Bulgaria is the European champion in FIFA!

The greatest success of the Bulgarian national team in the European Nations Championship came after a nail-biting encounter. Bulgarians with a minimum score prevailed 7-5 against the leader nation in FIFA - Germany. After meeting the Balkan opponents the German team gave  a complaint for an intentional delay of the game. Subsequent review of the record of the meeting followed and the Bulgarian nationals were exonerated.

The victory is strongly significant because Germany has lost only one final in ENC till present. Despite the enormous scale of FIFA scene in the country and significantly larger prize funds for competitions in Germany, Bulgaria picked up the cup and proved its superiority.

The Bulgarian team at the finals

Kliment Ionchev "Alkazar" - manager
Krasimir Ivanov "Krasi" - captain
Jordan Rahnev "PeacheZ"
Stanislav Chakurov "WickyBG"
George Dimitrov "Crazy_kon"

Final standings

 Bulgaria - 4,000€
 Germany - 2,000€
 Romania - 1,500€

About the championship

"European Nations Championship" is a national competition in e-sports for the European region. The event runs from 2004 onwards and allows all European countries to compete in various disciplines for the honor of their country. The finals of the event to have been watched live by thousands of visitors and are broadcast on television over the Internet.

Phases of the competition:

1. The first phase of the event is conducted online and includes qualification rounds. Countries are ranked according to results from previous editions - some groups are invited and others are copting for a place, through qualification matches.

2. The second phase group is completed until it reaches a specific number of countries - 12. They are divided into two groups of 6 teams, each playing against the others. The first teams of both groups go directly to the finals while the second and the third has an additional round.

3. The third phase includes the playoffs – countries that finish second in the group stage play against the third team from the other group for the finals spot.

4. Finals - 4 countries are participating for a discipline. Normally the finals take place within the huge events like this year’s Gamescom 2010 - one of the largest exhibitions of games.

Facts about ENC 2010

• The event includes six disciplines - Counter Strike 1.6, Warcraft III, FIFA 2010, Counter Strike: Source, QuakeLive, Counter Strike 1.6: Female.
• Finals are held as part of one of the largest gaming exhibitions - Gamescom 2010 in Cologne, Germany.
• The event has a total prize fund of 120,000 €, as the main sponsor is ASUS.
• The following countries were able to send representatives to the finals: Sweden, Denmark, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, France, England and Holland.