. The online tournament will feature the top 26 teams from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia. From India, fans will see big names like GodLike Esports, Total Gaming Esports, S8UL Elite, and Orangutan x TSG. Garena has officially revealed the FFMAI 2025 format, which includes both Battle Royale and Clash Squad modes. In this article, we have explained the FFMAI 2025 date and format in simple language. Check it out below.
FFMAI 2025 Format and Dates Revealed
The Free Fire Max Asia Invitational (FFMAI) 2025 will run for three weeks from 5 to 21 December. Week 1 will run from 5 to 7 December and feature the Battle Royale Play-ins.
Week 2, scheduled from 11 to 14 December, will host the Battle Royale Main Event, where the Battle Royale champion will be decided.
Finally, Week 3 will be played from 18 to 21 December and will feature the Clash Squad Main Event, where the Clash Squad champion of FFMAI 2025 will be crowned.
Battle Royale Format
Battle Royale will be played from 5 to 14 December, featuring three stages: Play-ins, Main Event, and Grand Finals.
Play-ins (5–7 December 2025)
Teams
| Godlike Esports | Revenant XSpark | Orangutan x TSG | Reflex United | GB Esports | Kagendra |
| Reckoning Esports | Nightmare Esports | Red Cliff | Bangladesh Top 1 | Rising Gods | Avida |
| Head Hunters | Meta Ninza | The Goat | Fangs | GOW | NG Pros |
The tournament will start with the Play-ins stage. A total of 18 invited teams will compete here. These teams will be divided into three groups, each group having six teams. Across three days, 18 matches will be played, and every team will get to play 12 matches. After all matches are completed, the top 10 teams from the standings will qualify for the Main Event.
Main Event (11–13 December 2025)
Teams (+ 10 teams will join the list from Play-ins)
| Total Gaming Esports | S8UL Elite | Red Hawks | DRS Gaming |
| Team Falcons | P Esports | Bigetron by Vitality | Maqna Esports |
The Main Event will feature 18 teams. Out of these, 8 teams are directly invited, and 10 teams come from the Play-ins. Just like the earlier stage, the teams will again be placed into three groups of six. Over three matchdays, 18 matches will be played, and each team will play 12 matches. Once this stage ends, the top 12 teams will move to the Grand Finals. Also, the top 16 teams will qualify for the Clash Squad mode.
Grand Finals (14 December 2025)
The Grand Finals will be played on 14 December, featuring the top 12 teams from the Main Event. This round will use a special format called Champion Rush.
In this format, teams play normally until one team reaches 80 points, which is called the Champion Rush Point. When a team hits 80 points, they become eligible to win the tournament. After that, if the same team wins a match and gets a Booyah, they will be crowned the champion instantly.
There will be a maximum of 10 matches in the Grand Finals. If no eligible team gets a Booyah, then the team with the highest total points at the end of all matches will become the FFMAI 2025 champion.
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Clash Squad Format
The Clash Squad stage of FFMAI 2025 will take place from 18 to 21 September 2025. The top 16 teams from the Battle Royale Main Event will participate in this mode. The stage will follow a single-elimination bracket, meaning teams will be knocked out as soon as they lose their matchup.
Across the three matchdays, a total of 18 matches will be played, and each team will get to play 12 matches in total. Most of the matches will follow a Best-of-3 (Bo3) format. However, the Semifinals and the Grand Final will be played in a Best-of-5 (Bo5) format to make the final rounds more competitive.