An extremely competitive 4th Edition of the IFR Champions Cup, in both the male and female editions!
The finals in both categories finished after penalties which shows how close the teams really were. In the Men’s Final, APS Bank managed to prevail against PwC Malta by defeating them after a penalty shoot-out (4-3) whilst in the Women’s Final, PwC Malta managed to overcome bet365 with a final score of 2-1, also after a close nail biting penalty shoot-out. Melita Business finished third in the Women’s Edition after defeating Betsson 3-0 and bet365 men managed to take the third spot in the Men’s Edition after defeating Betsson’s male team also after a penalty shoot-out with a final score of 4-3.
The fairplay award was handed out to the KPMG Women’s team and PwC Men’s team. The top scorer of the men’s tournament was Ryan Farrugia (APS Bank) whilst the top scorer of the women’s tournament was Beth Rhead (bet365). Sarah Vella Barberi (PwC Malta) was given the MVP award in the Women’s edition whilst Arnold Buttigieg (APS Bank) was handed the MVP trophy in the Men’s category. Finally, the best Goalkeeper award was given out to Jenny Cassinadri (Greentube) and Neil Marlow (APS Bank).
Overall, the tournament featured 32 strong teams and the IFR Village was buzzing with lots of entertainment throughout the day. A number of different areas of sports activities were available within the village, with participants and guests playing basketball, badminton, volleyball, and also receiving free sports massages from the THERAGUN (Fitnesshauss) and Malta Massage 2 Go teams. We also had a live performance from XFactor Malta finalist, Cheryl Balzan, XFactor as well as live sets by our resident DJs.
We are happy to announce that the FACE team has a lot in store for you in 2023, starting from the 2nd Edition of the IFR Esports Tournament in January, followed by the IFR 3×3 Basketball event in March, moving on to the IFR Padel Cup in May and finishing off the year with another even bigger edition of the IFR Champions Cup football tournament.
