FIFA will hold this year’s eClub World Cup at AMP Studios in Paris, France from May 19th to 20th.
16 professional esports teams will compete at the FIFA tournament, including a handful of top UK players such as UNILAD’s Xbox One player Spencer “Gorilla” Ealing and PS4 player Shaun “Shellz” Springette, Hashtag United’s Ryan Pessoa (who’s also sponsored by Red Bull), Method’s Owen “Venny” Venn and Lightning Pandas’ Sean “Dragon” Allen (Xbox players).
The competition is a part of EA Sports’ FIFA 18 Global Series on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup, the top FIFA esports tournament which was won by Gorilla last year.
Esports teams participating in the FIFA eClub World Cup not only compete for a total prize pool of $50,000, but also for four qualification spots in the FIFA 18 Global Series Playoffs. At the playoffs, 64 players on Xbox One and 64 players on PlayStation 4 will fight for their places at the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018 Grand Final.
Check out the full list of players and teams taking part in the tournament in Paris later this month.
Who’s playing at the FIFA eClub World Cup?
PSG eSports
o Xbox One: Corentin ‘PSG Rocky’ Chevrey
o PlayStation 4: Johann ‘PSG Maniika’ Simon
Brøndby eSport
o Xbox One: Muhammed ‘Fifaustun’ Üstün
o PlayStation 4: Frederik ‘Fredberg’ Fredberg
UNILAD
o Xbox One: Spencer ‘UNILAD Gorilla’ Ealing
o PlayStation 4: Shaun ‘UNILAD SHELLZ’ Springette
BU e-sports
o Xbox One: Subaru ‘SubaruMikey’ Sagano
o PlayStation 4: Shota ‘Tsakt’ Sato
Falcons eSport
o Xbox One: Khalid ‘The royal’ Aloufi
o PlayStation 4: Mosaad ‘Msdossary7’ Aldossary
Xolos de Tijuana
o Xbox One: Rodrigo ‘UL1BARRI’ Ulibarri
o PlayStation 4: Reinhard ‘Rein10’ Krause
Arte Virtual FC
o Xbox One: Brenner ‘AVFC Brenner’ Silva
o PlayStation 4: Paulo Henrique ‘AVFC PH Freitas’ Silvade Freitas
FC Schalke 04 Esports
o Xbox One: Tim ‘S04 Tim Latka’ Schwartmann
o PlayStation 4: Lukas ‘S04 Idealz’ Schmandt
TEAM ENVY
o Xbox One: Marvyn ‘Aero’ Robert
o PlayStation 4: Philipp ‘Eisvogel’ Schermer
Hashtag Academy
o Xbox One: Ryan ‘Hashtag Ryan’ Pessoa
o PlayStation 4: Ivan ‘Hashtag Boras’ Lapanje
Vfl Bochum 1848
o Xbox One: Michael ‘MegaBit98’ Bittner
o PlayStation 4: Daniel ‘Dani_Fink’ Fink
Mkers
o Xbox One: Kurt ‘kurt0411’ Fenech
o PlayStation 4: Daniele ‘IcePrinsipe’ Paolucci
FC Basel 1893
o Xbox One: Florian Fritz ‘CodyDerFinisher’ Müller
o PlayStation 4: Tim Niclas ‘TheStrxngeR’ Katnawatos
Transfermarkt eSport
o Xbox One: Mario ‘MMayo’ Reubold
o PlayStation 4: Nicolás ‘nicolas99fc’ Villalba
Lightning Pandas
o Xbox One: Sean ‘Dragon’ Allen
o PlayStation 4: Nicklas ‘Niller’ Stensgaard
Method
o Xbox One: Owen ‘Venny’ Venn
o PlayStation 4: Kamil ‘Riptorek’ Soszyński
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
