eLaLiga Santander, for the first time, will bring an amateur competition to millions of fans around the world under the name of eLaLiga Santander Fan Cup, and South Africans will be able to participate in this eSports tournament.
Thanks to this support, title sponsor Banco Santander, alongside their sponsorship of the national competition and Verizon, a current sponsor of LaLiga in North America, have signed on to be partners of the global tournament, demonstrating their interest in the business of eSports.
While eLaLiga Santander looks for the best professional players in the country for the fourth consecutive year in a row, eLaLiga Santander Fan Cup will bring the competition to amateur players around the world that simply enjoy playing EA SPORTS FIFA21, and will provide them an all new competitive experience to help test their skills.
In South Africa, LaLiga will hold two online FIFA21 tournaments to find two nationals who will participate in the regional tournament finals, thereafter they will fight for a spot in eLaLiga Fan Cup Grand finals
During November and December, a series of online tournaments will be played in each region in order to finally select a total of 24 players. Through the first months of 2021, the finalists from each region will compete in three regional finals in order to fight for a spot at the eLaLiga Fan Cup Grand Final, that will be celebrated on May 8th in Madrid.
South African players – who will be paired in a 'rest of the world' group that includes, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt – will battle for the top 2 spots between the 20th – 21st February 2021.
