Elite Organization Sheila “Tuts” Nduta shines in the All-ladies category beating Horizons Tamara in the final.

The e-Lig All-Female series went down this past weekend at Kenyatta University and saw three of the six participants play a round-robin competition where the top two in the group went for a final at the main stage.

The participants that showed up included Sheila Nduta (JKUAT), Bree Obea (K.U), and Tamara (UON)

GROUP STAGE

(Sheila Tuts v. Tamara)

Sheila took control of the game from the start scoring a goal against Tamara in the first minutes of the game. The Elite player is well known for her great passing and hard shots towards her opponents.

Horizon player Tamara later took the game even with a goal but could not hold against Tuts attacking knowledge who sealed the game with a goal to end the score 2-1.

(Tamara v. Bree)

Kenyatta University player Bree failed to match against UONs Tamara losing the game 2-1.

(Tuts v. Bree)

JKUAT and Elite Organization player Nduta found it easy to net in three goals passed host Bree Obea.

Tuts and Tamara proceeded to the final

THE FINALS

The All-female series also went down as one of the best matches of the day aside the semi-final that saw Flossin Mauwano go against Joel. Tuts v. Tamara game final had highlights from goals scored, chances created and great interplay skills especially from UONs Tamara.

Tamara fell short on capitalizing her great chances created. Tuts on the other hand finessed her way scoring 5 goals on aggregate to win the final and walk away with the prize.

e-LIG RULES AND REGULATIONS

The e-Lig University FIFA19 series is a premier Esport competition that will see University FIFA communities come together to face off in a well conducted series of tournaments in its pilot season. The series organizers would kindly ask the following players to read and follow the following rules set to be observed during the series. The rules and regulations were agreed upon by the organizers and partners.

  1. GAME SETTINGS

The e-Lig University series will have the following game settings;

  • 5 minutes Half Length (Group stages) 6 minutes Half Length (Finals)
  • Difficulty Level : World Class
  • Injuries : On
  • Off sides : On
  • Score Display : On
  • Time Display : On
  • Camera : Tele-Broadcast
  • FIFA Trainer : Off
  • Handball : Off
  • Bookings : On
  • Game Tactics : Custom Tactics allowed
  • Formations : No custom formations allowed
  • Referee : Random
  • Game Speed : Normal
  • Defending : Tactical Defending Only
  • Team Usage : No All-star teams used
  1. IN MATCH GAME PLAY

Players are kindly requested to only make changes (substitutions, tactics etc) if only

  • The ball goes out during play
  • At half time
  • After a goal has been scored
  1. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

All players competing in the e-Lig University series MUST be a student at the University he or she registered with. Each of the competitors should come for the e-Lig series with their school identity cards or a document to show his or her connection to the institution registered with.

  1. COMPETITION STRUCTURE

All 24 players from the 6 organizations registered for the Open series will be pooled in four conferences. Each conference will have 6 slots (each registered organizations will have a representative in each of the four conferences).

A round robin format will be played in each conference where the top two will qualify for quarter-finals whereas;

  • 3rd place position in each conference will qualify for (9th -12th) playoffs
  • 4th place position in each conference will qualify for (13th-16th) playoffs
  • 5th place position in each conference will qualify for (17th-20th) playoffs
  • 6th place position in each conference will qualify for (21st-24th) playoffs

Each playoff match will be played in a one legged format where winners will meet and so will the losers.

For example, in the 9th-12th playoffs, four participants will play and each winner will meet to decide who will finish 9th and 10th whereas the losers will play to determine who will finish 11th and 12th.

For the main series quarter finals, a one-legged match will be played (6 minutes of Half Length) and losers in this stage will directly qualify for the (5th-8th) playoffs matches.

The All-female series will see a direct round-robin format where all 6 participants will play amongst themselves and the top 2 will proceed for the final.

The finals for both the all-female series and the open series will be played in a two legged 6 minutes Half Length periods. The two legged will be on Home and Away basis.

