Pernell Cummings, Akeem Allicock and Marvin Thompson sealed their respective quarter final berths in contrasting manner when the inaugural I-Bet Supreme FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ eSports Championship, continued on Wednesday night.
Cummings and his Manchester United outfit, defeated Daniel Vancooten and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) 5-2, (8-5 on aggregate), to seal their place in the next round. The first leg of the two-match series ended 3-3.
Similarly, Allicock (Barcelona) brushed aside Osase Barclay (Juventus) 2-0 to seal his place in the next round with a 4-1 aggregate. Their first leg encounter ended 2-1. On the other hand, Johnson (Liverpool) progressed on the away goals rule, despite losing 4-3 to host Akil Harper (Barcelona) following a 6-6 aggregate. The first matchup between the teams finished 3-2.
Meanwhile Michelangelo Jacobus, administrator of the championship during an invited comment said, “We had three exciting matches, particularly Marvin Thompson vs Akil Harper, the latter played his heart out but Thompson ended up winning on away goals, likewise we had two other high-octane fixtures full of entertainment.”
He further said, “I couldn’t have asked for a better quality of competition and the participants themselves are buzzing, now that we’re getting down to the business end of the tournament, here is where we’ll begin to see potential favourites and the sort of level of competition we can expect in future tournaments.”
The event is being contested using an elimination two legged format and will consist of players battling with their favourite European club for bragging rights and the label of best in the nation. It is also being streamed online via the official I-Bet Supreme Facebook page.
Winner of the event will pocket $50,000, two pennyweights of gold, a trophy, a case of Monster Energy Drink and a special Church’s Chicken Meal. Meanwhile, the second place finisher will collect $25,000, a case of Monster Energy Drink and a Church’s Chicken meal.
The third place finisher will receive $15,000, a case of Monster Energy Drinks as well as Church’s Chicken meal.
Up to press time several matches were underway to complete the return leg of the first round encounters.
Fixtures
8:00PM- Jamol Thompson (Chelsea) vs Shaquone Prince (Manchester City
8:00PM- Emuwnah Pross (Real Madrid CF) vs Dane Haynes (FC Barcelona)
8:30PM- Jonathan Hutson (Man City) vs Shemar Britton (Barcelona)
9:00PM- Lorenzo Forde (PSG) vs Tariq Dakhil (Juventus)
