It promises to be the ultimate festival of EA SPORTSTM FIFA21 across Australia, as the NIVEA Men E-League returns with a host of World Cup stars, the defending Premiers, a brand-new sponsor and an intense new format.
Esports is the world’s fastest growing spectator sport, and 2019 the FIFAe World Cup™ saw more than 47million viewers across online platforms. In 2020, the FIFA21 Challenge became EA Sports’ most watched esports event, with an average minute audience of more than 254,000 and a total watch time of more than 1 million hours.
MEET OUR REPRESENTATIVES:
Name? Ryan Naylor
Age? 18
How long you have been gaming? 8 years
Which gaming console will you be using for E-League? Xbox
Rankings/achievements? #1 Ranked Oceania FIFA 21
Why did you want to represent the Jets? To bring success to the club.
How many seasons have you been in E-League? 2 seasons.
How far in this competition do you think you can go? Premiers.
Favourite Jets player and why? Kosta Petratos. He’s a young talent.
Name? Mark Zakhary
Age? 17
How long you have been gaming? 5 years
Which gaming console will you be using for E-League? Playstation
Rankings/achievements? #3 Ranked Oceania FIFA 21.
Why did you want to represent the Jets? To bring success to the club.
How many seasons have you been in E-League? This is my first.
How far in this competition do you think you can go? Top 3 is the aim and to win it.
Favourite Jets player and why? Kosta Petratos. He’s a young talent for the club.
About the NIVEA Men E-League 2021
Event Details
E-League 2021 Season – Match Day 1: Friday, 23 April 2021
E-League 2021 Season – Match Day 2: Saturday, 24 April 2021
Key Points
- Each of the 12 A-League Clubs will have two representative competitors (1 x PlayStation®4 and 1 x Xbox One)
- Each club will play against every other club once over 11 Rounds (two event days)
- Points during the regular season will be calculated based on the aggregate results over the two console legs (PlayStation®4 + Xbox One) for the points table to determine the E-League 2021 Premiers.
- Individual console results will then be used to determine the console champions
- Each console champion will receive a place at the EA SPORTS FIFA21 Oceania Regional Playoff (PlayStation®4 only event).
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