eFootball German champion 2026: Who'll win the WOW Virtual Bundesliga singles championship?
The 16 best eFootball players in Germany will duke it out in Hamburg on 18 and 19 April for the right to win the WOW Virtual Bundesliga 2026 singles title.
Matches will be played on EA SPORTS FC 26 in Ultimate Team mode. Watch all the action LIVE below...
VBL finals explained
Schedule (all times in CEST)
The round of 16 matches will take place on Saturday from 6pm. The quarter-finals will be played on Sunday from 3pm. The semi-finals will kick off at around 5pm, with the championship match set to begin around 7pm.
Venue and tickets
All matches will be played in front of a live audience at the XPERION in Hamburg (Mönckebergstraße 1, 20095 Hamburg). Admission is free.
LIVE streaming
All matches in the final tournament will be streamed on the Virtual Bundesliga's Twitch channel. The action will also be available on the Bundesliga's official YouTube channel, as well as on the Twitch and YouTube channels of publisher EA SPORTS, with an additional English commentary track.
Participants
An overview of all 16 participants is available on the VBL website. Defending champion Levy “RBLZ_levyfinn” Rieck of RB Leipzig and the newly crowned German Club Champion Francesco “BVB_Virgil” Allocca of Borussia Dortmund are among the favourites to go all the way.
Match format
Each fixture consists of a single match. The team that has scored the most goals after 90 minutes of play wins the fixture. If the score is level after 90 minutes of play, the match will be decided by an immediate period of extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.
Watch: The best of this season's VBL Club Championship
Titles and prizes
In the VBL Grand Final by WOW, players are competing not only for the title of German eFootball Singles Champion but also for a prize fund of €100,000. The German champion will receive a prize of €40,000 from this fund.
Furthermore, the two finalists will qualify for the EA SPORTS FC Pro World Championship, where the best players from other national leagues and international tournaments will compete for the FC Pro world title. In addition, the winner and runner-up, as well as the two losing semi-finalists, will each receive a place in the UEFA eChampions League.
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