FIFA eWorld Cup

FIFA eWorld Cup
Tournament information
Sport FIFA eSports
Established 2004
Number of
tournaments
 12
Administrator(s) FIFA
Website www.fifa.com/fifaeworldcup/
Current champion
Saudi Arabia Mosaad Aldossary (Msdossary)
Most recent tournament
2018 FIFA eWorld Cup

The FIFA eWorld Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC), is an eSports tournament held by FIFA and its presenting partner EA Sports. Each tournament has players competing in games of the latest incarnation of the FIFA video game series. The open qualifying format allows millions to compete in the initial online stages,[1] which has resulted in the FIWC being recognized as the largest online eSports game by Guinness World Records.[2]

The most recent champion is Mosaad "Msdossary" Aldossary of Saudi Arabia.[1]

History

Official logo template used for the FIFA Interactive World Cup between 2006 and 2013.

The inaugural FIWC took place in 2004 in Switzerland, over the years the tournament has grown significantly. In 2010, the FIWC first appeared in the Guinness World Records[2] - but it was not until 2013 that the competition saw the current record of more than 2.5 million players signing up.

On October 1, 2015, the FIWC 16 kicked off, marking the 12th edition of the tournament. For the first time in the history of the competition Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players competed against each other. With the integration of the new consoles the number of participants increased significantly, compared to previous years when the FIWC was only available on PlayStation 3. 2.3 million players attempted to qualify for the Grand Final in New York City. On March 22, 2016, Mohamad Al-Bacha from Denmark won the FIWC title in the Apollo Theater, beating Sean Allen from England in the final match.

In 2018, the FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) was renamed to the FIFA eWorld Cup (FeWC). The 2018 Grand Finals was held between August 2, 2018 through August 4, 2018 in the O2 Arena in London, England. 32 finalists (16 on PlayStation 4 and 16 on Xbox One) competed in the group stage and round of 16 on August 2, 2018, with the second leg of the round of 16 and the quarterfinals taking place on August 3, 2018. The semifinals and final took place on August 4, 2018.

Results

Year[3]DatesHost[4]Winner (Gamer ID)Finalist (Gamer ID)Score
2004 December 19 Switzerland Zurich Brazil Thiago Carrico de Azevedo Serbia and Montenegro Matija Biljeskovic 2–1
2005 December 19 England London England Chris Bullard Hungary Gábor Mokos 5–2
2006 December 9 Netherlands Amsterdam Netherlands Andries Smit Austria Wolfgang Meier 6–4
2008 May 24 Germany Berlin Spain Alfonso Ramos United States Michael Ribeiro 3–1
2009 May 2 Spain Barcelona France Bruce Grannec Mexico Ruben Morales Zerecero 3–1
2010 May 1 Serbia Nenad Stojkovic Germany Ayhan Altundag 2–1
2011 June 7–9 United States Los Angeles Portugal Francisco Cruz Colombia Javier Munoz 4–1
2012 May 21–23 United Arab Emirates Dubai Spain Alfonso Ramos France Bruce Grannec 1–0
2013 May 6–8 Spain Madrid France Bruce Grannec Mexico Andrei Torres Vivero 1–0
2014 July 2–3 Brazil Rio de Janeiro Denmark August Rosenmeier (Agge) England David Bytheway 3–1
2015 May 17–19 Germany Munich Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alshehri France Julien Dassonville 3–0
2016 March 20–22 United States New York City Denmark Mohamad Al-Bacha[5] England Sean Allen (Dragon) 2–2, 3–3 (5–5 agg. Al-Bacha won on away goals)
2017 August 16–18 England London England Spencer Ealing (Gorilla) Germany Kai Wollin (Deto) 3–3, 4–0 (7–3 agg.)
2018 August 2–4 Saudi Arabia Mosaad Aldossary (Msdossary) Belgium Stefano Pinna (StefanoPinna) 2–0, 2–0 (4–0 agg.)

Format

Online qualification

The FeWC online qualification takes place on PlayStation and Xbox Networks, and can be accessed through the latest version of EA Sports FIFA on Xbox One and PS4. The players qualify via the console playoffs where the top 16 players make it through to the eWorld Cup finals. Players can also qualify for the FeWC by competing in one of the FIFA Global Series tournaments throughout the season, with the top 16 at the last event automatically qualifying for the FeWC.

Grand Finals

32 players compete at the Grand Finals of the FeWC. The participants are divided into four groups (two for each console) with the top 16 players moving on to the knockout stage. While Group Stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals are played on one console (Xbox One or PS4), the Final is a two-leg match with one game on each console. The Grand Final is a multi-day event with draw and competition being broken up into three days. The winner is crowned in a live show at the end of the event.

World ranking

In 2016, the FIFA Interactive World Cup World Ranking was introduced to help seed the players in the tournament according to their previous results. The ranking takes into account both the qualification phase for the current edition and previous FIWC Grand Finals. FIFA Interactive World Ranking explained

Prize fund

FIWC 15 winner Abdulaziz Alshehri

The FeWC 2018 champion received $250,000 in prize money and a ticket to the Best FIFA Awards where he has the chance to meet the greatest of the real football world. FIWC 2015 Champion Abdulaziz Alshehri from Saudi Arabia was able to meet Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi among many others, while 2016 champion Mohammad Al-Bacha talked it up with Marcelo Vieira and Manuel Neuer.

The runner-up of the 2018 FeWC Grand Final receives $50,000 in prize money.

Broadcast

The FeWC Grand Finals is streamed live on YouTube and Twitch. For the first time, the Final Showdown of the FIWC16 was also broadcast on TV. The broadcast was shown in more than 100 countries around the world. Fox Sports 1 showed the Final live in the United States. The show was moderated by host Kay Murray. Former US footballer Alexi Lalas and Spencer Carmichael-Brown (Spencer FC) analyzed the matches, Leigh Smith and John Strong commentated the games. The trophy was handed over by former Spanish International David Villa.

References

  1. 1 2 "Fifa eWorld Cup: Mosaad 'Msdossary' Aldossary wins 'dream' Grand Final". BBC Sport. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  2. 1 2 Guinness World Records. "Watch live: Gamers battle out to win at record-breaking FIFA Interactive World Cup". Guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Interactive World Cup". FIFA.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Interactive World Cup 2015 - Destination - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "FIFA Interactive World Cup: Mohamad Al-Bacha beats Sean Allen in final". Skysports.com.
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