As the eFootball PES franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary since its debut in 1995 and over 100 million copies sold, Konami invites football fans all over the world to join them once again as they head out onto the pitch for a new action-packed season of football and prepare for the future.

Konami announced full details for the upcoming eFootball.Open World Finals, which will be broadcast this Sunday 18th July from 14:00 CEST.

eFootball.Open is an esports tournament open to all players across the world, competitors engage online in 1v1 matches on eFootball PES 2021 Season Update. Last season’s tournament saw over 1.4 million global participants – this season, the Qualifiers and Online Finals took place in Matchday mode, removing the need for registration and making eFootball.Open much more accessible.

Console and PC players from each region – Europe, Asia and Americas - have duked it out across several different stages in order to earn their place as one of 24 in the World Finals. Finalists will compete online against one another on servers hosted on their respective platforms (PS4, Xbox One and PC/Steam), with a total prize pool of $240,000 (USD) at stake.

Prize information, per person, by each platform is as follows:

• 1st Place $15,000
• 2nd Place $10,000
• 3rd & 4th Place $7,500

To ensure the tournament is a fun and challenging competitive experience for all participants, eFootball.Open divided players by skill level into “Basic”, “Intermediate” and “Expert” tiers based on their rating. Regardless of ranking, all users that were able to meet the Matchday event requirements could qualify for the Finals.

These top-performing competitors now have the opportunity to earn prize money as well as the attention of the world’s top football clubs as they scout for their future eFootball stars.

All participants in the eFootball.Open World Finals are listed below:

Username	Region	Team	Platform
Tess	Japan	Manchester United	PlayStation®4
Leva	Japan	Manchester United	PlayStation®4
Ebipool	Japan	AS Roma	PlayStation®4
Takaki	Japan	Manchester United	PlayStation®4
aji_battle208	Indonesia	Manchester United	PlayStation®4
ZEUS_ELUL	Indonesia	Juventus	PlayStation®4
ZEUS_Faidan	Indonesia	AS Roma	PlayStation®4
ZEUS_ELGA	Indonesia	Juventus	PlayStation®4
komario14	Russia	Manchester United	PlayStation®4
uae1-thebest	United Arab Emirates	Juventus	PlayStation®4
oreld123	Israel	Manchester United	PlayStation®4
bestia091119933	Italy	Juventus	PlayStation®4
MelianTheKing	Argentina	Arsenal FC	PlayStation®4
Rey Molina	Argentina	FC Bayern München	PlayStation®4
LeoM1T0	Brazil	Arsenal FC	PlayStation®4
HenrykinhO	Brazil	FC Bayern München	PlayStation®4
rafafiel10	Brazil	Manchester United	Xbox One
Éder	Brazil	Manchester United	Xbox One
NOVATO	Brazil	Manchester United	Xbox One
Saturn868643	Italy	Manchester United	Xbox One
EV_SEBACAB96	Argentina	FC Bayern München	PC Steam®
NÓBREGA	Brazil	Manchester United	PC Steam®
momojuve	Senegal	Celtic FC	PC Steam®
Npk_02	Italy	AS Roma	PC Steam®

Streaming details for eFootball.Open can be found here.

Key Features:

• SEASON UPDATE – PES 2021 is an updated version of last year’s title, eFootball PES 2020, providing the latest player data and club rosters. Due to the delayed season endings for many leagues, the latest data for certain licensed leagues and teams will be available via a day one patch (internet connection required).
• EXCLUSIVE UEFA EURO 2020 CONTENT – Ahead of the real-life tournament in 2021, the official UEFA EURO 2020™ content will be included at launch in PES 2021. Featuring the offline UEFA EURO 2020™ Tournament Mode, all 55 UEFA national teams, Wembley Stadium and more, this is the best way to simulate the tournament before and after its summer debut.
• ICONIC MOMENT SERIES – Relive and recreate memorable moments from the careers of current and former football superstars with this new myClub series.

Standard And Club Editions

• STANDARD EDITION – With a unique cover looking back at the history of one of the greatest footballers of all time, Lionel Messi, the Standard Edition of PES 2021 will be available in physical and digital retail stores at SRP $29.99.
• PARTNER CLUB EDITIONS – For the first time, fans will be able to purchase special Club Editions of PES 2021 through digital platforms exclusively. Available for FC Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester United, FC Bayern and Arsenal FC, the all-new Club Editions will include unique club-specific content such as myClub squads, Iconic Moment Series players, exclusive kits, branded menus and more. The Club Editions will be available at SRP $34.99.
• LOYALTY DISCOUNT – To recognize our most dedicated players, a 20% discount will be available when you pre-order a Club Edition of PES 2021 through eFootball PES 2020 (including LITE).
• VETERAN'S BONUS – In addition, for those who played myClub in eFootball PES 2020, there will be a Veteran's Bonus available with various rewards depending on the milestones achieved in-game. Reward and Milestone details will be available on the official website.

eFootball PES 2021 Season Update is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC (Steam).