eMLS League Series 1 kicks off this week, with Chicago Fire FC eSports competitor Guillermo Treviño - a.k.a KidM3mito - set to take part in the action.
On Tuesday, Jan. 11 and Wednesday, Jan, 12, follow along as KidM3mito begins his quest toward eMLS Cup with a live watch parties hosted by the Fire's own CHI_Kacee during the qualifying rounds.
Watch parties begin at 5 p.m. CT, with score updates and additional coverage also available on the Fire's Twitter account.
Check out this week's full League Series 1 schedule below:
eMLS League Series 1 presented by Coca-Cola
Qualifiers
- Tues. Jan 11: 5:00 PM CT
- Wed. Jan 12: 5:00 PM CT
League Series 1
- Quarterfinals: Sat. Jan 15: 2:00 PM CT
- Semifinals and Final: Sun. Jan 16: 2:00 PM CT
- Watch on mlssoccer.com, twitter.com/MLS or twitch.tv/MLS
The 2022 eMLS season will feature 27 professional EA SPORTS FIFA players, each representing an MLS club, on the virtual pitch as they compete for their share of the record-setting $75,000 season prize pool. Competition will take place on EA SPORTS FIFA 22 and will be played exclusively on PlayStation®5 (PS5™), marking eMLS’s debut season played on the next-generation console.
Following both League Series 1 and League Series 2 in late January, the top 12 eMLS players will compete to be crowned the 2022 season champion at eMLS Cup in March. The first 11 competitors in the field will be determined by total season qualifier points from League Series events and the final participant will be the winner of the Last Change Qualifier tournament.
The top three eMLS Cup finishers will receive direct seats to the EA SPORTS Global Series Playoffs on the Road to the FIFAe World Cup.
