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Is the 2v2 format from the eClub World Cup the future of FIFA esports?

Last weekend saw the third ever FIFA eClub World Cup, with football clubs and esports organisations from around the world competing in the televised tournament.

Having so many factions present lead to a unique opportunity to experiment with a different format, and it was a risk that paid off greatly.

The tournament made every organisation field a team of two, with one player on each console (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One). Each match was a best of three series, which would see each team's Xbox players and PlayStation players battle in the first two matches.If the results were still even after those, a coin toss would decide the console and the deciding match would be played as a 2v2.