The inaugural FIFA 22 Global Series (FGS) Team of the Season Cup is set to take place in the coming days, with 32 of the world’s best esports teams set to go into battle to be crowned champions.
Some of the biggest FIFA 22 names in world esports are set to compete, including former Club World Cup Champion Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt, who will be representing FNATIC.
Find out all the details you need to know about the FGS Team of the Season Cup right here.
FGS Team of the Season Cup
The FGS Team of the Season Cup is set to be hosted in London this weekend!
The prize pool is set at $500,000, which is a record-matching figure for the FGS competition, with the winning team taking home $100,000.
The top two finishing teams will also earn a spot at the FIFAe Club World Cup.
The tournament will be played exclusively on PlayStation5 and in a 2 v 2 format, with teams split into eight groups made up of four teams each.
24 of the 32 teams will progress, with the top three from each group progressing to the Championship Double Elimination Bracket.
As mentioned previously, some of the biggest names in the FIFA world will be competing.
Tekkz partners up with Diogo Mendes for FNATIC, whilst the 2018 FIFA eWorld Cup winner Musaed ‘Msdossary’ Al Dossary will be playing alongside Ivan ‘DrNightWatch’ Churov for Team Falcons.
Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing and Tom Leese will be representing EXCEL ESPORTS, and Brazilian duo Paulo Neto and Vini Leiva are playing for Atlanta United FC.
Key dates & times
The Global Series Team of the Season Cup will commence this weekend on Friday, 29 April.
Check out the key dates and times that you need to know below.
- Group Stage - Friday, 29 April from 9am ET / 2pm BST – 4pm ET / 9pm BST.
- Knockout Rounds - Saturday, 30 April from 9am ET / 2pm BST – 5pm ET / 10pm BST.
- Knockout Rounds, Semi-Finals and Final - Sunday, 1 May from 9am ET / 2pm BST – 5pm ET / 10pm BST.
How to watch
All the action across the group stages, knockout rounds and the finals will be broadcast on the following channels:
The Grand Final is scheduled for 4pm ET / 9pm BST on Sunday, 1 May.
FGS Team of the Season Cup Pools
The teams have been split into eight different pools of four teams ahead of the FGS Team of the Season Cup.
The pools are as follows:
Group A
- Team Falcons
- UT7
- Guild Esports
- M42 Esports
Group B
- FNATIC
- MGCF Esports
- AFC Ajax
- Dire Wolves
Group C
- Atlanta United FC
- USAF x GG
- Complexity
- NOM Esports
Group D
- DUC Gaming
- Falcons
- EXCEL Esports
- Kawasaki Frontale
Group E
- Blue United eFC
- CF Montreal
- Inter Esports
- CASE Esports
Group F
- Team Heretics
- Kru Esports
- NEO
- Timbers Esports
Group G
- SPQR
- Houston Dynamo
- Mkers
- Levante UD
Group H
- TG.NIP
- 01Esports
- Team FUTWIZ
- Mkers Sweden
Prize money breakdown
As stated previously, a combined prize pool of $500,000 is on the line.
The prize money breakdown is as follows:
- Rank 1: $100,000
- Rank 2: $70,000
- Rank 3: $50,000
- Rank 4: $30,000
- Rank 5-6: $25,000
- Rank 7-8: $20,000
- Rank 9-12: $15,000
- Rank 13-16: $10,000
- Rank 17-24: $5,000
- Rank 25-32: $2,500
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