  1. E-LIG SERIES POINTS ALLOCATION

The e-Lig series will use a reverse log point allocation system for the series points. In this system, the total number of participants represent the total number of points awarded that is;

The e-Lig open series has 24 participants therefore position one will get 24 points, position 2 = 23points, position 3 = 22points…etc

The same will be used for the all-female series having 6 participants.

  1. BEHAVIOUR

We expect all players, spectators, administrators and all persons attending the e-Lig series to behave well.

All players are required to express themselves in the most discipline manner and keep standards of sportsmanship at all times. At Ace, we are against the following in all our events

  • Harassing, bullying, abusing, engaging in hate speech, political, or religious jargons that may indirectly or directly inflict people
  • Interfering or disrupting any play while in the venue
  • Littering in the venue
  • Using cheats, software or illegally customized controllers to gain advantage over the competitors.
  • Physical or verbal confrontation to any person in the venue
  • SOFT PLAY is illegal
  • MATCH FIXING is also illegal and punishable by disqualification
  • INTENTIONALLY LOSING a match to help someone proceed is illegal.
  1. CONDUCT AT THE VENUES
  • Ace Pro Gaming is highly against GAMBLING & BETTING during any Esport tournament we hold. We kindly ask you the players, spectators and any administrators to avoid any form of gambling during the e-Lig University series
  • Damaging anything at the venue will also lead to disqualification
  • All issues will be directed to organizers, or any official that will be present
  • Players are kindly requested to be at the venue 30 minutes before kick-off the series.

Horsemen Organization to host the first leg of the e-Lig FIFA19 University series set for the weekend.

Bruno “GrimReeper” Sorre and his Horsemen Organization crew will host the first leg of the e-Lig University Series at the Kenyatta University Business & Student Service Centre room 012 this coming weekend.

The e-Lig University series will see six different University FIFA Communities compete for glory for its first pilot season. The series has 30 participants split into two competitions that is, an Open competition and the All-female league.

CONFERENCE A

e-Lig weekend opener hosts GrimReeper will face Zack (University of Nairobi), Kevo CK (TUK), Ghost (JKUAT), Rio (MKU), Kitoto (Strathmore University)

CONFERENCE B

Peter “Flossin Mauwano” Mumu is the man to watch in this conference. The Mauwano organization leader will meet off with Winchester (KU), Yobra (UON), Osnet (JKUAT), Tosh (TUK), #Mo (Strathmore University).

CONFERENCE C

Jumia Gaming tournament winner Phillip “Yardie” Kimani will headline this conference but will meet a much able competitor Malvin (TUK). The will be joined by ju88oi (MKU), Joel (UON), donuts (JKUAT), GeeMajid (Strathmore University)

CONFERENCE D

Max Murila from Horsemen Organization (KU) will face off Soka (MKU), Pablo (UON), Wekambali (JKUAT), KingSlayer (TUK), Kamal (Strathmore University)

The Open series is split in four conferences that will have 6 participants from each of the six Universities registered. Top 2 from each of the conferences will proceed for quarter-finals whereas the position finish of each of the conferences will go for playoffs.

  • 3rd place finishers in each of the conference proceed for (9-12) position playoff
  • 4th place finishers in each of the conference proceed for (13-16) position playoff
  • 5th place finishers in each of the conference proceed for (17-20) position playoff
  • 6th place finishers in each of the conference proceed for (21-24) position playoff

The All-female series has six ladies from each of the registered University and will play using a round robin format.

At Ace Pro, we want to guarantee more engagement amongst players, increased competition in the series and also better chances for progress per individual competing. The format we are using will help achieve all these as we look to grow the e-Lig series to a more standardized FIFA tournament.

We welcome you all to come watch the e-Lig series 2019 at Kenyatta University Business & Students’ Service Centre room 012.

Edwin Ng’eno will lead the newly registered Elite Organization for the e-Lig FIFA19 series.

