Maccabi Tel Aviv became the first club in Israel to sign FIFA players to represent the team in eSports competition. Brothers Dor and Or Eligula were chosen to play in various tournaments across the country and around the world. Let’s take a closer in depth look at the pair and their achievements in this specialized realm.
The Eligula twins have been well known throughout the Israeli gaming community and have won numerous FIFA competitions. According to the Game Bar rankings, a company that organizes tournaments around the country and is considered one of the leaders in the the field, the top FIFA players were ranked based on their results in roughly 50 competitions during 2017.
Dor and Or find themselves in first and second place amongst the top 10 players in Israel and Game Bar recognized their accomplishments: “2nd Place Dor Eligula – One half of the pair of celebrities in the FIFA world, they were probably the only ones who were upset when FIFA 18 was released…after a poor season in 2016, this past campaign they crushed everyone and anyone in their way – without a doubt, a dream season – respect!
1st Place Or Eligula – “The easiest choice of the year. He overtook his brother because of the two single tournaments he played in and pay attention to the following number – 13(!!) doubles wins. How can you name any another champion.”
The pair also won the 2017 Israel Gaming Championships finishing in 1st place in the doubles tournament giving them the prestigious title. The Eligula twins also starred in 2015 and 2016 playing in similar competitions but hadn’t yet been crowned the country’s champions.
The brothers gained Maccabi’s attention after participating in the Fans Tournament that was held at the Club’s Official Store on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv where they won the doubles competition and then held an exhibition game against Dor Micha and Eyal Golasa.
