EKO Rally Acropolis: The final of the eSports WRC on Thursday in OAKA

For the second consecutive year, Greece will host the eSports WRC World Final, to be held as part of the EKO Rally Acropolis just before the start of the race’s very special track in OAKA tomorrow, Thursday, September 8th.

The “eSports WRC presented by KOTSOVOLOS” stage will be set up in the specially designed “Kasimatis” hall at OAKA and will include all modern logistic infrastructures that will offer a unique visual and audio experience to the participants and spectators.

The eSports curtain rises today, Wednesday 7 September at 13:00 with the national qualifiers. For the first time, the Greek participants come from electronic sports (eSports) federations, which are also founding members of our country’s eSports federation.

The winner of the national qualifiers will compete in the global semi-finals on Thursday, with two qualifying rounds taking place at 11:15 and 13:15 with nine players from around the world. The four finalists will compete in the final at 5:00 p.m., a few hours before the start of the EKO Rally Acropolis at OAKA’s Central Stadium.

With the Sports Law 4908/2022, Greece was the first European country to institutionally recognize electronic sports and gave legal amateur sports associations the opportunity to set up appropriate sections.

In fact, the massive participation of players from the unions of the currently established eSports federation in our country shows the ever-growing commitment of the new generation to this new genre, with electronic sports representing and containing pure sports content.

In addition to the rich spectacle, this special event creates even more perspectives so that motorsport becomes more accessible for young people who have developed close contact with eSports. The aim is also to convey the important messages of road safety and behavior through the virtual WRC races.

Sportish lives the legendary EKO Acropolis Rally together with EKO, the largest Greek marketing company in its category and a main sponsor of the event and also the “EKO Super Special Stage” in OAKA.