Day One Recap

Bracket A got the tournament started yesterday with 12 matches that whittled the 16 starting players down to four.  The competition was fierce but Yamani, Mayed, Mohamed Aljunaibi and Hamdan were impressive in the opening two rounds and showed that they are threats to win the tournament.

Some exciting early round action got the tournament
off to a flying start.

Yamani played with the French national team and had Mbappe and Griezmann on top form.  Yamani's second round victory over one of the tournament favorites, Sultan, was a classic.  After going down 1 - 0, Sultan was inches away from equalizing for Barcelona with a blistering Messi shot. Seconds later, Yamani launched a vicious counter attack to seal the victory and his spot in the third round.

Mayed played with Real Madrid and got past Mohamed Almuhairi's Manchester City in a thrilling 2 -1 fixture. That was a cold dose of reality for Mohamed who had rolled to a 4 -1 victory in the first round after conceding an early goal.

Mohamed Aljunaibi got through the first round due to a forfeit, but in the second round he had to work hard against Nasser to earn the 4 -2 victory.  Mohamed played with Real Madrid and Nasser countered with Bayern Munich in their high scoring encounter.

Finally, Hamdan used France to run over Hassan's Barcelona 3 - 0 in the first round.  In the second round he faced Barcelona again, this time controlled by Mohamed Saleh, but the result was the same, a 3 - 0 victory for France and Hamdan.

Interestingly, of the four teams remaining in bracket A, two used the French national team and two played with Real Madrid.  If two teams with the same team match up in the Bracket A final, a coin toss may have to be used to determine who gets to play with their preferred team.  Bracket A action will continue on Sunday during the common hour break. 

Bracket B gets started today.  Good luck to everyone competing! 

24 Hours Until Game Time

Six new controllers are ready to go for tomorrow's
Bracket A matches.

The new PS4 controllers are charged and the FIFA 2020 games have been downloaded.  We are now less than one day away from the opening matches of the 2019 Fall Semester FIFA Championship at Zayed University.   Bracket A will get things going tomorrow.  The first three matches will start at 12:30.  This is a single elimination tournament, so when Sultan vs Aymen, Aron vs Hamad and Tariq vs Mohamed finish their five-minute matches, only three of them will remain in the competition.  Bracket A has 16 players but by 1:20 tomorrow afternoon only one will be left unbeaten and placed into the championship round.

16 players in Bracket B will play during Thursday's common hour break and action will continue next Monday and Wednesday for Brackets C and D.

If you registered to play and don't want to collect a lot of tournament yellow cards, you need to know the rules.  Have a look at the rules so that you are ready to go and we can keep the games on schedule.

There is still room for 19 more players, so if you want play you can still click on the registration link above.

Two Days Until Kickoff

The anticipation is building and preparations are almost complete for this year's ZU PS4 FIFA Championships.  Bracket A and Bracket B are now complete, so the first 32 players can see the path they must take to become the champion. 

Students continue to sign up to play.  If you haven't joined the tournament yet, register now by clicking here. You'll be added to Bracket C or Bracket D, but don't wait too long or you'll miss out on your chance to show your FIFA skills and become a champion.

All matches will be played during the 12:30 - 1:30 break in the game room or on the promenade.

Good luck!

Registration Deadline Extended

Members of the ZU Gaming
Commission in an emergency meeting
to discuss changes to the tournament.

In a dramatic announcement, the ZU gaming commission has changed the tournament schedule and reopened the registration period.  This is great news for all of you that wanted to play but didn't sign up in time.  They can still register to play before Wednesday.

The new tournament format will allow more players to play, but the group stage has been removed.  That means there is no margin for error when the matches start on Wednesday.  Winning players will move on to the next round but the losing players will be eliminated.

So, it isn't too late!  You can still join in the action.  Tell your friends about it too, so  everyone who wants to play get to the chance to join in.

FIFA Tournament - Register Today

The ZU 2019 FIFA tournament everyone has been waiting for is finally here.  With the opening matches set to kick off next week, it is time to sign up now.  There is only room for 24 players, so don't delay.  Register today!

REGISTER HERE!

When: The tournament will be played during the common hour break time between 12:30 and 1:20 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.  It starts on October 28th and the championship match will be on November 7th.

Where: In the game room and on the male campus promenade.

Who: You, but only if you sign up soon.  There is only room for 24 players, so don't wait to sign up.  Please only sign up if you commit to playing all of your matches.  If you don't come to play it ruins the fun for the others.

Why: To have fun and find out who the best FIFA player at Zayed University is.

How:  Check out the rules page to find out all the important details.  You don't want to get red carded and lose your match.

Tournament Format:  The 24 players will be divided into six groups.  Groups will be identified by letter from Group A to Group F.  Groups A, B and C will play all of their matches on Monday, October 28th.  Groups D, E and F will play their matches on Wednesday, October 30th.  

Based on the results, teams will be seeded into the tournament bracket for the knock-out stage.  The knock-out stage will start on Thursday, October 31st and continue until the championship match on Thursday, November 7th.

Matches will be 6 minutes long.

Stay informed:  Check this website every day for updated results and information about the tournament.  Good Luck!