EA Sports activities is doubling down on FC Cell and FC On-line esports with the announcement of two back-to-back in-person tournaments: FC Professional Champions Cup and FC Professional Cell Pageant.
The competitions will happen from September ninth to fifteenth on the Jingwu Gymnasium within the Hongkou District, Shanghai, China.
The occasion will start with the FC Professional Champions Cup, which is able to occur from September ninth to twelfth. This may happen throughout FC On-line and FC Cell and can solely be open to gamers from China, South Korea and Japan.
The FC On-line Champions Cup will see 12 groups competing for a share of the $300,000 (~£221,000) prize pool. Groups have been chosen primarily based on rankings and invitations from the FC Professional Masters. Individuals embody Gen.G, Recommendation E-sport, NK FC On-line, ADJ, DRX, SZAJ, SONIC Gaming, Crew VXIS, Dplus KIA, WOL, SevenTV and Triple W.
The FC On-line Champions Cup will start with a bunch stage, the place groups might be cut up into 4 even teams and can compete in a round-robin format. The highest two groups from every group will make it to the single-elimination play-offs from September tenth to twelfth.
The FC Cell Champions Cup, however, will see six gamers compete for $60,000 (~£44,000), with the finals going down on September eleventh.
Final yr, the FC Professional Masters happened from Could eighth to tenth in South Korea. EA stated in a launch that it peaked at 673,000 viewers, making it the most-watched soccer esports occasion ever. The sport additionally joined the Snapdragon Professional Sequence final yr.
“After a powerful debut for FC Cell and FC On-line esports in 2024, we’re assembly that enthusiasm with two back-to-back occasions that proceed to lift the stakes,” stated Sam Turkbas, Senior Director, Esports Product, EA.
FC Professional Cell Pageant
The FC Professional Cell Pageant might be open to gamers from many extra areas, together with China, Korea, Southeast Asia, MENA, Brazil, Europe, the USA and extra.
This two-day occasion on September thirteenth and 14th will see 10 groups, every represented by a professional and a creator, competing for the $5,000 (~£3,690) prize pool.
It’ll start with a round-robin on day one adopted by a single-elimination play-off on day two.
“By reaching opponents and followers of FC Cell and FC On-line alike, we’re increasing the footprint of soccer esports to interact new areas and assist the rise of recent champions,” added Turkbas.