The e-Lig University series welcomes its fifth organization taking part in the series leaving out only one spot. The Elite Organization, a group of FIFA enthusiasts based in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja have registered and will take part in the upcoming series.

Boasting of a strong FIFA community, the Juja based organization sends a team that promises to compete strongly against five other organizations.

Elite Organization will be represented by the following persons;
1. Edwin “Osnet” Ng’eno
2. Davies “donuts” Kiech
3. Alfred “WekaMbali” Mutuku
4. Dennis “Ghost” Pkaremba
5. Sheila “Tuts” Nduta

Juja is said to be having one the best gaming lounges with a strong FIFA
community playing both casually and competitively. The Elite Organization team leader Edwin Ng’eno says the team is with great confidence of bringing in tight competition into the series as some of the players have met before in small competitions in different gaming lounges and bigger competitions.

The e-Lig series is set to commence this month and will run in the first quarter of 2019. The series currently has five organizations registered out of six namely
– Horsemen Organization
– Horizon Organization
– Elite Organization
– A-Team Organization
– Mauwano Organization

Horsemen Organization adds the Jumia Gaming Tournament winner Phillip Kimani in their roaster for the upcoming e-Lig University series.

Horsemen Organization strengthened their roaster last week by adding a player who is rising in the ranks of competitive FIFA in Kenya. Phillip Kimani topped many competitors at the Jumia Gaming tournament held at TRM this year where he beat Boniface Maina in the final to clinch the title of the inaugural event.

The Horsemen Organization based in Kenyatta University will have a great player who will bolster their points and also help get the organization wins throughout the series. Phillip Kimani also graced the Horizon Lounge tournament that had one-half of the Horizon Organization players from UON and he managed to win it showing his skills amongst many he will meet again during the e-Lig series.

The Horsemen Organization seeks to be the best organization at the end of the inaugural e-Lig series and they are leaving nothing to chance by adding Phillip Kimani. The following below are the players representing Horsemen Organization.

We call on you all to follow and support the e-Lig University series tour set to commence in January next year.

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The e-Lig University Series FIFA19 Tour gives an opportunity for institutions to embrace digital revolution and growth using Esport.

When you talk about FIFA in Kenya, you are talking about the most played video game across the country with the highest demand for casual and competitive play. There have been more FIFA competitions organized and run than any other competitive video game in Kenya this year alone.

Our research, done in 4 gaming lounges across estates and in Nairobi CBD sees FIFA taking up to 90% of the game being played with Mortal Kombat coming in a distant second. The Tekken community is present with most of its players playing online and in the Tekken254 Circuit which is going into its third season next year. The Tekken 254 community currently has 32 members showing a 66% growth in participation from the 21 competitors we had for the first tourney organized and run in collaboration with Tekken Two-Five-Four-Gaming.

Ace Pro Gaming next franchise “The e-Lig University Series” is taking shape with more interest coming from various University teams especially so in Nairobi. The FIFA19 series will be added as part of our roaster on top of the Tekken254 Circuit that has so far run two seasons.

The e-Lig University Series will pave way for franchising Esport organizations per University. This will give institutions an Esport franchise to rally behind. “University franchises will start a journey to become the best organization playing FIFA in Kenya.” With a regular series tour moving from institution to institution, the series will see a well formatted league that gives an experience like no other and at the same time, giving fans an exceptional Esport event filled with tight competition, sense of belonging and business literacy.

“We want to focus heavily on providing University students with access to business, financial literacy, and entertainment. Universities hold the future leaders in business especially in the Technology industry of this country,” says Ace Pro Gaming Head of Marketing Jairus Ogembo.

Franchising teams by University helps in creating and increasing local demand and interests from fans and gives them a team to rally behind. The e-Lig series is also tapping into the growing number of persons playing FIFA in Kenya giving many new University entrants a chance to compete professionally and intensively in the University series.

