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“We are living in unprecedented times and there is no one who has not had their lives affected in some way or another. What we wanted to do was celebrate the inclusiveness of sport, in particular football and how it can be a unifying presence universally.

Whilst we couldn’t organize our usual large scale tournament in Singapore we wanted to contribute to both the local and international football community during these difficult times and engage a broader audience and hopefully bring people together through their love of the game and create something different for people to enjoy in their own homes wherever in the world they may live.”

~Selvakumar
Tournament Director, SingaCup

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• Dynamique Konzepts, organiser of SingaCup and Asia’s premier international youth football tournament, today announces the launch of eSingaCup 2020, a virtual football event that will take place from 31 October to 4 November 2020
• The five-day programme will include interviews, panel discussions and webinars featuring some of the biggest names in Asian football and celebrity guests
• The lineup includes 2 types of FIFA 21 esports tournaments, featuring over 480 players from eight countries.

Dynamique Konzepts, the organiser behind Asia’s premier international youth football sporting event, SingaCup, is excited to announce today the official launch of Singapore’s first virtual football event, eSingaCup 2020.

As the only virtual football event of its kind to grace the online presence of fans, professional footballers and footballing experts alike, this event aims to kickstart more major e-tournaments in football, as a safer, more responsible means of enjoying the sport amid a global pandemic. It is set to take place on Facebook Live [www.facebook.com/SingaCup] from 31 October to 4 November 2020, with a thrilling event lineup, including panel discussions, competitive esports tournaments, interviews with professional footballers and industry experts, design and skills contests, and music segments from local music celebrities.

From Pitch To Screen Amid a Global Pandemic

eSingaCup 2020 kicks off with a virtual alternative to field football, with full 32-team tournaments for EA Sports’ premier football video game title, FIFA 21. These tournaments are split into two types: the 8 Nations Tournament, featuring 352 international eSports athletes from 8 different countries vying for the title of eSingaCup 2020 Champion; and the 1 v 1 tournament for members of the public, competing to be crowned the Grand Champion of eSingaCup 2020.

This eclectic event will have its own sprinkle of stardust with interviews involving football celebrities such as ex-English Premier League star and 108-cap ex-Australian international team captain, Tim Cahill. The star-studded event is also set to feature regional heroes like India’sSunil Chhetri, Indonesia’s Stefano Lilipaly, as well as local players Hassan Sunny and Ikhsan Fandi.

“We are living in unprecedented times, with many adversely affected by COVID-19, a global pandemic that has left no stone unturned. eSingaCup 2020 was created to celebrate the inclusiveness of sport, in particular, football, and how it can be a unifying presence despite all odds. Although we are unable to organize our usual physical tournament in Singapore, we remain committed to contributing to both the local and international football community during these difficult times. An online event such as this also allows us to engage with a broader audience and bring people together through their love of the sport, creating something unique for people to enjoy from the comfort of their homes wherever in the world they may live,” said Selvakumar Panneerselvam, Tournament Director of eSingaCup 2020.

Made For Southeast Asia’s Football Followers & Fans Alike

Designed to appeal to a variety of people and age groups with a wide range of interests across the beautiful game, the eSingaCup 2020 additionally features educational elements such as webinars conducted by international footballing experts. Also part of the virtual conference segment of the event are panel discussions involving various local and international professional footballers from past and present, as well as interviews and mini games with international referees and coaches. To further add to the hype, the event will also feature a virtual watch-along party of the Kallang Roar movie within the five-day schedule, paying homage to the peak of Singaporean football, as well as a fun music segment on the opening night featuring local music sensations, DJ TINC and Supersonic.

Ms Ong Ling Lee, Director, Sports, Singapore Tourism Board said, “It is heartening to see organisers such as Dynamique Konzepts rethink event formats in fresh and innovative ways in this challenging time. We are pleased to support eSingaCup 2020 this year as part of SingaCup’s 10th anniversary, and are excited to have participants from both the local and international community join us virtually this year. We look forward to welcoming them back to Singapore in the near future.”

eSingaCup 2020 Watch Along: www.facebook.com/SingaCup

eSingaCup 2020 Schedule: https://singacup.com/#schedule

eSingaCup 2020 (1 v 1) Registration: https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/esingacup-fifa-21-1v1-open-category-tickets-124218576105

About SingaCup

SingaCup is held annually in Singapore and is the largest and fastest growing 11-a-side international youth football tournament in South East Asia having commenced in 2011. 70% of participating teams attend from overseas, attracting more than 7,500 participants and spectators for the usual week-long event. SingaCup enjoys a stellar reputation as the event of choice for local and regional grassroots teams and professional clubs’ youth academies alike who wish to participate in a well-organized, large, competitive and regional 11-a-side competition. SingaCup also features a CSR element where it seeks to assist the wider under-privileged community in Southeast Asia. The project uses football as a platform to motivate and inspire children towards education and sport through a SingaCup Football Experience conducted in different countries each year. Previous editions of the SingaCup have benefitted over 700 children in Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia since 2014. Supported by the Singapore Tourism Board, the eSingaCup 2020 will be the first virtual installation of the tournament since SingaCup’s first football tournament in 2011. To know more, visit https://singacup.com.

