After a thrilling Round 3 last weekend with 96 participants all over the world, only 2 players per region (being these Europe & Africa; Americas; Asia, Oceania & Other areas) have qualified to the World Finals.
In that event, in each platform players will be divided in two groups. In that Group Stage, players of the same group will play each other just one time (3 matches in total). In that Group Stage, players of the same group will play each other just one time (3 matches in total at a single game). 3 points will be awarded to the winner, 0 to the loser and 1 point each in case of a draw. At the end of the Group Stage, the top player in the ranking of each group will play the Final at a single game.
All of them aim to lift the trophy next Sunday, August 14th, but only 4 will do so. In the meantime, let’s know a little more of the 24 players participating in the World Finals.
PlayStation®
Group A
Christopher_M_M (Europe & Africa)
33-years-old Christopher_M_M is an eFootball™ World Champion and the 2022 France Champion. He also placed in the Top3 World Pes League in "1v1" format and has become one of the most successful Portuguese players in recent years. He will play the World Finals with FC Bayern’s squad.
Leva (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
22-years-old Leva played in last year’s World Finals PlayStation Japan. He has stated that “I want to prove how well I can compete at the world's top level”, so he will try to make up for last year and win the title on the PlayStation platform. His favourite club is FC Bayern, with which he will play the World Finals. His favourite player is FCB_Alguacil, but he thinks that FCB_Mestre’s tying goal in the final was the most epic moment of the season.
Futefacil10 (Americas)
Coming from Brazil, 21-years-old Futefacil10 is the winner of the IESF Americas 2021. He is a fan of FC Barcelona, with which he will play the Word Finals, and his two favourite eFootball™ players are GuiFera and HenrykinhO .
Group B
FRANKINO_ (Europe & Africa)
18-years-old FRANKINO_ is a new Italian player aiming to win the eFootball™ Championship Open 2022 with FC Bayern’s squad, his favourite club. FCB_Alguacil is the player he admires most.
SaifAlhacker55 (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
23-years-old SaifAlhacker55 placed 6th in last year’s eFootball.Open. His favourite eFootball™ club and player are Manchester United and E_C_Oneill. He will play the World Finals with FC Bayern München.
Gabriel Franja (Americas)
21-years-old Gabriel Franja is a Brazilian champion who already played in the eFootball™.Open. His favourite eFootball™ player is Usmakabyle and his favourite club is FC Bayern, with which he will play the World Finals.
XBOX
Group A
xNaples17x (Europe & Africa)
23-years-old xNaples17x is the eEuro2020 champion and has played 3 years in the Italian National League. His favourite clubs are FC Bayern München and AS Monaco, but he will play the World Finals with the former, the same club as that of his favourite player FCB_Alguacil’s.
Farhat_MIX (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
20-years-old Farhat_MIX is one of the two Asian & Oceania representatives. He will play the World Finals with FC Bayern’s squad and he really likes the way INDOMANTOR plays with his favourite club, Arsenal FC. He hopes to become a Pro player and reach the final soon.
HALA_MADRID_FC (Americas)
34-years-old HALA_MADRID_FC is one of America’s representatives in the XBOX platform. His favourite player is Nekza, from AS Monaco, the same club with which he will be playing the World Finals.
Group B
Veldruuk (Europe & Africa)
23-years-old Veldruuk is a Spanish newcomer aiming to win the World Finals. His chosen team will be FC Barcelona, his favourite club ever. The player he looks-up the most is FCB_Mestre and the match from the past eFootball™ Championship Pro he enjoyed the most was the grand finale between FC Bayern and AS Monaco.
NajmiAlula (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
25-years-old NajmiAlula is the Indonesian PES 2020 Champion and Runner-Up of the eFootball™.Open World Finals 2021 PlayStation Asia. The club and player he looks-up the most are Manchester United and INDOMINATOR, but he will play the World Finals with FC Barcelona’s squad. He has stated that his favourite moment of this season was “when Celtics won the Group Stage and were able to advance Semifinals with the worst team’s collective strength”.
