The Gamers Without Borders FIFA 20 International Elite tournament took place this weekend as eight of the very best esports professionals battled for supremacy in the name of charity.
The three-day tournament was also peppered with appearances from VIP guests, as the likes of Tottenham's Dele Alli, Juventus' Paulo Dybala and Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold all took part in a series of all-star clashes.
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Friday night saw the first celebrity matchup take place at Alexander-Arnold (playing as Liverpool, naturally) came face to face with One Direction star Liam Payne (Chelsea).
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Liverpool full-back emerged victorious, winning both games in fairly convincing fashion to claim the spoils.
Missed the 🔥goals and banter between @LiamPayne and @trentaa98's $100K showmatch last night? We've got you covered - check out the recap! 🎬 #GWBPS pic.twitter.com/41KQqOx5Ne
— Gamers Without Borders (@gwbps) June 6, 2020
Saturday's action was capped by a celebrity duel between Dele Alli and Paolo Dybala, who chose to compete as PSG and Liverpool, respectively.
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— Gamers Without Borders (@gwbps) June 6, 2020
Kick off of a G-A-LA-C-T-I-C showmatch!
🌟 @PauDybala_JR 🎮⚽🎮 @dele_official 🌟
📺 https://t.co/uoOCnqQDCs #GWBPS pic.twitter.com/ktIvrDk9yj
The chat began in fairly mundane fashion but things began to pick up as the goals flew in.
Check out @PauDybala_JR's 'spine-tingling' rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" in celebration against @dele_official 🎶@LFC #YNWA #GWBPS pic.twitter.com/SRNLbldbzk
— Gamers Without Borders (@gwbps) June 7, 2020
Indeed, it wasn't long before Dybala was in his stride, entertaining the crowd with a rousing rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone."
Dybala had the upper hand throughout, winning 2-0 in a best-of-three contest despite a few technical hiccups.
However, the Argentinian ultimately proved to be a gracious winner, even offering Alli a consolatory "COYS" at one point much to his opponent's amusement.
Paulo Dybala saying 'COYS' whilst playing Dele Alli on FIFA today...
— The Spurs Web ⚪️ (@thespursweb) June 6, 2020
The one that slipped away! 😭 pic.twitter.com/qh1r02yFPj
The International Elite tournament was brought to a close on Sunday with a double helping of celebrity games. First, Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid went up against Eintracht Frankfurt striker Andre Silva, with the latter making light work of his young compatriot.
🌐 This is all about charity and having fun with friends. 🙂
— Gamers Without Borders (@gwbps) June 7, 2020
⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ @joaofelix70 @andrevsilva19 #GWBPS pic.twitter.com/P3YzuFVekl
With thousands of dollars already raised, the entire International Elite weekend was wrapped up by a fourth and final celebrity game. What better way to bring the world's biggest FIFA 20 tournament to a close than with a cameo from a true heavyweight: rapper Snoop Dogg.
t's going down 👊🏾 @kerwinfrost and I are gonna ball out in @GWBPS' FIFA20 tournament to support charities fighting COVID-19 with another 1.5 Million USD this weekend⚽
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) June 6, 2020
Check out the match Sunday at 21:35 CEST/12:35PM PST on https://t.co/4WCO9LM8c1 📺 pic.twitter.com/1XwgR10uXo
