Team Flash, the eSports team representing Singapore, has done us proud again on the international stage.

The Singapore team beat teams from all over the world to win gold for FIFA at the EA Champions Cup (EACC) Spring 2018.

They also took home a prize money of USD$108,000 (about SGD$141,400).

While this is not the first time a Singapore team has won at an international event, it is our first international team gold medal for eSports.

Team Flash

The event, which took place during March 31 and April 1 in Bangkok, is a massive tournament featuring players from South Korea, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

As a result of their win, Team Flash will move on and continue their journey on the road to the FIFA eWorld Cup, happening in June 2018.

The team that represented Singapore comprised Joseph Yeo, Fernando Amraan and Li Si Jun.

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This is not the first time these players have gamed competitively.

Li, one of China's top professional players who is currently studying in Singapore, was crowned China's FIFA player of the year in 2017.

Both Amraan and Yeo were part of the 2016 contingent representing Singapore at FIFA Online 3: EA Champions Cup Winter where Team Flash won third place that year.

Putting S'pore on the map

There are many other locals who have done well in eSports to date.

These include Scythe, a Singaporean Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2 team that took part in the International tournament and clinched third place in 2011.

Earlier this year in January, five local gamers also became the first women's team from Singapore to qualify for the grand finals of the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG).

There is also Ho Kun Xian, or more popularly known as Xian, who plays Street Fighter professionally for Razer.

eSport teams representing Singapore have been putting Singapore on the map, and it is about time we show them the support they deserve.

Top photo courtesy of Garena.