FIFA 18 – All information about FUT Champions and the Weekend League can be found here. What weekly and monthly rewards are there and when do you receive the prizes? How does the qualification process in the “Ultimate Team” mode (FUT 18) work on PS4, Xbox One, and PC?
FUT Champions is a lucrative online mode in FUT 18, where the best players can earn excellent rewards. In this mode, there are the best rewards available, but you need both skill and a lot of time invested if you want to reach the top prizes.
What is FUT Champions in FUT 18? How does the qualification for the Weekend League work?
FUT Champions is an entirely online mode where you compete against other players. It consists of two phases:
During the week, regular “Daily Knockout” tournaments take place. These may have different participation requirements. Win one of these tournaments to qualify for the Weekend League.
On weekends, the Weekend League takes place. In the Weekend League, you need to show the best performance possible to climb the rankings and secure good rewards.
Weekend League – Participation requirements and how many games does it have?
There are three ways to qualify for the Weekend League:
Win one of the “Daily Knockout” tournaments during the week.
Climb in “Online Season” in League 1.
Or reach at least a Gold rank in the previous Weekend League (as of February 2018, Silver 2 is sufficient). This allows you to directly participate in the next Weekend League.
If you qualify for the Weekend League, you need to play up to 40 games in the Weekend League within a few days. Win as many of them as possible to climb the rankings. You can always view your rank in the “Leaderboards”.
FUT Champions Schedule / Calendar – When do the Weekend League start and end?
The Weekend League is not available immediately upon the launch of FIFA 18. You need to know these dates:
From Monday to Friday, the Daily Knockout tournaments take place. These usually start on Mondays and Wednesdays and are available for two days.
The first Weekend League starts on October 6, 2017 (Friday) at 8 AM. It ends on October 9 (Monday) at 8 AM.
The second Weekend League starts on October 13 (Friday) at 8 AM and ends on October 16 (Monday) at 8 AM.
In short: The Weekend League takes place (almost) every week from Friday morning to Monday morning. In FIFA 17, there were a total of 43 Weekend League events. FUT Champions in FIFA 18 ends in early September 2018.
Weekend League Rewards – Get Weekly and Monthly Prizes
After each Weekend League, prizes are distributed and then the weekly leaderboards are reset. If you actively play FUT Champions for several weeks, you will also rise in a monthly leaderboard. This allows you to access the best prizes.
Weekly Weekend League Rewards – When do the prizes come?
You need to have played at least 5 games in the Weekend League to be eligible for rewards. The weekly prizes are delivered every Thursday between 7 PM and 8 PM. Sometimes the rewards may be delayed. You can open the earned packs at any time; they do not expire. The cards inside are “tradeable” – you can list them on the transfer market and sell them.
These are the ranks and the weekly rewards:
Bronze 1 (1 win out of a maximum of 40 wins) – 1000 coins and 2 Gold packs
Monthly Rewards – When do I receive the prizes? How do I receive rewards?
The weekly rewards are great, but the monthly rewards are even better. You receive special cards from FUT Champions Packs, which you cannot trade on the transfer market. They are exclusive to you.
There are no official dates for when the monthly prizes are distributed. However, it can be expected that they will be delivered on the second Thursday of the following month.
These are the ranks and the monthly rewards:
Bronze 3 (5 wins out of a maximum of 200 wins possible in a month) – 1 Bronze Champions pack
Bronze 2 (6-14 wins) – 2 Bronze Champions packs
Bronze 1 (18-27 wins) – 3 Bronze Champions packs
Silver 3 (28-38 wins) – 2 Silver Champions packs
Silver 2 (39-48 wins) – 3 Silver Champions packs
Silver 1 (49-72 wins) – 1 Gold Champions pack, 2 Silver Champions packs
Gold 3 (73-83 wins) – Gold Champions Jersey, 3 Gold Champions packs
Gold 2 (84-97 wins) – Gold Champions Jersey, 4 Gold Champions packs
Gold 1 (98-111 wins) – Gold Champions Jersey, 5 Gold Champions packs
Elite 3 (112-121 wins) – Elite Champions Jersey, Gold Champions Jersey, 1 Premium Champions pack 12
Elite 2 (122-128 wins) – Elite Champions Jersey, Gold Champions Jersey, 1 Premium Champions pack 15
Elite 1 (129 or more wins) – Elite Champions Jersey, Gold Champions Jersey, 1 Premium Champions pack 20
Rank 100-1 – Top 100 Champions Jersey, Elite Champions Jersey, Gold Champions Jersey, 1 Ultimate Champions pack
About the Weekend League and prize money – only on PS4 and Xbox One
The best of the best on PS4 and Xbox One are expected to participate in the Ultimate Team Championship Series and the FIFA Interactive World Cup via the monthly leaderboards. At least that was the case in FIFA 17.
There, the best players compete for a prize pool of up to $200,000. PC players are excluded from this competition.
Champions Channel is new in FIFA 18 FUT
FUT 18 features a new feature called “Champions Channel”. Here, you can watch weekly replays of top matches in the Weekend League. You can view various statistics and the events from all camera perspectives, allowing you to analyze the matches. It is also possible to speed up the playback speed.
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