Free Fire India has unveiled The Booyah Awards 2026, with 18 categories set to be part of this year’s edition.
The award programme by Garena is exclusive to India and is aimed to recognise the best Free Fire esports performances and content creators in the country.
The 18 categories, up from 13 at The Booyah Awards 2025, are as follows:
- Sniper of the Year
- Rusher of the Year
- IGL of the Year
- Caster of the Year
- Esports Team of the Year
- Female Esports Athlete of the Year
- Comeback Creator of the Year
- Emerging Star
- Best Educational Channel
- News Creator of the Year
- Most Entertaining Creator – Male
- Most Entertaining Creator – Female
- Streamer of the Year – Content
- Streamer of the Year – Gameplay
- Best Short-form Creator
- Regional Creator of the Year
- Creator of the Year – Content
- Creator of the Year – Gameplay
Just like last year, certain award categories will likely feature in-game voting. However, the exact schedule for this has not been announced yet.
Garena has also not revealed the venue of the 2026 edition of The Booyah Awards.
The Booyah Awards 2025 Recap
The inaugural edition of the award show took place at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan in Kolkata. It saw leading Indian Free Fire esports players and creators in attendance, and was open to fans as well.
Notable winners included Total Gaming (Creator of the Year), Desi Gamers (Streamer of the Year – Male), and Pahadi Gamer (Best Sniper of the Year).
It was a momentous event as it marked the first on-ground Free Fire programme in India since the game was banned in 2021. That said, Free Fire MAX continues to be available in the country.
Since then, Garena has expanded its marketing efforts in India with esports tournaments such as the Free Fire MAX India Cup.
Currently, the Free Fire MAX India Cup Spring 2026 is underway, with the Open City Qualifiers concluding earlier this month and the Group Stage set to take place from February 26th to March 8th.
This will be followed by the Knockout Stage, before the top teams clash in the Grand Finals on April 25th and 26th.
