- In addition to Salzburg professional Zlatko Junuzovic, WSG Tirol kicker Ione Cabrera as well as eSports athletes Marcel Holy from Austria and Philipp Gutmann from Sturm Graz take part in the high-class competition
- At the international eSports tournament, Austrian participants compete with stars from top European leagues such as the Italian Serie A or the Spanish La Liga
- From Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Sky will be presenting the Stay2Score tournament of the European Leagues, which can be received free of charge on skysportaustria.at and the social media channels of Sky Sport Austria via Twitch, YouTube and Facebook
- Top-class eSports team accompanies the Stay2Score tournament of the European Leagues on Sky Sport Austria
Vienna, May 12, 2020 – Representatives of four Austrian Bundesliga clubs will compete in the coming days at “Stay2Score”, the eSports format of the European Leagues, the association of the European professional leagues. They gamble against stars from top European leagues such as the Italian Serie A or the Spanish La Liga. Football fans can look forward to thrilling eSports duels on Sky Sport Austria’s digital channels from Wednesday.
Representatives from eight leagues fight for the digital crown in EA Sports FIFA 20. In addition to the four representatives of the Tipico Bundesliga, there are also eSports players & professionals from Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
What is special about this format: Each league is represented by four participants, two of whom are soccer professionals or celebrities and two professional esports athletes. These include well-known names such as Jorge Andrade, Vice European Champion with Portugal 2004. In the preliminary round there is a duel between all teams, each pairing consists of two games (eSportler vs. eSportler, Profi vs. Profi), the overall result counts. The top four of the preliminary round advance to the semi-finals, where they continue in knockout mode.
The two Austrian professionals who will be sent into the race are Zlatko Junuzovic from FC Red Bull Salzburg and Ione Cabrera from WSG Swarovski Tirol. The two eSportsmen are the two finalists of this year’s eBundesliga individual competition Marcel Holy from FK Austria Vienna and Philipp Gutmann from SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz.
The Stay2Score tournament of the European Leagues can be received freely on the digital channels of Sky Sport Austria
The competition starts on Wednesday, May 13th, the semi-finals and the final will take place on Saturday, May 23rd. The international tournament in Austria will be broadcast freely on the digital channels of Sky Sport Austria via Twitch, YouTube and Facebook, as well as on skysportaustria.at.
Top-class eSports team accompanies the Stay2Score tournament of the European Leagues on Sky
The eSportsman and Sky expert Nino Chabbi (@FreshBoyNino) analyzes the encounters on Sky. Like his father Lassaad and his brother Seifedin, Nino Chabbi has football in his blood. However, unlike his family members, the Vorarlberg man chases the goal with his gamepad in hand. The experienced eCaster Florian Madlberger (@ Flosiner13_Flow) accompanies the encounters together with Sky commentators Guido Friedrich and Johannes Hofer.
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