Electronic Arts har fremsendt en pressemeddelelse, som bekræfter, at de tre første finalister til maj måneds FIFA Interactive World Player 2008 nu er blevet fundet. 15-årige Christian Lønhart fra Bagsværd har endda æren af at være den allerførste spiller som er blevet klar, da Danmark var vært for de første af en række kvalifikationsturneringer. Med til finalen i “Sony Centre” i Berlin er også 17-årige Roland Császár fra Ungarn og 18-årige Andries Smit fra Holland. Sidstnævnte kom også i finalen sidste år og må formodes at være svag favorit blandt de tre nævnte spillere. Føler du dig som selvskrevet til finalen, er der stadig en række kvalifikationsturneringer før det endelige show i maj. Du kan f.eks. tilmelde dig på det officielle FIFA 08 World Cup website.

Billede

Chertsey, UK, 26 Nov 2007 – The virtual football season is heating up as gamers and football fans around the world are getting ready for the next stage of the FIFA Interactive World Cup. Since the launch of FIFA 08 last month, over 10,000 players from 25 countries and five continents have started battling for top position on the leader board in the online part of the competition via PLAYSTATION®Network. This month, the first live qualifying events have kicked off in Denmark, the Netherlands, Hungary and will move on to Korea, Portugal and a total of over 20 locations across the world over the next five months in search for the world’s best interactive footballer.

On the 24th of May 2008, the 32 finalists will travel to Berlin from the four corners of the world to compete at the Sony Centre for the ultimate title of FIFA Interactive World Player 2008. The winner will receive an invitation to the FIFA World Player Gala 2008 and a cash prize of USD 20,000. The first players to have qualified for the Grand Final are 15 year old Christian Lønhart from Bagsværd in Copenhagen and Roland Császár (17) from Budapest. The Dutch qualifying event was won by last year’s FIFA Interactive World Cup winner Andries Smit (18) from The Hague, Netherlands who secured his spot in the Grand Final for the second time in a row following a tense qualifying match yesterday.