In the first 1vs1 of the night against Karlsruhe's Lukas ‘SAKUL’ Vonderheide, Furkan ‘FURKY’ Kayacik came out on top in a 3-2 win. Mario ‘Bulji’ Lovrinovic faced Khalid ‘KHALIDGRL03’ Gürel in the second game that ended up in a 3-1 win for the KSC eSports players. That meant the Round of 16 tie would go down to the final 2vs2 game: Lovrinovic and Kayacik won 2-1.
The quarter-finals in the DFB eCup are on 16 June. It remains to be seen over the Leverkusen eSports players will face.
The DFB eCup:
The DFB eCup is a nationwide eFootball tournament organised by the German Football Association (DFB). Professional eFootball teams are joined by amateur sides from Germany.
Round of 16 results:
Bayer 04 vs PHIRONIX eSports
Kayacik vs Vonderheide: 3-2
Lovrinovic vs Gürel: 3-1
2vs2: 2-1
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