The e-Lig University Series will see a great format with regular seasons for the main stage competition, an all-female league on the side and the first ever Night Esport Event.  The series will also have a great format that is easy to comprehend giving both players and fans a great engagement platform.

Competitive FIFA is currently taking shape with more licensed leagues such as e-EPL (English Premier League-England), e-MLS (Major League Soccer-USA), e-Champions League (UCL Champions League-Europe) and Electronic Arts Champions Cup plus many online leagues. The competition is attracting more than 10million players per tourney and we believe the e-Lig University series can tap into this great competition being run globally.

The e-Lig University series aligns itself with a new demographic that is more digital, more diverse and hardworking in whatever they set themselves to do. 90% of all competitors in our previous tourneys have been University students, so we felt taking the series to them will be great and more competitive. The future of Esports is dependent on how it is organized from down up and Ace Pro Gaming seeks to create this platform. The franchises give an opportunity to Universities to have global recognition within the Esport and Technology industry and this further helps in tapping all opportunities that come with it.

University Esports needs to be understood, well structured, accepted and supported. The growth levels will be seen as time progresses

Heva Fund signs a season long deal with Ace Pro Gaming for the inaugural e-Lig University Series.

The e-Lig University FIFA19 Series welcomed Heva Fund this week as an official sponsor for its first season. The series is set to see six Universities compete in the most popular game in Kenya and East Africa (FIFA) over a period of time.

Heva Fund is an investment organization that funds, shapes, grows and transforms creative economies across the East African region. The creative economy in East Africa is rich and vibrant and Heva Fund seeks to uplift and professionalize this industry to fruition. “Excited that we have started to direct our support and resources towards one of the most creative sectors in East Africa.” explained George Gachara, Managing Director at Heva Fund.

The e-Lig University series will see a total of six Universities compete in FIFA19 in a well drafted format that seeks to increase and elevate the competition levels in FIFA community in Kenya. The e-Lig University Series will see a great format with regular seasons for the main stage competition, an all-female league on the side and the first ever Night Esport Event.  The series will also have a great format that is easy to comprehend giving both players and fans a great engagement platform.

Heva Fund enters the series with sights to not only grow the Esport industry but also tap and nurture the existing creative community inside different Universities where the series will be hosted. The future is indeed creative.

HEVA ROLLS OUT A GAMING AND E-SPORT INDUSTRY SUPPORT FACILITY THROUGH A SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH ACE PRO GAMING IN KENYA.

HEVA Fund, an East African fund that invests in the transformative social and economic potential of the creative economy sector in the East African region, through finance solutions, business acceleration and public/private partnerships.

HEVA is kicking off a gaming and e-sport facility with an initial sponsorship investment of KES 0.25 million to support Ace Pro Inc. (under Two Digital Ideas), gaming and e-sport tournament dubbed the “E-Lig University Series”. This sponsorship will cover Season 1’s technical setup, public relations, and marketing, as well as to contribute to the prize pool.

Mr. Fanuel Opiyo O., the director of Ace Pro, says, “HEVA’s new facility for e-sports will go a long way to grow the industry in Kenya. We are looking forward to hosting 3 tournaments over the next 3 months as part of the first season. We are also looking forward to the next level partnership with HEVA.”

Through this facility, HEVA looks to support tournament organizers, game developers, and spectator activations, in order to accelerate the growth of this dynamic sector. Mr. George Mars Aloo, Insights and Innovations Manager at HEVA Fund, adds, “We’re very excited to become part of this fast-growing industry at this crucial time in its development. There’s a lot of potential in this sector.”

HEVA has remained at the forefront of helping producers of cultural goods, services and experiences to build high-value, profitable businesses, where new ideas will come to life, and where the highest potential for great profits, great jobs and happy people can be found.

For more information, contact:

Mr. George M. Aloo
mars@hevafund.com
+254 20 4400 870		 Mr. Fanuel Opiyo O.
fanuel.opiyo@aceprogaming.co.ke
+254718705468/ +254720139054