Free Fire MAX India Cup (FFMIC) 2026 Group Stage Day 1 will be played today, 26 February, featuring Group A. This group features some prominent teams like Total Gaming Esports, The Knights, Team Tamilas, Autobotz Esports, and more. These teams will play a total of six matches on Thursday, starting from 5:30 PM IST. In this article, we are going to cover the FFMIC 2026 Group Stage Day 1 schedule, groups, where to watch, and other details.
FFMIC 2026 Group Stage Week 1 Day 1: Schedule and Teams
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Match |
Group |
Time |
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Match 1 |
Group A |
5:30 PM |
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Match 2 |
Group A |
6:00 PM |
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Match 3 |
Group A |
6:30 PM |
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Match 4 |
Group A |
7:00 PM |
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Match 5 |
Group A |
7:30 PM |
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Match 6 |
Group A |
8:00 PM |
Groups
Group A: IQOO Total Gaming Esports, The Knights, Atomic Esports, EMZ Esports, IQEsports, Skull Esports, TW Esports, Autobotz Esports, Mahabharat Esports, FX Elite, Arise Esports and Gurunatha Official
Group B: S8UL Elite, IQOO OGxTSG, ZenStrikers Esports, Need.ORG, Team Legacy, Adda Kings, AS36GARH, RedWinnd.ESP, Knight Novas, Team X, Fireeyes Gaming and UGxGRP
Group C: Gods Reign Pros, Team Hind, K9 Esports, MetaNinza, EC Esports, MJxOwnLegacy, Reganverse, The Sleepers, NG Silver Eagle, NXT Esports and True Impact
Group D: Godlike Esports, Head Hunters, Olypaians, Gyan Gaming, Black Birds, Identical ES, 4AM, Prime Aura, GW Manish, DW Live, Oligarchs and Jonty Gaming
Format
The Free Fire MAX India Cup 2026 Group Stage will take place from 26 February to 8 March, featuring a total of 48 teams (38 teams from In-Game Qualifiers + 6 teams from FFMIC 2025 + 4 teams from City Qualifiers). The group stage is divided into two weeks.
Week 1 will be played from 26 February to 1 March, where 48 teams will be divided into 4 groups of 12 teams in each group. These groups will play a total of 6 matches, and the top 9 teams from each group will qualify for Week 2, and the rest of the teams will be eliminated.
Week 2 will take place from 6 to 8 March, where 36 qualified teams from Week 1 will be divided into 3 groups of 12 teams in each group. Each group will play a total of 6 matches, and the top 6 teams from each group will qualify for the Knockout Stage, while the rest of the teams will be eliminated from the tournament.
Streaming Details
Fans can enjoy all matches live on the official YouTube channel of the Free Fire MAX Esports India Official.
