On Thursday May 18, the South American teams R10 Team (Brazil) and Peñarol (Uruguay) met in the first semi-final. After the digital stage, the rivals recorded a draw – 5: 5. But the Brazilians turned out to be stronger on the pitch, having won a convincing victory with an aggregate score of 9:5 at the end of the game.
The second semi-final turned out to be completely Russian – Moscow Phoenix against Volgograd Rotor. The teams have already met in the group stage, then the Volgograd team unexpectedly beat the Muscovites, considered the favorites of the tournament.
In the semi-finals, Phoenix, whose colors are defended by ex-footballers from Spartak and the Russian national team, planned to take revenge. But after the digital stage, the score was 5:3 in favor of Rotor. In the physical part, the public witnessed a real battle with a goal scored in the last seconds, which led to the first penalty shootout of the tournament. In the post-game “lottery”, Phoenix proved to be stronger. The final score is 7:6 in favor of the Muscovites.
Following the spectacular semi-finals, the Russian team Phoenix and the R10 team from Brazil will face each other in the main match of the tournament.
“I think we will have a tough game against the Brazilians. They have a solid and balanced team that did not reach the final by chance. It is desirable for us to start or at least not lose much in the digital part. Therefore, tomorrow morning we will also practice e-football. I hope we don’t let our fans down and win,” Phoenix footballer Alexander Sheshukov said.
Match schedule for Friday, May 19:
Game for 3rd place:
The final
Recall that at the Figital Games the teams fight for a total prize pool of 2,900,000 rubles. The winners of the tournament will receive 1.25 million rubles, silver medalists – 650,000 rubles, and bronze medalists – 400,000 rubles.
Note that broadcasts take place on streaming platforms in LIVE mode (VKplay, VKvideo, Youtube, Twich.tv, Trovo.Live).
The Fidget Games are a pre-Future Games phygital discipline series that includes competitions in 16 hybrid disciplines. Each of the disciplines combines the concept of phygital (physical + digital), combining classic sport and e-sport or VR/AR technology and testing both the physical form of the athletes and their digital dexterity.
The Game of the Future tournament will be held in Kazan from February 23 to March 2, 2024.
Source : MatchTV
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