In the DFB-ePokal, the hot phase of the 2021/22 season begins at the end of March, the main round has already been drawn – two VBL encounters are on the schedule.
The final day of the Qualifiers has concluded the preliminary round of the DFB-ePokal, in the main round the qualifiers will meet the twelve best clubs of the VBL Club Championship first round on 31 March. Four teams from the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) will meet each other directly in the first knockout round.
South-East division winner RB Leipzig will face VfL Bochum. Despite a top-class squad led by Benedikt ‘BeneCR7x’ Bauer, the Blue and Whites disappointed in the VBL Club Championship and finished the North-West Division in ninth place. The cards will be reshuffled in the DFB-ePokal.
96 and Fürth against VBL frustration
In the second VBL encounter, Hannover 96 will take on SpVgg Greuther Fürth. While the Kleeblätter missed out on a play-off spot, Hannover 96 were defeated by 1. FC Heidenheim in the intermediate round. Only one of the two teams can make it to the round of 16.
The main round will be played in a knock-out system, and any overall defeat means elimination on the way to winning the DFB e-Cup. As usual, the duels will be played in a best-of-3 format, and in addition to the VBL matches, there are a number of other interesting encounters on the programme.
SP9 still double in the race
The FOKUS CLAN, who eliminated the top organisation NEO led by Dylan ‘DullenMIKE’ Neuhausen on the final day of the Qualifiers, will have to face KiNG eSports. On one side, world champion Mohammed ‘MoAuba’ Harkous stands out, while KiNG is joined by Ditmir ‘Ditmir_4897’ Alimi, among others.
SP9 of professional footballer Sebastian Polter is also represented with two teams: Max ‘Kuchinter’ Winter is in the youth squad, while the first team with Niklas ‘NRaseck’ Raseck, Michael ‘Phenomeno’ Gherman and Mario ‘MMayo’ Reubold is one of the big tournament favourites.
One can defend the title
The successor to Celtic Worms FC will be determined in the final round on 31 March and 1 April and the following two days. One player will even be able to defend his title from the previous debut season: Yüksel ‘Bomber_Yuksel’ Diker will face eFootball Team Saar with B360 Denzlingen.
First duels of the main round:
Haching eSports – 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
IQONIC – Viktoria Berlin eFootball
eFootball Team Saar – B360 Denzlingen
SSV Stederdorf – Hamburger SV
SpVgg Haiderbach – SP9 eSports
RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum 1848
1st FC Cologne – IloveSucuk
SV Vorwärts Hülsen – Schanzer eSports
Hannover 96 – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Borussia E-Sports -TSV Eintracht Immenbeck
Rote Teufel Esport – 1. FC Nuremberg
FOKUS CLAN – KiNG eSports
SG Gensingen/Grolsheim – FC Augsburg
Toad United – FC St. Pauli
SP9 Youth – SV Werder Bremen
TSV Nordhastedt eFootball – SV Preußen Elsterwerda