Ivanmelian (Americas)
20-years-old Ivanmelian is the champion of the eFootball.Open 2021 PS4 US and was also runner-up of the eFootball.Open 2020 Xbox. His favourite club is FC Barcelona, whose player THE PALMA is the one he looks-up the most. He will play the World Finals with FC Bayern’s squad.
Steam®
Group A
DARIUS_87 (Europe & Africa)
35-years-old DARIUS_87 is an Italian player with a lot of experience. He won many PesLeague Italia stages in 2012 and 2013 before quitting in 2013. Now he has come back to win the eFootball™ Championship Open playing with FC Barcelona.
Xo-shishi-oX (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
23-years-old Xo-shishi-oX has won several Japanese tournaments. He would like to win the eFootball™ Championship Open to inspire other people with a physical condition such as his blind eye and encourage them to compete in esports. He will play the World Finals with FC Bayern’s squad, but his favourite eFootball™ club and player are FC Barcelona and THE PALMA, whose third goal against AS Roma in the second matchday of Group B was his favourite eFootball™ moment of the year.
NER- (Americas)
22-years-old Nicanor Estrada is a 2022 eFootball™ South-America Regional Champion whose favourite player and club are FCB_Mestre and FC Bayern, with which he will play the World Finals.
Group B
K10_JUPA (Europe & Africa)
Placed in the Top 50 rank during the PES 2020-2021 season, K10_JUPA says “I want to show and present my view and style to eFootball's community. [...] Simply, it's a dream I want to live and reach as far as I can ''. His favourite eFootball™ Championship Pro club is FC Barcelona, with which he will play the World Finals, and his favourite player is Usmakabyle, whose 5th goal at the last minute in the final is his favorite eFootball™ Championship Pro moment this season.
Verdy_Takaki_ (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
25-years-old Verdy_Takaki_ has experience competing in PES2019 and PES2020 tournaments in Japan and was last year’s runner-up in the eFootball™ Championship Open World Finals. Among the players he looks up to most in eFootball™ Championship Pro are THE PALMA and Nekza, and his favorite clubs are also FC Barcelona and AS Monaco, with which he will play the World Finals.
EV_SEBACAB96 (Americas)
This is the second consecutive year for 25-years-old EV_SEBACAB96 in the eFootball™ Championship Open. The main goal of this Argentinian is to win the eFootball™ Championship Open 2022 and become a Pro player. His favourite player and club are Usmakabyle and FC Barcelona. He will play the World Finals with an FC Bayern München squad.
Mobile
Group A
CNFC-HuFeng (Europe & Africa)
28-years-old CNFC-HuFeng comes from Portugal and his favourite club is Manchester United, with which he will be playing the World Finals.
ig_asgard_azizi (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
33-years-old ig_asgard_azizi has participated in several asian tournaments. His favourite club is FC Bayern München, with which he will attempt to win the eFootball™ Championship Open in the mobile platform. His favourite eFootball™ player is Ettorito.
Khanhs (Americas)
21-years-old Khanhs is one of America's representatives in the mobile platform. His favourite eFootball™ player is AS Monaco’s Nekza and his favourite club is FC Bayern, with which he will play the World Finals.
Group B
sistem123 (Europe & Africa)
29-years-old Sistem123 is one of the two European & African representatives in the mobile platform. He is a fan of Celtic FC and Lotfi and he will play the World Finals with FC Bayern. His favourite moment of the season was “the comeback of Lotfi in Game 2 against FC Bayern München when he scored 2 goals in the last 20 minutes.”
MUJJICOOLYT (Asia & Oceania & Other areas)
20-years-old MUJJICOOLYT’s dream is to win the eFootball™ Championship Open and reach the eFootball™ Championship Pro competition. He will play the World Finals with FC Bayern München, which is his favorite club and Kilzyou is the player he looks-up to the most.
SERGIGAME (Americas)
20-years-old Luiz Henrique has won several leagues in Brazil and now attempts to win the eFootball™ Championship Open with Manchester United, his favourite eFootball™ club.
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