About Dynamique Konzepts Pte Ltd

Dynamique Konzepts is an event management company based in Singapore. It provides reliable solutions, quality innovations, unique event marketing channels, comprehensive event management, and support services for our distinguished clients and its delegates at Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions.

Appendix A: Tournament Format

eSingaCup 2020: 10 Nations Tournament (11 v 11)

The biggest highlight of the five-day event features the 10 Nations Tournament that will be broadcasted live on Facebook Live, where 22 international footballers from 10 different countries come together, each taking control of one player in-game, through FIFA 21’s Pro Clubs mode. This will happen for each match, with a knockout format involving 32 different teams on Days 1 (31 October) and Day 2 (1 November) while the Round of 16 commences on Day 3 (2 November), followed by Quarter Finals on Day 4 (3 November), topping it off with both the Semi-Finals as well as Finals on Day 5 (4 November).

eSingaCup 2020: 1 v 1

Not forgetting the fans, eSingaCup 2020 also has a tournament set for members of the public where gamers from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, Indonesia, Hong Kong , New Zealand and Taiwan are able to participate. 32 randomly-drawn groups of 4 players each will compete in a round-robin series where the winner of each group will advance to the knockout rounds on Day 2. Selected games will be broadcast live through Days 1 & 2, with interactions throughout the live stream broadcast, during and between matches. The top 32 players will compete in a best-of-3 series single elimination format to be crowned the Grand Champion of the inaugural e-SingaCup 2020. Registration closes on 30 October with slots limited to the first 128 individuals who sign up.

SOURCE Dynamique Konzepts

We are proud to introduce to you the SingaCup Calendar, powered by ECAL (the same calendar communications software used by English Premier League, Formula E and even the NBA).

Compatible with all major calendar software, you can now sync up with all the latest SingaCup schedules and events right in your calendar!

For a start, all SingaCup2020’s events are now available once you sync SingaCup to your calendar!

What’s more, all the events will be updated with the latest information, changes and updates automatically – so you will always have the latest and most accurate SingaCup schedules at all times!

You can find the “add to calendar” button on our website at http://singacup.com. You can also find this on our brand new Facebook Tab: SingaCup2020 on our SingaCup facebook page (fb.com/singacup), which also features the full schedules for your convenience!

Sync up now! Stay connected and welcome to our ever growing SingaCup family!!! ❤️

Sync Now: https://bit.ly/34dXFd7?_=ecal

Sync SingaCup’s schedules into the calendar of your choice! And never miss another SingaCup event ever!

You can find the “Sync Calendar” button on our website (http://singacup.com)

Or you can check out our schedules here on our special Facebook Tab!

You can see all the events lined up by SingaCup on this Facebook tab! You can also sync to your calendar here via the ADD THIS button!

Once sync, you will find all the events added automatically onto your calendar. You will be happy to know that, any changes to our schedules will also be automatically updated on your side too!

The annual SingaCup, Singapore International Youth Cup is celebrating its 10-year of youth football excellence this November despite the strong challenge and ‘defence’ put up by Covid-19.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the SingaCup is reinventing itself to present a hybrid 5 days event programme consisting of competitive esports tournaments, interviews and panel discussions with professional footballers and industry.

In addition, eSingaCup 2020 seeks to reaffirm its strong standing in the international grassroots football community and attract new fans and a greater audience, all the while showcasing Singapore and the event online.

eSingaCup FIFA 21 – 1 v 1

One of the most talked about programs is the eSingaCup FIFA 21 – 1 v 1 esports tournament. The inaugural eSingaCup FIFA 21 – 1 v 1 tournament will be played exclusively on the PlayStation 4 online network from 31 October to 1 November 2020. Top 16 players will get to win fabulous prizes! Slots are limited to 128 pax only. Registration is on a “First Come, First Service” basis. Interested personnel, Click Here  to register.

Apart from the gaming component, eSingaCup 2020 has lined up a list of exciting speakers and panelists for the eSingaCup Conferences taking place daily from 31 October to 4 November 2020.

eConference Speakers & Panelists

Among the invited speakers & panelists list, there are Australia all-time leading goalscorer Tim Cahill, Captain of India National Team Sunil Chhetri, Indonesia International & former J.League striker Irfan Bachdim, Singapore & FK Jerv striker Ikhsan Fandi, AFC Asian Coach of the Year Award winner & current Thailand National Team head coach Akira Nishino, UEFA & FIFA Technical Consultant Fritz Schmid, Singapore & Tampines Rovers’ Baihakki Khaizan, AFC Women’s Coach of the Year Award winner Chan Yuen Ting and more.

