A new KPN eDivisie season is about to begin. Vitesse starts Season VII as title holder, Heracles Almelo and PEC Zwolle return to the KPN eDivisie and Almere City FC makes its debut in the Eredivisie's online gaming competition.
On November 7, the first mutual confrontations between the esports players of premier league clubs will take place. Starting at 5:30 p.m., the battle for the online national championship will erupt at H20 Esports Campus in Purmerend. In addition to the honor and the official KPN eDivisie championship trophy, there will be weekly battles for the accompanying prize money of €50,000 and direct qualification for the world championship.
REIGNING WORLD CHAMPIONS AND FORMER KPN EDIVISIE CHAMPIONS
Season VII of the KPN eDivisie promises to be an exciting competition, with several (world) champions. Former KPN eDivisie champions Dani Hagebeuk and Dani Visser are again crawling behind the controllers on behalf of RKC Waalwijk and AZ. In addition to 2v2 world champion Levi de Weerd, Ajax has also chosen Brazilian Paulo Henrique Chaves(better known as PHzin), who won the eNations Cup with Brazil last season, among others, to play on behalf of the Amsterdammers.
The most notable changes are taking place in Eindhoven. Ali Riza Aygün gets with world champion and reigning KPN eDivisie titleholder Manuel Bachoore and eChampions League winner Emre Yilmaz two absolute top players at his side. With this, PSV seems to be looking for revenge for the mediocre sixth season in which PSV finished in a disappointing 17th place. With these world-class players, the KPN eDivision has a great lineup.
View a list of all clubs and players here.
NATIONAL CHAMPION VITESSE STARTS AGAINST AZ, DEBUTANT ALMERE CITY FC MEETS FEYENOORD
Newcomer Almere City FC kicks off the KPN eDivisie season with a match against Feyenoord at 17:30. At the same time, Heracles Almelo makes its return to the KPN eDivisie; the Almeloërs take on FC Utrecht, which qualified for the Finals last season.
Defending champion Vitesse will face AZ. Runner-up Ajax prepares for a game with Sparta Rotterdam, while PSV meets promoted PEC Zwolle. The entire schedule can be viewed here.
KPN EDIVISIE LIVE WEEKLY WITH PASKIE ROKUS, SEBAS DE JONG AND BAS VAN VELZEN
The matches in the KPN eDivision are broadcast live every week on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on ESPN 3 and streamed via the KPN eDivision's YouTube and Twitch channels. The live broadcasts are presented by influencers Paskie Rokus, Sebas de Jong and Bas van Velzen, the latter returning after a year. A summary program of all matches can be seen a day later on ESPN, KPN's Channel 41 (window channel) and YouTube. A weekly recap of the round of play will follow on Friday during ALLsportsradio's radio broadcast.