The opening event on the Black and Red evening on the consoles is the big ‘FVM meets #B04eSports’ finals tournament from 17.00 CEST, which will be staged in the 19nullvier Lounge at the BayArena under the strictest health and safety conditions. It will take about two hours to discover the two finalists. Bayer 04 will stream the match live on the club’s own #B04eSports twitch channel.
After an interview with the winner, the #B04 eSports players Kai ‘DETO’ Wollin and Fabian ‘B04_DUBZJE’ De Cae will guide the viewers of the live stream through the brand-new FIFA 21 game. The duo, who ended last season with an impressive third place in the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), will reveal Ultimate team changes, play new modes like VOLTA, do pack openings and much more. Log onto our Twitch channel on Friday and be there live!
Timetable of launch event:
17.00 CEST – Start of the ‘FVM meets #B04eSports’ finals tournament
19.15 – Interview the tournament winner
19.20 – ‘DETO’ and ‘B04_DUBZJE’ guide to FIFA 21
20.30 – End of event and live stream
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