As the Second Phase Draws Near, Teams Shared Their FFWS SEA 2026 Fall Transfer Window Policy

As we begin the third week, the second phase of the knockout stage, teams are using their available chances at the FFWS SEA 2026 Fall transfer window to fully maximize their chances to qualify for the grand finals.

Teams have enough chances to explore their options in the first two weeks, looking at various strategies that work and do not. Players’ performance during this phase will determine who’s going to stay and who’s coming out.

Swapping players is not a simple matter. Changing even one person in a team means that they will have to start building up their team from zero again, wasting time and effort spent. But sometimes, that’s the risk that the team could afford to swallow.

Bigetron by Vitality has chosen to take out two players, Jodeeel and Dhiks. In their place, come Fellow and Tiuszz from Gokil Jo Noh. Bringing in players from FFNS, especially from teams that could not make it to the FFWS SEA, might be a risky move. But the team is ready to take that challenge.

“I feel challenged but also rather overwhelmed at having to build up our teamwork and chemistry all over again. However, this is part of the team’s journey, and we have to go through it,” said Bigetron by Vitality player Cibenk.

Meanwhile, both RRQ Kazu and ONIC Olympus have differing opinions that they preferred to bring in players from their own ecosystem. Starting from ONIC, they have swapped Demonz with Adam, who was inactive for a while after not making it through the initial roster.

AFM, ONIC’s coach, said that Adam’s familiarity with the team is an advantage in the middle of FFWS SEA’s tight schedule.

“Adaptation and experience for new players are certainly important, but the SEA tournament system allows for very limited time. The league phase lasts only around two weeks, followed by the knockout stage, which also lasts around two weeks. In a single week, teams must divide their time between CS, rehearsals, scrims, and matches,” AFM explains.

“Under such circumstances, it is unwise to risk recruiting untested community players. There is simply not enough time for trial and error. New players cannot be expected to perform at their best straight away simply because they performed well in a community team or during scrims,” he continued.

Ady, RRQ’s coach, also shared AFM’s sentiment where he recruited Jeek to substitute 18Deer. He came from RRQ Academy, the team’s own developmental division playing in lower leagues.

“The players who have joined come from the RRQ and RRQ Academy ecosystems. We do not take on players we are completely unfamiliar with, as new players need time to demonstrate their abilities whilst adapting to the team’s playing style,” said Ady.

Ady also added that with the current arrangement between the main RRQ team and RRQ Academy, players can keep playing rather than idling by as inactive players.

Contrasting with RRQ and Bigetron, EVOS Divine decided not to take advantage of the FFWS SEA 2026 Fall transfer window, despite it possibly being beneficial for them. The reason sounds exactly the same as RRQ and Bigetron’s reason of announcing a similar roster from last season: chemistry.

“Our squad has just seen two players leave, so we want to make the most of the current line-up. Bringing in another new player at such short notice is quite risky, as there’s no guarantee they’ll slot in straight away,” said Leem, EVOS Divine’s coach.

Moreover, it seems that Leem has seen the improvements of the new players, especially Faiz, who substituted the inactive Rasyah. On the second week, he saw Faiz improving his gameplay, and EVOS finally got their first Booyah.

“I had actually expected Faiz to perform like that. He used to be on the same team as me, and although he’s been out of the game for quite a while, he’s still been taking part in scrims and keeping up with developments in the Free Fire scene,” added Leem.

With various strategies employed in the transfer window, we could see a huge shakeup in the tournament. EVOS, who retained their roster even though they could need some boost; ONIC and RRQ, who invited players from their ecosystem; and Bigetron, who relied on external players. Which gamble will pay off in the third week of the FFWS SEA 2026 Fall?