The draw for this month's 2020/21 ePremier League finals has been revealed, with last year's ePL champions on Xbox and PlayStation 4 being placed in the same group.
The 40 best UK-based players of EA SPORTS' FIFA 21 on Xbox and PlayStation 4 have found out who they will face in the finals, which start on 23 March at London's Gfinity Arena.
The 2019/20 ePL champion Tom "Hashtag Tom" Leese, representing Tottenham Hotspur, is in Group A of the PS4 section. And so is the player he beat in last year's ePL Grand Final, Brighton & Hove Albion's Marc "MarcMarleyyy" Marley.
Marley was the 2019/20 ePL Xbox champion, representing AFC Bournemouth, but is now on PS4 and playing for a different south-coast club. He must beat Newcastle United's Danny Taylor in his opening match to set up another showdown with Leese.
Xbox groups
| Group A | Seed | Group B | Seed | |
| Ollelito (LEE) | 1 | HUGE G0RILLA (SHU) | 2 | |
| Jas1875 (WBA) | 8 | Bundled Luca (BHA) | 7 | |
| WHU RedLac (WHU) | 9 | Healy (ARS) | 10 | |
| MCFC Ryan (MCI) | 16 | SAF Dragon (MUN) | 15 | |
| PlanetToast (NEW) | 17 | GuigseyBACK (AVL) | 18 |
| Group C | Seed | Group D | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FalconsDiogo (CHE) | 3 | Fnatic Tekkz (LIV) | 4 | |
| NFG Jayden (EVE) | 6 | FUTWIZ NKSNB (LEI) | 5 | |
| ELVNS Stokes (TOT) | 11 | Painter (FUL) | 12 | |
| Burnley Ashy (BUR) | 14 | Royal Funky (SOU) | 13 | |
| Alfsimonroe (CRY) | 19 | Sean Flossy (WOL) | 20 |
PS4 groups
| Group A | Seed | Group B | Seed | |
| Hashtag Tom_ (TOT) | 1 | BundledUnsal (WOL) | 2 | |
| Papsity (WHU) | 8 | Mhaywxrd (SHU) | 7 | |
| Michael-Fisher20 (LEE) | 9 | NFG Cosmin (LEI) | 10 | |
| dannytaylor (NEW) | 16 | FaZe Tass (ARS) | 15 | |
| MarcMarleyyy (BHA) | 17 | MP9Mike (CRY) | 18 |
| Group C | Seed | Group D | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damie (FUL) | 3 | Shellzz (MCI) | 4 | |
| Stingrayjnr (LIV) | 6 | EthxnH (SOU) | 5 | |
| SAF Cameron (AVL) | 11 | Fully (WBA) | 12 | |
| Salman_Ahmad19 (BUR) | 14 | SAF Hammond (CHE) | 13 | |
| Davobbos (EVE) | 19 | H1TheGoat (MUN) | 20 |
On 23-24 March the top two players from each group will be determined by the elimination process outlined in the image below.
The top eight on each console will progress to the knockout stages on 26 March. The ePL champions on Xbox and PS4 will then face each other for the title of ePL Grand Champion.
Over the last two seasons, the finals have reached more than 22 million fans, and they will again be broadcast live on Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online, as well on the Premier League channels and EA SPORTS' FIFA Twitch channel.
What's on offer
As well as the champion taking home the trophy and a share of the £40,000 prize pot, there will also be seats on offer for top-ranking players at the EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 Global Series (FGS) European Playoffs.
You can find more information about the EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 Global Series (FGS) rules here.
