In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, the second FUT Champions qualification month is currently underway. Here you will learn which German esports players currently have good chances to qualify for the eWorld Cup.
There are many ways to reach the FIFA 18 World Championship this August. One of them goes through the Weekend League and the FUT Champions Cups.
February is a qualification month. For each console, the top 64 players are invited to a qualification tournament called the FUT Champions Cup. To get there, very good Weekend League performances are required during the four February weekends.
Currently, three out of four weekends with 40 games each are over – so 120 out of 160 total. The last qualifying spot, which is the 64th, currently stands at 114 wins and 6 losses on both consoles.
From this, and from the experience of the last qualification month, it can be concluded: To end up in the top 64, at least 152 wins out of 160 games are needed.
These German professionals are looking good
Xbox One
Among the top 64, some well-known names can be found. The already qualified players can be found further down in the article.
DHoudek (120-0) and Schalke’s Tim Latka (118-2) can enter the last Weekend League with ease. Under normal circumstances, their qualification cannot be taken away from them.
Also, Futwiz Dubzje and Stuttgart’s Marlut (115-5) have a good chance if they can maintain their level. They can afford up to three losses in the last weekend.
PlayStation 4
On the PlayStation, the German esports players are even doing better.
Leipzig’s Cihan, Wolfsburg TimoX, and CodyDerFinisher all stand at 118-2 and are thus nearly through.
Close behind are Leverkusen’s M4rv, Wolfsburg’s Salz0r, and Eisvogel. All at 117-3 and will likely qualify even with a mediocre performance.
Also well positioned are Schalke’s Idealz (115-5) and Stylo (114-6). If they keep playing as they have, we will probably see them at the second FUT Champions Cup again.
These professionals could surprisingly miss qualification
While there are no major negative surprises on the Xbox, it looks different on the PlayStation. All three of the following players were present at the first FUT Champions Cup in Barcelona – they will likely miss the second.
Rusherbande has not made it into the top 100 even once in 2018 and will probably miss qualification this month.
Also Stuttgart’s Dr.Erhano has already bid farewell to qualification with poor results. He joined the FIFA 17 World Champion and criticized EA and the FIFA Patch 1.08 from the end of January on Twitter.
Hasoo19 from Team Expert is also not in the official top 100 of February. According to Futwiz, he is currently in 209th place and is therefore already out of the running for qualification. Only a perfect last weekend and a lot of luck could still save him.
These professionals will certainly play in the playoffs
Already in November, the FIFA players were able to qualify for the first FUT Champions Cup. This took place in January and went exceedingly well for the German participants. Seven of them made it into the top eight on their respective consoles and are already securely participating in the Global Series Playoffs:
Xbox One
- “Sakul” from Team Fokus
- “Megabit98” from VFL Bochum
- Nicklas “NRaseck7” Raseck
PlayStation 4
- “Testotier“
- “MoAubameyang” from Team Expert
- “TheStrXnger” from FC Basel
- Kai “deto” Wollin
How does the qualification system actually work?
The road to the Grand Final of the FIFA eWorld Cups in August is long.
In June, two live playoff events with 64 participants will take place, one per console. The top 16 players will receive a ticket for the final event.
There are various ways to qualify for the live playoffs:
- The FUT Champions Cups: As mentioned above, there was one in January; the next is in April. You qualify through the Weekend League in November and in February. The top eight players of each console advance to the playoffs.
- The FIFA eClub World Cup is an official event with professional esports clubs like Schalke 04 or VFL Wolfsburg. Of 32 participants, two advance to the playoffs.
- Official FIFA leagues like the TAG Heuer Virtual Bundesliga provide additional participants.
- There will be various licensed qualification tournaments and a “last chance weekend” in May. More information will be announced by EA.
The winner of the Grand Final gets to call himself the official FIFA 18 World Champion and receives a large prize money as well as a trip to the awarding of “The Best FIFA Football Awards”.
The qualification month is currently overshadowed by a scandal on the Xbox. Many top 100 players, including the number 1 German player DHoudek, are said to have cheated their rank.
