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Hong Kong’s FIFAe Nations Cup 2021 team confirmed after HKFA eFootball Open grand final

  • Cheung, Ho, Leung, Lai and Li qualify for the Road to the FIFAe Nations Cup and earn prize money and training ahead of Denmark event
  • ‘We hope [they] can represent Hong Kong well and compete with other regional competitors,’ says HKFA esports committee chairman Fok

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(From left) HKFA eFootball Open winners and Hong Kong representatives for the FIFAe Nations Series 2021 Cheung Chi-shing, Ho Ka-ming, Leung Kin-chun, Lai Ka-him and Li Ka-chun, with Hong Kong Football Association vice-chairman and esports committee chairman Eric Fok Kai-shan at CyberArena in Cyberport. Photo: SCMP / Jonathan Wong
Andrew McNicol

Hong Kong confirmed its inaugural team for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2021 series entry after a tense Hong Kong Football Association eFootball Open grand final at CyberArena, Cyberport on Saturday.

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Cheung Chi-shing (in-game name: deiaynomore), Ho Ka-ming (HK_KEN), Leung Kin-chun (UNDERDOG9998309), Lai Ka-him (brianhim0913) and Li Ka-chun (Jesus0716) earned the five available spots – four plus one reserve – to represent Hong Kong in competition in Denmark in August, where they will compete for more than US$500,000 (HK$3.9 million) prize money.

Ho defeated Lai in the final minutes of their PS4 FIFA 21 video game Fifa Ultimate Team (FUT) grand final, while Cheung beat Leung in extra-time in the respective X-Box One category. All four were included in the quintet, with Li taking the final place.

Erik Fok Kai-shan, vice-chairman of the HKFA and chairman of its eSports committee said he was very impressed with the in-game football displayed and hoped it would translate when taking on international competition.

PS4 grand finals between Ho Ka-ming (L) and Lai Ka-him at the HKFA eFootball open qualifiers at CyberArena in Cyberport. Photo: SCMP / Jonathan Wong
PS4 grand finals between Ho Ka-ming (L) and Lai Ka-him at the HKFA eFootball open qualifiers at CyberArena in Cyberport. Photo: SCMP / Jonathan Wong

“As you saw, the players’ level is extremely high and the games were very exciting and tight. We hope [they] can represent Hong Kong well and compete with other regional competitors to get good results. This is the first Fifa-approved event, meaning eFootball is a regular feature. Under the Covid-19 pandemic, football fans and competitors will continue to use their technological skills to make the transition from real-life football to eFootball,” Fok said.

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