“We’re very happy to be able to join with FVM in organising this online tournament and are looking forward to the virtual matches,” said Florian Dederichs, head of internationalisation & eSports at Bayer 04. The tournament winner will win a training day at the Bay Arena for themselves and their football team. That will involve training on the pitch and on the console.
Tournament procedure:
As with the DFL ‘Bundesliga Home Challenge’, the tournament will staged in the ’85 mode’ on a knockout basis. All participants will play with the virtual Werkself at the virtual BayArena. Each game lasts twelve minutes in real time.
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