For the first time since the inaugural IIHF Fan Challenge back in 2020, the IIHF is back with the all new 2022 IIHF eWorld Championship, where hockey fans all around the world will get the chance to qualify for their national team and go for gold in the final tournament between the best 22 teams in the world!
In the 2022 IIHF eWorld Championship, the amount of participating nations has been expanded from 16 to 22, with even more to come in the future. The new championship is part of a new IIHF initiative to bring more opportunities for games to represent their country at the world stage in smaller and bigger competitions.
“With the launch of the IIHF eWorld Championship, we are aiming for this to be the start of a new program of esports offerings in the future,“ comments IIHF President Luc Tardif.
The 2022 IIHF eWorld Championship is played in three stages, out of which the first is the National Qualifiers. All participating nations will first host National Qualifiers, where both a PlayStation and Xbox champion will be determined, these 44 champions in total will make up the national teams for each country. After this, the final tournament starts with the Group Stage in early July, followed by the playoffs, that will finish with the Grand Final in mid-July.
List of Qualifiers:
Thursday, 16th of June
Norway
Switzerland
Friday 17th of June
Hungary
France
Saturday 18th of June
Slovenia
Poland
Sunday 19th of June
Korea
Germany
Monday 20th of June
Ukraine
Slovakia
Tuesday 21st of June
Kazakhstan
Czech Republic
Wednesday 22nd of June
Japan
Austria
Thursday 23rd of June
Denmark
Friday 24th of June
USA
Italy
Saturday 25th of June
Canada
Great Britain
Sunday 26th of June
Latvia
Sweden
Tuesday & Wednesday 28th & 29th of June
Finland
Click your country in order to advance to the registration site, Finnish players are able to qualify right here at SportsGamer.GG.
The signups are already open and anyone over 16 years of age from a participating country is available to sign up! To compete a player is required to have a stable internet connection and a console that is able to play the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One version of NHL 22, so sign up now in order to help your country go for glory in the 2022 IIHF eWorld Championship!
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