FIFA esports league eMLS is planning to return to in-person events with fans for its 2022 season in January after gameplay for the entire 2021 eMLS season was held remotely due to COVID. The season will consist of three tournaments and end March 12th with the eMLS Cup at the South By Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas.
Teams will compete for the lion’s share of a $75,000 prize pool, the highest for a single season since eMLS launched in 2018. MLS expansion club Charlotte FC will have a new affiliate in eMLS to grow the league to 27 teams. For the first time, all eMLS season qualifying matches will be streamed on each team’s respective social media channels.
FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium will host the season-opening series on January 15th, which will continue the next day at PromoWest Pavilion in Newport, Kentucky.
The second series will be held in Chicago over two days at Soldier Field and the House of Blues, before the ACL Live music venue in Austin hosts the eMLS Cup.
(All information was provided by SportTechie)