FIFA 19 Finnish Championship

Game: FIFA 19 Starts: Fri, Feb 1st 2019, 12:00 EET Ends: Sat, Feb 2nd 2019, 00:00 EET

Info

Game: EA SPORTS FIFA 19
Platform: PlayStation 4
Date: Friday, 1st of February, 2019
Place: Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Players: 32
Prize pool: €5,000 EUR
Format: Swiss System Group & Single Elimination Playoffs
Streams: Finnish
Participation: Invitation + Finnish Qualifier
Tickets: tickets.assembly.org

Streams

The tournament will be streamed locally and in the internet with Finnish commentary. The broadcast is hosted hosted by Yle.

Stream at Yle Areena.

Broadcast Talent

The games will be commentated by Arttu Hämäläinen who is also known for shoutcasting in Veikkausliiga football league. His co-caster is Rasmus Virtanen.

Schedule

Friday, February 1, 2019
12:00 - Group Stage starts
18:00 - Playoffs start
22:00 - Grand Final

Prizes

€5,000 EUR will be divided among the top eight players as follows:

2400€ + invite to Finnish team in the Nordics Invitational
1200€
600€
300€
125€
125€
125€
125€

On top of the championship, prize money and the spot in the Nordics Invitational the winner will get an opportunity from ENCE the biggest esports organization in Finland, to sign as their player for the year 2019 and represent ENCE in the multiple competitions during the year.

Invited Players

MikeTheRipped - Michael Heinrichs
Anzinho8 - Anton Korvenaho
kossu72 - Jesse Kosamo
MakezCR - Markus Moilanen
Naulaaja4000 - Joonas Puomio
sn1pguy - Eemeli Simpanen
Krompe - Joona Vaajala
valdoboii - Valtteri Kyrö

Participation

Eight players are invited directly to the tournament while 24 players enter the competition via online qualifiers. The tournament is open only to Finnish players who are 16 years old or older.

Qualifiers

The qualifiers are ogranized by NHLGamer. The signup for the qualifiers is already open, and the first qualifier is played on Monday, January 14. Check out the details at nhlgamer.com/palloliitto.

Tickets

You can witness the action live on the venue inside the Assembly Winter computer festival. Matches will be shown on the big screen with an audience stand. Entry ticket to Assembly is required, but there is no additional cost for following the tournament. Tournament competitors do not need to purchase tickets. Read more about the tickets and prices at tickets.assembly.org.