Stage set for a retaining Grand Final

• The tip 32 gamers on a world will face off from 16-18 August
• London will horde a Grand Final, following on from New York in 2016
• FIFA.com gives we a lowdown on a large event

Over a march of 3 days, a tip 32 gamers on a world – whittled down from some-more than 7 million who took partial in a subordinate process, that kicked off final Nov – will be waging what promises to be a extreme conflict to attain reigning FIFA Interactive World Cup champion Mohamad Al-Bacha.

What’s a format?
The 32 participants will be separate into dual divisions: PlayStation 4 and Xbox. Each multiplication will underline two groups of 8 players, who will close horns on a initial day. The tip 4 in any organisation will allege to a quarter-finals, that will take place a following day, as will a semi-finals.

The third and final day will be finals day. First a dual local finals will be contested and afterwards a particular winners will face off for a altogether title.

We have a central groups for a Grand Final! pic.twitter.com/gbbbrNh85F

— FIWC (@FIWC) August 5, 2017

Follow a movement live
FIFA.com will be on palm via a 3 days to keep we sideways of all a latest developments, bringing we analysis, interviews and videos, as good as live streams of all a matches. In addition, we can stay adult to date in genuine time with a Live Blog and join in a #FIWC17 review on Twitter and Facebook.

The schedule
16 August: organisation theatre (12:00-19:00)
17 August: knockout theatre (12:00-19:00)
18 August: local finals and altogether final (16:30-18:30)
All times local

The prizes
Champion: $200,000 USD and an invitation to The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017
Runner-up: $40,000 USD
3rd and 4th place: $5,000 USD
5th to 8th place: $2,500 USD
9th to 16th place: $1,000 USD

In 1966, London hosted a @FIFAWorldCup Final.

Next Friday, a city hosts a #FIWC17 Grand Final! pic.twitter.com/w778CpicjZ

— FIWC (@FIWC) August 11, 2017

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/interactiveworldcup/news/y=2017/m=8/news=stage-set-for-a-gripping-grand-final-2903928.html