EA Sports activities has teamed up with NFL to announce that it’ll debut the Madden NFL 26 Worldwide: Madrid Problem in Madrid, Spain.
The esports competitors will conclude with an in-person finale on November fifteenth, proper earlier than the 2025 NFL Madrid recreation between the Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins.
“Taking part in on a world stage – even being there’s insane,” stated NFL esports participant Jonathan ‘Jonbeast‘ Marquez. “However being on the stage in an ideal venue, with nice power from everybody was superb. It’s motivated me now that I’ve seen what it’s prefer to play soccer esports outdoors of America.”
How To Take part
Rivals have two paths to qualify for the Madrid Problem: the PlayStation tournaments and Challengermode.
Eligible Madden NFL 26 gamers from Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK can compete in a $10,000 (~£7,447) on-line competitors, hosted by PlayStation tournaments from October sixth to sixteenth.
Rivals from the US, Canada and Mexico can play in a $50,000 (~£37,235) qualifier hosted on the Challengermode esports platform.
In keeping with the official guidelines, the Madrid Problem will see gamers first compete in an open section, enjoying in as much as 5 days of on-line ladder play. The highest 544 gamers will transfer on to a single elimination bracket for as much as two days to resolve the 2 prime gamers for the reside finals.
Each qualifiers provide not solely prize cash, however may also give away MUT packs for taking part within the problem.
The highest performers will earn a visit to Madrid, Spain, to compete within the championship finals and watch the NFL recreation in particular person. Moreover, the highest two gamers may also qualify for the Madden Championship Collection Final Likelihood Qualifier, combating for a spot within the Madden Bowl.
The finals will happen on the Actual Madrid Membership Store, situated throughout the Bernabéu stadium. Viewers also can tune into the reside broadcast from the official EA Madden NFL Twitch and YouTube channel.
The Madden Championship Collection
The problem arrives in the course of the ongoing Madden Championship Collection’ twenty sixth season, which options three problem occasions and a Final Likelihood Qualifier, all main as much as the worldwide Madden Bowl with a $1.5m (~£1.17m) prize pool.
The announcement comes because the Most Feared problem is underway, with the finals in Madrid happening alongside the Zero Chill problem.
