International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced the first international e-sports competitions for national teams – FIBA Esports Open 2020. She said this in a press release distributed through the media.
“The International Federation is pleased to join the esports movement together with its national federations as part of the first pilot project,” the report said.
The first series of e-sports basketball games will be held with June 19 to June 21, 2023. Among the participants are the national teams of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Cyprus, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine. Each team will consist of seven players: five on the field and two substitutes. Competitions will be held in a remote format in the game Nba 2K in Pro-AM mode. Allowed full customization of players, including the appearance, shape and design of the arena.
The whole series of competitions FIBA Esports Open 2020 will be broadcast from the new FIBA Esports studio, which is located in Riga (Latvia), and will offer a daily four-hour show, during which up to six games will be shown. Each of the matches can be watched live on the official FIBA channels on social networks. Facebook, Twitch and YouTube with comments in English.
“FIBA enthusiastically begins its journey in the world of e-sports with the help of FIBA Esports Open 2020, a pilot project of competitions between national teams in collaboration with the brand Nba 2K “, – tells Frank Lienders, Director General of Media and Marketing. “The eSports initiative was developed by the FIBA Central Council as an important strategic goal to expand FIBA. In these difficult times, we were inspired by some of the national federations that have already held similar competitions in this area and have been our charter partners in the past few months. “
“This is a big pride for the brand Nba 2K – join forces with FIBA to create FIBA Esports Open 2020“- added Jason Argent, vice president of basketball at 2K. “We are incredibly excited to be part of this global basketball promotion project. “
Earlier, 2K officially announced the NBA 2K21.
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