Italian eBasket League: FIP and LBA together for eSports, online and in person. The Finals in Turin during the Frecciarossa Final Eight
The Italian eBasket League is born, the first 3v3 championship played on the NBA2K25 platform organized by the FIP and the Lega Basket Serie A, with its sixteen clubs.
An innovative project that wants to gather the passion and enthusiasm of those who play digital basketball to increase an already large community. It will be played online (Qualifications and Regular season) and in person, on the occasion of the Final Eight Frecciarossa of Coppa Italia in Turin. All the games will be live on Italbasket Official, the FIP Twitch channel, and on the LBA website.
"This agreement with the LBA is a source of pride that confirms the historic willingness of our basketball to innovate and seek new ways to involve the youngest. - he claims Giovanni Petrucci, FIP President - Since 2020, FIP has been officially active in the field of eSports. They looked at us with skepticism at the time, then there was the affirmation throughout the world of team eSports and the decision of the IOC to organize the Olympic Esports Games next year. The preparation of our eNational team also passes through this agreement that allows us to dialogue even more with the LBA and together involve a greater number of boys and girls who play basketball in any mode, digital or not, and who share our approach to an educational competitiveness".
“This new initiative - states the President of the Basketball League Umberto Gandini - has a particularly important value for the LBA: first of all because it is the result of the great collaboration with the Italian Basketball Federation. Secondly, because it confirms our commitment to carry out activities capable of increasing the popularity of our sport among its fan base, while attracting new enthusiasts".
ONLINE The Italian eBasket League includes a first qualification phase with free registration (21-27 October and 4-10 November) in which teams composed of a maximum of four players can participate; a subsequent Regular season in seven stages (2-5-9-12 December and 13-16-20 January) where the best sixteen teams of the Qualifiers will each be paired with a Serie A team. In this way, eGamers will enter the communication activities of the individual LBA clubs and will wear their uniforms.
IN PRESENCE. The Final Phase will instead be played in person at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, during the Frecciarossa Final Eight. All 16 teams will take part in the Coppa Italia 3v3, while the top eight teams in the Regular season will play the Scudetto matches starting from the Quarter Finals, followed by the Semi Finals and Final.
PRIZE MONEY. For all eGamers of the Italian eBasket League, a prize money is foreseen already from the Regular season and in proportion to the results achieved. It is the first time that it is foreseen in a FIP Tournament. The eGamers of the 16 teams of the Regular season will be hosted in Turin and will have the opportunity to see the games of the Frecciarossa Final Eight.
MEMBERSHIP. All eGamers will have to register online with the FIP.
