eSports

eSports in Hungary, Puskás Akadémia FC launches eSports team

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7 years ago

March 9, 2018

Zoltan Tundik

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Puskás Ferenc Labdarugó Akadémia, commonly known as Puskás Akadémia FC or simply Puskás Akadémia have recently founded their eSports team. The Academy is part of the 11v11 FIFA Pro Club, has a NB I (national championship – first class) footballer in the team (Péter Szakály) and it’s unique in Hungary.

The creation of the online team is the direct result of the genuine friendship which was formed from the virtual world of football. The eSports crew has finished last weekend’s finals and is now in the first class division. On March 11(on Sunday), the team will face MTK, for the cup win. As a plus, they now have the right to go enter the European League.

In an environment which has over 650k teams, the Puskás eSport team is ranked among the top 10,000. The essence of the team work is that the players show their skills in the virtual world just as they would in reality on the field. It’s the online mapping of real football and this wave is catching on really fast among European football clubs. You can see clubs such as Valencia, Sevilla, PSG, Manchester City, West Ham United or Wolfsburg opting to have esports teams.

In Hungary, in addition to the Puskás Academy, MTK, Debrecen and Diosgyor have launched an e-team this season, but Puskás Academy are the only ones with a first class national championship football player and he is Péter Szakály, the player of Puskás Academy.

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Zoltan Tundik

Zoltán is a self-taught publisher and events organizer who has developed several brands and services that have increased the notoriety of his company within multi-billion dollar industries. In 2018, he has become a TEDx speaker and talked about reputation management in the digital era. As Co-Founder of HIPTHER Agency, Zoltan has helped develop highly respected online news portals, virtual and in-person conferences that cater to multiple industries on 5 continents. Among the developed brands and services you can find online news portals that cover several tech industries, gaming, blockchain, fintech, artificial intelligence, and more. In parallel, the company has built a portfolio of annually organized boutique-style conferences in Europe and North America. All the events organized by his company focus on bringing a wealth of information about the latest innovation in several industries such as Entertainment, Technology, Gaming and Gambling, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Quantum Technology, Legal Cannabis, Health and Lifestyle, VR/AR, eSports and many more. Zoltan enjoys writing articles on all portals owned by the HIPTHER Agency, talking at conferences, hosting the weekly HIPTHER Talks Podcast, and loves spending time with his family. Zoltan is a duathlete who enjoys training for different international competitions which include running and cycling.