The EA Champions Cup (EACC) Winter 2018 is upon us as the top EA SPORTS FIFA Online 4 competitors have gathered in Korea from November 10 to the 17 to compete for cash prizes, and a a chance to prove that they're the best in the world on FIFA Online 4. 

FIFA Online 4 is a free online multiplayer football game for PC developed by EA Spearhead Studio but distributed and published by various companies in multiple regions throughout Asia. It was originally released in 2012 and has become a massive hit all over the continent.

The EACC has been around since 2014, originally called F03 Spearhead Invitational before being re-named in 2016. There are currently two EACC tournaments per year, one in the spring and one in the winter. More importantly, the top eight FO4 competitors after both the Winter and Spring EA Champions Cups will earn a berth to the FIFA 19 Global Series Playoffs.

The EA Champions Cup is an inter-Asian tournament in which each country involved is allowed to send three-person teams to compete. However, even though the EACC is a team-based competition, the match format remains 1v1. 

While competitors trained and won their competition in FIFA Online 4, the qualified players of the EACC will be more than ready to take on the best in FIFA 19 at the FIFA 19 Global Series Playoffs later next year. “I believe their virtual football talents still can take them far since there always are similarities between football games: understanding for the game, timing, and defensive anticipation,” said FIFA 19 pro player Ivan “Boras Legend” Lapanje. 

Here's all you need to know about the EA Champions Cup Winter 2018:

How to watch:

The English broadcast will be hosted on the EA SPORTS FIFA Twitch channel.

Dates & Locations: 

Group Stage: November 10th to 12th @ Nexoxn Arena, Seoul, Korea

Knockout Stage: November 16th to 17th @ Bexco Auditorium, Busan, Korea

Broadcast Start Times:

Group Stage:

November 10-11: 3:00PM KST / 7:00AM CET
November 12: 5:00PM KST / 9:00AM CET

Knockout Stage:
November 16: 5:00PM KST / 9:00AM CET
November 17: 3:00PM KST / 7:00AM CET  

Group Stage Match-ups:

Countries: 

South Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Teams:
adidas X / adidas PREDATOR / adidas NEMEZIZ (Korea)
Lyon EDG / ManCity / Ronly (China)
TNP A / TNP B (Thailand)
VIETNAM IMMORTALS / VIETNAM WARRIORS (Vietnam)
BOOM ID (Indonesia)
MINESKI FLASH (Singapore & Malaysia)

Prizes: 

Catch all the action of the EA Champions Cup Winter 2018 on November 10th - 12th and 16th - 17th on the EA SPORTS FIFA Twitch channel.