For the first time in the IESF World Championship’s thirteen-year history, Malta will be represented in Eilat, Israel between the 14th and the 19th of November 2021.
Team Malta will have one competitor in Israel, Lyon Lee “Lyonidas” Buhagiar. Lyon qualified to the World Finals after placing first in Group C of the European Qualifiers, after defeating Spain, the Netherlands, but losing against Italy. In the second groupstage, Lyon placed third with three wins and two losses. Lyon lost against Belgium and France, but defeated Netherlands, Luxembourg and Portugal, to qualify for the World Finals, where he will face players from Europe, the Americans, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Lyon will be accompanied by the President of the Malta Esports Association, Michele Magro.