The ’Um Pra Um’ Challenge, a sport modality that is gaining more and more admirers in Brazil, is one of the products of the F12.Bet holding from futsal ‘Rei Falcão’, which is already part of the betting market with its own odds, and many broadcasts of duels played.
With the mission of changing the reality of those who dream of being professional players, the ‘Um Pra Um’ Challenge already has the first athletes confirmed. They were all winners of the one-to-one National Challenge Championship.
In Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, where this sport modality began the expansion, the chosen professional athletes are: Vassoura, Mané, Marivânio, Gege and goalkeepers Paulinho, Lucas, Bakalu.
In Ceará, the team of the ‘Um Pra Um’ Challenge will be represented by players Ryan Malvadão, Yuri Smith, Gabriel Jesus, Berg Jacuma and Kauan, and goalkeepers Paredão Josué, Mateus Hamburger and Roger.
The Rio de Janeiro team consists of Pedro Augusto (Drope), Mateus Felix (Mateuzinho), Cristhian Robert (Bulico), Thiago Herculano (Juninho Diamante) and goalkeepers Fellipe da Silva, Mateus Willians, Luan Pereira (Docinho) and Thiago Aragão.
The São Paulo team is still being defined through selections with the organizers of the ‘Um Pra Um’ Challenge, and soon the participants will be announced.
The athletes were hired by entrepreneurs Marcelo Batata and Mozyr Sampaio, and will be called to act in emblematic and exhibition games.
"It is very gratifying to see the opportunities that the ‘Um Pra Um’ modality promotes in the lives of athletes. In addition, it makes the fun and entertainment of those who are watching everything through the lives or in person in the events. We are very happy to take this step further, in search of leveraging the ‘Um Pra Um’ Challenge in Brazil and worldwide," said Marcelo Batata, entrepreneur and organizer of the event.
About athletes, the strategy is that they can continue to disseminating the sport around the world. "Our plan is to take this sport out of the country and we already have plans for a ‘Um Pra Um’ House in Madrid, Spain, with some of these athletes already confirmed. For sure, it will have a lot of fun the people who enjoy this football modality," explains Mozyr Sampaio.
Recently, the ‘Um Pra Um’ Challenge caught the attention of bfexpo 2022's organization, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), which took the experience to the football innovation fair alongside F12. Bet.
Source: GMB
