Simply days after serving to Crystal Palace attain the FA Cup ultimate, Eberechi Eze has celebrated one other victory – triumphing in a web based chess match.
The 26-year-old England worldwide pocketed $20,000 (£15,000) in prize cash for successful Chess.com’s four-day beginner PogChamps match, contested by 12 superstar content material creators and athletes.
Eze, who scored in a 3-0 win towards Aston Villa at Wembley final weekend as Palace arrange an FA Cup ultimate towards Manchester Metropolis, beat American Youtuber Sapnap within the ultimate of the occasion, which had a $100,000 (£75,000) complete prize fund.
Eze started taking part in chess after he was taught by former Palace team-mate Michael Olise, who he would usually play towards on the membership’s coaching floor.
He informed The Athletic, exterior in 2023: “I did not begin studying chess till Michael got here in.
“It was him and my brother who nudged me to discover ways to play and face them, in order that’s once I began learning the sport, watching YouTube movies of one of the best chess openings, issues like that.”
Gamers needed to compete in a gaggle stage to earn a spot within the Championship bracket, with Eze successful the ultimate 2-0 dwell on the streaming service Twitch.
Quoting Chess.com’s announcement of Eze’s victory, Crystal Palace posted on X: “He can do all of it.”
On the pitch this season, Eze has scored 9 targets and contributed 11 assists in 38 appearances for Crystal Palace.
The Eagles will bid to win the membership’s first main trophy once they contest the FA Cup ultimate towards Manchester Metropolis on Saturday, 17 Could.
