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Diego Demme Selected for RB Leipzig's e-Sports Team in Upcoming VBL Club Championship

RB Leipzig midfielder Diego Demme is set to form part of the club's pro team in the upcoming e-Sports Virtual Bundesliga Club Championship.

The tournament, which is in its second season, gets underway on 4 November and Demme will join a four-man team bidding for glory in the 2019/20 season. Leipzig will be up against 21 other clubs from across the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 as they look to win the title for the first time.

As reported by the official Bundesliga website, Demme will join e-Sports pros Cihan Yasarlar and Alex Czaplok as well as Alexander Breuer, who won a fan tournament to make the cut last weekend.