Greater than 4 million followers gathered to look at a match that includes legendary soccer gamers hosted by Nexon, the sport developer that printed the FIFA On-line sequence, the agency stated Friday.
For the Nexon Icons Match occasion, held in Seoul at Seoul World Cup Stadium from Oct. 19-20, gamers had been break up into two groups — former forwards performed for FC Spear whereas defenders joined Defend UTD. A complete of 64,210 followers attended the occasion, a lot of whom wore the gamers’ basic uniforms.
The occasion drew a web-based viewership of round 3.6 million, with the quantity concurrent viewers peaking at 270,000. The match’s unique broadcaster MBC, recorded a 3.5 p.c viewers ranking.
On the primary day, Defend UTD emerged victorious, successful two of the three mini-games.
Within the first sport, Edwin van der Sar’s spectacular goalkeeping saved the staff forward. Yaya Toure helped safe the second win in opposition to Didier Drogba within the second sport, which concerned kicking the ball by way of Styrofoam panels, by smashing seven panels. FC Spear claimed the ultimate mini-game, with Del Piero displaying his distinctive capturing.
A portion of the ticket gross sales, totaling 100 million received ($71,900), was donated to the Nexon Kids’s Rehabilitation Hospital below the title Defend UTD.
On Sunday, Defend UTD triumphed in the primary match as soon as once more, scoring 4 objectives.
Yaya Toure made the primary aim earlier than half-time, adopted by Clarence Seedorf’s long-range aim. Park Joo-ho scored one other aim within the second half, with Javier Mascherano including the fourth. Close to the tip, FC Spear’s coach, Park Ji-sung, scored the staff’s first aim from a penalty kick.
One fan remarked, “It was unimaginable to look at soccer legends I’ve admired since childhood. I hope Nexon hosts extra occasions like this.”
“The Icon Match introduced collectively well-known soccer legends from around the globe, delighting each avid gamers and soccer followers. I stay up for organizing extra occasions that join soccer with gaming,” stated Park Jung-moo, head of Nexon’s FC Group.
