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9.11.2021eSports

#B04eSports: VBL opener against the ‘Storks’ and ‘Royal Blues’

Grab the controllers, we’re off again! Tonight, 9 November, sees the start of the new VBL Club Championship season. Bayer 04 are in the only official league for the FIFA game series for the fourth time. All matches involving the Black and Reds will be shown live on the club's Twitch channel.
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As with last season, the VBL CC is again divided into two groups according to geography with the Werkself in the North West division. The #B04eSports players kick-off at 18.00 CET against Holstein Kiel who finished two places behind the Black and Reds in seventh place in 2020/21.

"We want to make a good start to the campaign and we have put in a lot of training over recent weeks," said Fabian ‘B04_DUBZJE’ de Cae, who will start on Xbox as usual and is once again rated as one of the top players on that console.

new signings on board

After the end of the career for Kai ‘DETO’ Wollin, Bayer 04 have strengthened by bringing in Furkan ‘FURKY’ Kayacik. The 22-year-old impressed in the pre-season and has declared his target following his presentation in an interview with bayer04.de: "I'd like to achieve the maximum in all areas."

The squad is completed by the youngsters Marc ‘MARC_LDW23’ Landwehr and newcomer Paul ‘B04_PAUL’ Degner plus the Women's team goalkeeper Anna ‘B04_ANNA’ Klink.

late-night game agAInst schalke

As in previous years, a matchday evening in the VBL CC this term is a double matchday. That means de Cae and Co. will follow the matches against KSV Holstein from 20.00 CET with games against the Schalke 04 eSports players who finished eleventh in the North West division in 2020/21.

The clashes with the Royal Blues will also be streamed live on the Bayer 04 Twitch channel.

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