Tekken 7
The host country Korea faced a challenge in the Quarter Finals of the Tekken 7 Tournament, where Korea’s “Knee” faced off against the USA’s “Anakin” in a best-of-seven elimination match. The crowd was charged as the fighters went back and forth. The American athlete was up 2-1 before “Knee”, playing as the Walking Dead character Neegan, was able to reel off 3 consecutive wins on route to a 4-2 victory for the host nation. South Korea is joined in the Semi-Finals of the Tekken 7 Tournament by Finland, Japan and the Philippines. You can watch tomorrow’s Semi Finals streaming on the IESF’s Youtube Channel at 10:00am KST, and the Bronze Medal match and Finals will be streamed on the IESF’s Twitch channel at 5:00pm KST. Also, see how the Tekken 7 tournament progressed on the IESF’s Tekken 7 Toornament page. (See links) IESF Youtube Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/IeSFInternationaleSportsFederation IESF Twitch Channel Link: http://twitch.tv/iesf_tv IES Tekken 7 Toornament Page Link: https://www.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/3114636558064951296/participants/
DOTA 2
The DOTA 2 Tournament completed the Swiss-tournament preliminary rounds, which ended with the Philippines sitting atop the standings and receiving the first seed in the playoffs with a 5-0 record. The other three teams to make the playoffs were Finland, Thailand and Sweden, each finishing the Swiss-style preliminary rounds with a 4-1 record. Semi-Finals matches saw Sweden defeat the Philippines 2-1, and Thailand defeat Finland 2-0. This set the stage for a Gold Medal Match between Thailand and Sweden, which is set to take place at 11:30am KST Saturday morning. The Bronze Medal match saw Finland defeat the Philippines 2-0, so congratulations to Finland for a strong performance in the DOTA 2 Tournament. Tune in for the Finals on the IESF Twitch page, and see how the tournament developed on the IESF’s DOTA 2 Toornament page. (see links) IESF Twitch Channel Link: http://twitch.tv/iesf_tv IESF DOTA 2 Toornament Page Link: https://www.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/3114585574228672512/information
eFootball™ PES 2020
The nations to advance to the Quarter Finals in the eFootball™ PES 2020 tournament included Poland, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Macau China, Iran, and Serbia. At the time of writing this article, those Semi-Final matches had just been completed. The first Quarter-Final match put Iran vs. Serbia, with Iran scratching out a 2 games to 1 victory. Macau, China then defeated Vietnam, also by a 2 games to 1 margin. Poland handed Costa Rica a loss in two straight games, and Japan also defeated Italy 2 games to 0, wrapping up the quarter finals and setting the stage for tomorrow’s Semi-Final matches. The Semi-Finals, set for Saturday, December 14ths Semi-Final will see Iran face Macau, China at 11:00am KST, and Poland square off against Japan at 12:30pm KST. The Bronze Medal match and the Finals will both stream live starting at 3:00pm on the IESF’s Twitch channel. Also, see how the eFootball™ PES 2020 Tournament progressed on the IESF’s eFootball™ PES 2020 Toornament page. (See links) IESF Twitch Channel Link: http://twitch.tv/iesf_tv IESF eFootball™ Toornament Page Link: https://www.toornament.com/en_US/tournaments/3114622374374555648/information The 11th IESF Esports World Championship Seoul are powered by the IESF, and brought to you by Korea’s Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism