eLaLiga continues its international expansion with the Beat the Best online tournaments, which will tour nine countries over the coming months. In addition, the United States and China will once again host the two face-to-face Challenges.
The nine countries hosting Beat the Best will be Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia, Turkey and South Korea throughout 2022 and early 2023. Registration for each tournament will open on the competition’s official website weeks before the start date. A new this year is that the competition will be open to Xbox One Series and PC platforms, as well as PlayStation 5.
The Beat the Best online tournaments bring the experience of a major official competition to the amateur scene, and make players feel like top stars competing in a spectacular final against a celebrity from their own country.
In addition to these tournaments, there will again be two face-to-face events in China and the United States. These events will pit some of the best national players and influencers from both countries against each other in an exhibition tournament that aims to take eLaLiga’s international brand to a new level.
Beat the Best arrives in India
The tournament, like last year, will touch down in India. Registration opened from 23rd January, via the competition’s official website https://beatthebest.elaliga.gg, and the competition will take place on 7-8 February and 14-15 February. The winner will face Ayush More, Indian Youtuber & Gamer.
| Country | Registration from | Tournament |
| Brazil | November 28 | December 13-14 and 20-21 |
| Argentina | December 12 | January 3-4 and 10-11 |
| Mexico | January 9 | Jan. 24-25 and Jan. 31 – Feb. 1 |
| India | January 23 | Feb. 7-8 and 14-15 |
| Saudi Arabia | February 6 | Feb. 21-22 and 28 – March 1 |
| Egypt | February 20 | March 7-8 and 14-15 |
| Indonesia | March 6 | March 21-22 and 28-29 |
| Turkey | March 20 | April 4-5 and 11-12 |
| South Korea | April 3 | April 18-19 and 25-26 |
The sixth eLaLiga Santander regular season kicks off in January
The new season kicked off with the eLaLiga Santander SuperCup on 28th January in Barcelona. Deportivo Alavés, Real Valladolid, RC Celta and Real Zaragoza competed for the title, with Real Valladolid being crowned champions and being awarded €5,000. Real Zaragoza were the tournament runners-up and were awarded €2,000.
The regular matchdays will continue until the end of March, at which point there will be a stop in which the eLaLiga Santander Cup tournament; there will be a 2 vs 2 for the first time in the competition’s history, which will take place in a city yet to be revealed. A few weeks later, and after the final regular matchdays have been played, the eagerly awaited eLaLiga Santander Grand Final, the most spectacular to date, will take place. Over €300,000 will be awarded in prize money throughout the course of the season.
eLaLiga is where your community is
eLaLiga is present on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Twitch and YouTube, and continues to offer the most interesting and entertaining content from the competition and EA SPORTS FIFA 23.
About eLaLiga Santander
eLaLiga Santander is the national FIFA competition organised by LaLiga in partnership with EA Sports and with Banco Santander as an official sponsor. The official EA SPORTS FIFA competition in Spain has grown exponentially since it kicked off in the 2017/2018 season, with the participation of 10 clubs, with 38 clubs taking part in its last season. In addition, eLaLiga Santander has reached international scope thanks to the creation, in the 2020/2021 season, of the eLaLiga Santander Fan Cup, a competition in several countries around the world in online and in-person format with amateur players from all corners of the world, which during the 2021/22 season evolved into the Beat The Best concept, with which the international competition continues this season. All the information about eLaLiga Santander can be followed through the competition’s social networks: Twitter, Instagram TikTok, Youtube and Twitch.
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