{"id":21938,"date":"2025-11-03T11:34:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/blog\/2025\/11\/03\/mms-next-gen-cup-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:48:38","slug":"mms-next-gen-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/blog\/2025\/11\/03\/mms-next-gen-cup-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The MMS Next Gen Cup 2025: Germany\u2019s big stage for up-and-coming EA FC talents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21938\" class=\"elementor elementor-21938\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0fc0d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0fc0d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5307ed3\" data-id=\"5307ed3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f316a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f316a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The path to becoming a professional esports player starts right here: The MMS Next Gen Cup 2025 is kicking off a new season\u2014and once again offers EA FC players from all over Germany the chance to prove their talent. Together with MediaMarktSaturn, XPERION Germany, and creators Farooo and NiklasNeo, we\u2019re searching for the next generation of esports stars.<\/p><p>Nationwide Qualifiers \u2013 Online and Offline<\/p><p>A total of eight offline qualifiers at MediaMarkt and Saturn stores, as well as three online tournaments, will allow talented players from all regions to qualify for the grand finale in Cologne. 32 spots are available for the finale at XPERION Cologne on December 13 and 14.<\/p><p>On-site, finalists can expect professional facilities, exclusive workshops, and coaching sessions provided by the esports player foundation\u2014the ideal preparation for the next step toward a professional esports career.<\/p><p>Draft by Farooo &amp; NiklasNeo<\/p><p>Things are going to get really exciting at the big showdown in Cologne: Creators Farooo and NiklasNeo will draft the 32 finalists live into their teams. Stage, audience, cameras\u2014the finals create an atmosphere that rivals that of the Virtual Bundesliga.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9fc3e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9fc3e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7329199\" data-id=\"7329199\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a460efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a460efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761559507054-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19594\" alt=\"Next Gen Cup EA FC Turnier XPERION epf Turnier\u00fcbersicht Daten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761559507054-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761559507054-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761559507054-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761559507054-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761559507054.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cb5d53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cb5d53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6133891\" data-id=\"6133891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50556e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50556e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All tournament stops at a glance<br \/>Offline qualifiers at MediaMarkt &amp; Saturn<\/p><p>Saturn Kassel \u2013 November 8, 2025 (with Farooo)<\/p><p>Saturn Dortmund City \u2013 November 8, 2025 (with NiklasNeo)<\/p><p>MediaMarkt Jena \u2013 November 8, 2025<\/p><p>MediaMarkt Wolfsburg \u2013 November 22, 2025<\/p><p>MediaMarkt Friedrichshafen \u2013 November 21, 2025<\/p><p>XPERION Qualifiers<\/p><p>XPERION Cologne \u2013 November 8, 2025<\/p><p>XPERION Berlin \u2013 November 8, 2025<\/p><p>XPERION Hamburg \u2013 November 14, 2025<\/p><p>Online Tournaments<\/p><p>November 12, 2025<\/p><p>November 20, 2025<\/p><p>December 3, 2025<\/p><p>Prizes for the Offline Qualifiers<\/p><p>1st place: \u20ac50 MMS gift card<\/p><p>2nd place: \u20ac30 MMS gift card<\/p><p>3rd place: \u20ac20 MMS gift card<\/p><p>How to Qualify for the Finals<\/p><p>Online Qualifiers: Top 3<\/p><p>Offline Qualifiers without a Creator Guest: Top 2<\/p><p>Offline Qualifiers with Farooo\/NiklasNeo: Top 4<\/p><p>XPERION Qualifiers: Top 2<\/p><p>Additionally: 3 Wildcards<\/p><p>The Grand Finals in December<\/p><p>On December 13 and 14, the decision will be made at XPERION Cologne. Who will win the talent scholarships? Who will impress the scouts? Who will be the next big EA FC talent?<\/p><p>The MMS Next Gen Cup is the best opportunity for ambitious players to get noticed\u2014and perhaps soon take the stage at a major esports event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33b7515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33b7515\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bfff6d\" data-id=\"9bfff6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf5034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf5034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1LKSPXR-Hcvyj6Zaby9azmkB4CMbNlBnePSbF53nQeqM\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teilnahmebedingungen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3fb0aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3fb0aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ba213a\" data-id=\"4ba213a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fc357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72fc357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamarkt.de\/de\/specials\/xperion\/nextgencup2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hier anmelden<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The path to becoming a professional esports player starts right here: The MMS Next Gen Cup 2025 is kicking off a new season\u2014and once again offers EA FC players from all over Germany the chance to prove their talent. Together with MediaMarktSaturn, XPERION Germany, and creators Farooo and NiklasNeo, we\u2019re searching for the next generation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[384],"tags":[573,674],"class_list":["post-21938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campaigns","tag-mms-nxt-gen-academy-en","tag-next-gen-cup-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportsplayerfoundation.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}