FUT Champions Cup
64 (32 for each console)
$200k ($50k for the winner)
Five stages held from
Novemberand May.
Top four players qualify for
the next stage automatically.
Group and knockout stages for each console followed by a two-legged
final (one leg on each console).
Stage 1:
Stage 2:
Stage 3:
Stage 4:
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
Tekkz
NRaseck 7
Ollelito
Zezinho
FIFA eNations Cup
20
$100k ($40k for the winner)
Two players per team - one PS4,
one Xbox.
Group stage ties are three-legged:
a 1v1 match on each console followed by a 2v2.
Knockout stage ties are two-legged: a 1v1 match on each console with 2v2 used as a tie-breaker.
Maestro
DaXe
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
France
and
FIFA eClub World Cup
24
$100k ($40k for the winner)
Two players per team - one PS4, one Xbox.
Group stage ties are three-legged: a 1v1 match on each console followed by a 2v2.
Knockout stage ties are two-legged: a 1v1 match and a 2v2 match, with a second 1v1 used as a tie-breaker.
and
Joksan
Complexity Gaming
MaXe vip
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
eChampions League
64
$280k ($100k for the winner)
Qualifiers, group stage and final contested as separate events.
Group and knockout stages for each console followed by a two-legged final (one leg on each console).
Chris Holly
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
FIFA eWorld Cup
32 (16 for each console)
$500k ($250k for the winner)
Group and knockout stages for each console followed by a two-legged final (one leg on each console).
MoAuba
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
Global Series play-offs
PS4:
nicolas99fc
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
128 (64 for each console)
$500k ($75k for each console’s winner)
For each console, a group stage is used to eliminate half of the players.
The remaining 32 players on each console contest a single-match knockout stage to determine a winner.
Xbox:
Stokes
Which of the Grand Slams is most likely to spring a surprise?
Who could win
Number of different winners and finalists in the last 10 tournaments.
2021 ATP Tour?
Grand Slam
US Open
12
6
Winners
Finalists
Wimbledon
8
4
Australian Open
7
3
French Open
7
3
on the
The last 10 US Open finals have featured 12 different players, with 6 of them lifting the trophy at least once.
Which players are best-placed to win their first Grand Slam?
1. Alexander Zverev
2020 ATP ranking
7th
5,525
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
8 of the last 20 first-time major winners triumphed at the US Open, including Dominic Thiem in 2020.
US Open
Australian Open French Open
2020
2020
2018, 2019
Points
Age on 1st Jan 2021 23 years
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
US Open
US Open
2019
2020
Medvedev reached two successive US Open semi-finals - winning one - before becoming yet another surprise ATP Finals champion in 2020. A close-run US Open final against Rafael Nadal in 2019 went to five sets, so it wouldn’t take much of an improvement to secure a Grand Slam.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 24 years
2. Daniil Medvedev
2020 ATP ranking
Points
4th
8,470
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
The towering German burst onto the scene in 2018, reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open before defeating both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Finals. With both a final and semi-final appearance in 2020, it is surely only a matter of time before Zverev lifts a major trophy.
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
2019
2020
The third player in our list is also a recent ATP Finals champion, becoming the youngest player to win the tournament since Lleyton Hewitt in 2001.
Tsitsipas followed up that 2019 success with a semi-final appearance at the French Open in 2020 and has plenty of time to develop his game.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 22 years
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas
2020 ATP ranking
Points
6th
5,925
Australian Open
French Open
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
2020
A first Grand Slam semi-final appearance
in 2020 was followed by qualification for the ATP Finals, but unlike the three previous players in our list Schwartzman wasn’t able to progress from his group. Renowned for his ability when playing on the return, he should not be underestimated.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 28 years
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
4. Diego Schwartzman
2020 ATP ranking
Points
9th
3,455
French Open
2018
French Open
2019
US Open
—
—
—
—
—
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
The oldest player in our list, Raonić is running out of time to lift a major trophy. Over his career he has reached 10 Grand Slam quarter-finals, winning three and reaching one final: Wimbledon in 2016. With the ATP’s dominant ‘big four’ all older still and now in decline, there remains a window of opportunity for the Canadian.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 30 years
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
5. Milos Raonić
2020 ATP ranking
Points
14th
2,580
2017 & 2018
Wimbledon
—
2019 & 2020
Australian Open
—
—
Which major did the last 20 first-time Grand Slam champions win?
Australian Open
French Open
US
Open
1997
2000
2001
2003
2009
2012
2014
2020
Rafter
Safin
Hewitt
Roddick
del Potro
Murray
Čilić
Thiem
Korda
Johansson
Djokovic
Wawrinka
1997
1998
2002
2003
2004
2005
Kuerten
Moyá
Costa
Ferrero
Gaudio
Nadal
Ivanišević
Federer
2001
2003
Wimbledon
1998
2002
2008
2014
their first
FUT Champions Cup
64 (32 for each console)
$200k ($50k for the winner)
Five stages held from
Novemberand May.
Top four players qualify for
the next stage automatically.
Group and knockout stages for each console followed by a two-legged
final (one leg on each console).
Stage 1:
Stage 2:
Stage 3:
Stage 4:
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
Tekkz
NRaseck 7
Ollelito
Zezinho
FIFA eNations Cup
20
$100k ($40k for the winner)
Two players per team - one PS4,
one Xbox.
Group stage ties are three-legged:
a 1v1 match on each console followed by a 2v2.
Knockout stage ties are two-legged: a 1v1 match on each console with 2v2 used as a tie-breaker.
Maestro
DaXe
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
France
and
FIFA eClub World Cup
24
$100k ($40k for the winner)
Two players per team - one PS4, one Xbox.
Group stage ties are three-legged: a 1v1 match on each console followed by a 2v2.
Knockout stage ties are two-legged: a 1v1 match and a 2v2 match, with a second 1v1 used as a tie-breaker.
and
Joksan
Complexity Gaming
MaXe vip
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
eChampions League
64
$280k ($100k for the winner)
Qualifiers, group stage and final contested as separate events.
Group and knockout stages for each console followed by a two-legged final (one leg on each console).
Chris Holly
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
FIFA eWorld Cup
32 (16 for each console)
$500k ($250k for the winner)
Group and knockout stages for each console followed by a two-legged final (one leg on each console).
MoAuba
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
Global Series play-offs
PS4:
nicolas99fc
Participants
Prize pool
Format
Holder
128 (64 for each console)
$500k ($75k for each console’s winner)
For each console, a group stage is used to eliminate half of the players.
The remaining 32 players on each console contest a single-match knockout stage to determine a winner.
Xbox:
Stokes
Which of the Grand Slams is most likely to spring a surprise?
Who could win
Number of different winners and finalists in the last 10 tournaments.
2021 WTA Tour?
Grand Slam
Australian Open
14
8
Winners
Finalists
French Open
US OPEN
WIMBLEDON
their first
Which players are best-placed to win their first Grand Slam?
1. Elina Svitolina
2020 ATP ranking
5th
5,260
8 of the last 20 first-time major winners triumphed at the French Open, including each of the last five tournaments.
Points
Age on 1st Jan 2021 26 years
Since her WTA Finals win in 2018, Svitolina has reached at least the quarter-final stage of all four majors. In two of these she progressed to the semi-finals, so she won’t need much improvement to reach a Grand Slam final.
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
2019
Wimbledon
—
2019
US Open
—
14
8
12
7
12
6
The last 10 Australian Open and French Open finals have each featured 14 different players, with 8 of them lifting the trophy at least once.
Which major did the last 20 first-time Grand Slam champions win?
Australian Open
French Open
US
Open
2006
2012
2016
2018
2020
Mauresmo
Azarenka
Kerber
Wozniacki
Kenin
Ivanovic
Schiavone
Na
Muguruza
Ostapenko
Halep
Barty
Świątek
Kvitová
Bartoli
2011
2013
Wimbledon
2008
2010
2011
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2011
2015
2017
2018
2019
Stosur
Pennetta
Stephens
Osaka
Andreescu
Quarter-finalist
2018 & 2019
Australian Open
2020
French Open
2020 ATP ranking
Plíšková’s first quarter-final appearance at a Grand Slam saw her go all the way to the final of the US Open in 2016. Since then there have been two defeats in major semi-finals and four at the quarter-final stage.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 28 years
2. Karolína Plíšková
2020 ATP ranking
2020 ATP ranking
Points
6th
5,205
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
—
2019
Australian Open
2018
Australian Open
2018
US Open
—
Having reached at least the quarter-final stage in each of the four majors, with a semi-final appearance in three of them, the 25-year-old Keys is comfortable on all surfaces. Her powerful serve makes her a dangerous opponent.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 25 years
3. Madison Keys
2020 ATP ranking
2020 ATP ranking
Points
16th
2,962
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
—
2018
French Open
2018
US Open
2018
Australian Open
2019
French Open
—
2019 was a good year for Konta as she reached a Grand Slam semi-final - the third of her career - and two quarter-finals. While 2020 was more disappointing, she still managed to reach the semi-final of the Cincinnati Open.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 29 years
4. Johanna Konta
2020 ATP ranking
2020 ATP ranking
Points
14th
3,152
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
—
2017
Wimbledon
2019
French Open
2019
Wimbledon
2019
US Open
—
Mertens has already tasted Grand Slam success in doubles, winning the US Open with Aryna Sabalenka in 2019. She reached the singles quarter-finals at the same tournament and did so again the following year.
Age on 1st Jan 2021 25 years
5. Elise Mertens
2020 ATP ranking
2020 ATP ranking
Points
20th
2,650
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
Combined performance in the last three stagings of each Grand Slam:
—
2018
Australian Open
2019 & 2020
US Open
—
on the