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The English Premier League has announced key dates for the upcoming ePL FIFA 19 tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is the news FIFA fans have been waiting for since October, when EA Sports and the EPL unveiled the first-ever official esports event for the world’s most popular football division<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Registration opens 9am GMT on Monday, December 3 and closes 23:59pm GMT on Friday, January 4, with online qualification to start the following day.<\/p>\n

The qualifying rounds will whittle the field down to 32 players – 16 on PlayStation and 16 on Xbox – for each of the 20 Premier League clubs.<\/p>\n

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Qualifiers then face one another in live club playoffs to determine the top PS4 player and top Xbox One player for each club.<\/p>\n

That batch of 40 progress to the ePremier League Final – a two-day tournament played in London from Thursday, March 28 to Friday, March 29.<\/p>\n

The final will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and the EPL’s various social media platforms.<\/p>\n

Competitors who have already won FUTChampions Verfied status will earn points towards the FIFA 19 Global Series, where the top 32 players on the worldwide leaderboard earn a berth in the FIFA eWorld Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Entry is open to all UK residents aged 16 and over.<\/p>\n

Key dates for the FIFA 19 ePremier League<\/h2>\n

Monday, December 3<\/strong> – Registration opens at 9am GMT<\/p>\n

Friday, January 4<\/strong> – Registration closes at 23:59pm GMT<\/p>\n

Saturday, January 5<\/strong> – Online qualification begins<\/p>\n

February and March<\/strong> – Live playoffs for all 20 EPL clubs<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 28<\/strong> – ePL Final commences in London<\/p>\n

Friday, March 29<\/strong> – Inaugural ePL champion crowned<\/p>\n\n\n