The speakers and panelists will be sharing their experiences and thoughts at the 11 conferences throughout the week. Below are some of the key sessions that you should not miss: –

31 Oct 2020, Saturday. 1900-2000hrs

Rolling Back The Years: Panel discussion with SingaCup’s Hall of Famers

Featuring FK Jerv’s Ikhsan Fandi, former Bontang FC’s Hilarius Bryan, Darwin Olympic’s Billy Kathopoulis and moderated by Junpiter Futbol’s Jun Tan. The SingaCup alumini or the “old boys” are back together to talk about their participation in SingaCup and their career.

2 Nov 2020, Monday. 2030-2130hrs

Hungry For More!

Indonesia National Team & Bali United’s footballer Stefano Lilipaly will be sharing his life stories and how he is still hungry for more even at the current age of 30 year old. The former Netherland Youth player will also be speaking about his European footballing days which he will be joined by host Nathasha Lopez.

3 Nov 2020, Tuesday. 1830-1930hrs

The Sensei

Apart from having the younger players like Ziko Chua (Geylang International), Hayato Kimura (FC Regate) and Javier Gayoso (Philippines U-23), the current Thailand National Team head coach Akira Nishino, who’s also the AFC Asian Coach of the Year Award winner in 2008, will be sharing his view on the current football development scene. Shehzad Haque moderates this discussion.

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3 Nov 2020, Tuesday. 1930-2030hrs

Against All Odds

A must watch for women footballers to say the least. 2016 AFC Women’s Coach of the Year Award winner Chan Yuen Ting will be sharing how she went against all odds to pursue her football dream. Discussion is moderated by Junpiter Futbol’s Jun Tan. Joining them are ANZA’s Head of Girls Program Adelina Gomez, Ayer Rajah Gryphons’ Jasma Habib and Singapore & Lion City Sailors’ Danelle Tan.

3 Nov 2020, Tuesday. 2030-2130hrs

The Shadow Boxer

What has to be said if we have World Cup star Tim Cahill speaking to all of us? Tim is the first Australian to score at three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014) and has scored the most goals by any Australian in the World Cup with five goals. The striker is Australia all-time leading goalscorer and is famous for his regular goal celebration of shadow boxing around the corner flag. It will definitely be interesting to hear more from him and host Natasha Alquiros.

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4 Nov 2020, Wednesday. 1930-2030hrs

Perseverance, Resilience & Hard work

We will be expecting a huge exchange on ASEAN football as Philippines & United City’s Stephan Schrock, Vietnam & CLB Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s Luong Xuan Truong and Singapore & Lion City Sailors, also SingaCup Ambassador Hassan Sunny take over the airtime with moderator Natasha Alquiros.

4 Nov 2020, Wednesday. 2030-2130hrs

Captain Fantastic

To end off the eSingaCup Conference with a big bang, Team SingaCup has invited India’s most-capped player and all-time top goalscorer for the Indian National Team Sunil Chhetri to share his amazing experiences. Popularly known as “Captain Fantastic”, he is named an ‘Asian Icon’ by AFC on his 34^th birthday. This discussion will be hosted by Shehzad Haque.

eSingaCup Music Fest

In addition, a music extravaganza is created to celebrate 10 years of youth football excellence through the SingaCup too. 2 of the most awesome music talents from Singapore will take the stage in the inaugural SingaCup Music Fest. Do join rock band Supersonic and DJ/Producer TINC on 31 Oct 2020, Saturday, 8pm & 9pm respectively.

eSingaCup Movie Screening

Lastly, do not miss out Kallang Roar The Movie on 1 Nov 2020, Sunday, 8pm. Directed by football enthusiast Cheng Ding An in 2008. It is a sports film on Singapore National football team’s legendary coach Choo Seng Quee. The film shows the events leading up to Singapore winning the Malaysia Cup in 1977, including the epic semi-final match against Selangor and the final against Penang.

To view full eSingaCup 2020 schedule, please Click Here. 

Junpiter Futbol is the Official Media Partner of SingaCup since 2012.

Scorer:
BISP Cruzeiro Academy (Thailand): 7 (2), 3 | 20:Y
Kelab Bolasepak Remaja Shah Alam (Malaysia): 9:Y| 4:Y| 12:Y | 11:R 11:Y (2X)

Scorer:
SportCares A (Singapore) : 21

Scorer:
Football West (Australia) : 13(3),11(2),15,6

Scorers:
Football South Australia (Australia) : 6
Football West (Australia) : 2

Scorer:
Chonburi Football Club (Thailand) :
12 (4), 11 (2), 7 (2), 14, 13 (2), 15, OG OG