The 2020 MotoGP eSport Championship is back in action for its second round. After an exciting first round back in July, the championship gets back in the virtual saddle for the second round of the Global Series as the lights go out on Friday the 2nd of October.
A total of 22 gamers (16 from Europe, 6 from the Rest of the World category) were entered into the Draft Selection phase. Then it was whittled down to the 11 riders who have been chosen by the MotoGP teams as their competitors in the Global Series. The 11 riders hail from Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Italy and Spain, and each rider was selected after some stellar time-attack performances in the Online Challenges – creating an incredibly strong Global series entry list.
They will now continue fighting it out for the crown. There are also some incredible prizes at stake: first place takes home a BMW M235i xDrive Gran Coupé, second an Aprilia RS 125 GP replica and third a new Lenovo Legion Y730 Laptop – and there are Red Bull and MotoGP VIP Experiences up for grabs too, as well as a pole position prize from partner TISSOT.
The cream of MotoGP eSport talent is represented with the old guard – the likes of 2018 and 2019 Champion trastevere73, as well as reigning Champion AndrewZH – but they’ll be facing some new challenges from the likes of Williams_Adrian and Global Series rookie Sanshoqueen.
As the challenge gets more interesting, we can’t wait to see who will win the next round!
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