We will hand out 10 trophies, 30 medals and a lot of drinks when the PAI Cup comes to an end at Luxol on Friday June 23 from 19:00. Check out the all the nominees and the latest video.

PAI League is a friendly but competitive five-a-side football league with its home turf at Luxol in Malta. Most of the teams originate from the iGaming industry but everyone is welcome. It is organised by All-in global and Pentasia and has been running since the early 2000s. The new season will start in the first week of October, with early-bird offers running until August 1. To apply simply email leaguemanager@all-in.global.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves because the biggest PAI happening of the year is upon us.

THE BATTLE OF THE UNDERDOGS

It will (obviously) take place at Luxol Sports Ground on Friday June 23 from 19:00 onwards. The first event on the agenda is the League 1 match between Casino Malta and PwC. Casino Malta have already secured the League 1 title after another impressive season, and they have promised to bring all of their fans to Luxol to celebrate. PwC are planning to put a dent in their joy though as they still have a fighting chance of a League 1 bronze medal.

The highlight of the evening for everyone else is however the PAI Cup final between Flutter and Simon Mamo Real Estate. Both teams are newcomers in the league and a cup final may seem like a fairly tale for both of them, so the stakes will be high when the referees signal the kick-off on Friday.

Flutter could not have had a more difficult path as they knocked out three favourites: Casino Malta in the Round of 16, Tipico in the quarterfinal and Armstrong Moonwalkers in the semifinal.

Simon Mamo Real Estate started in League 2 but was relegated to League 3 where they reassembled and prepared for a miraculous comeback. Their focus this season has no doubt been the PAI Cup where they always fielded their best lineup. Stanleybet, Harvest Technology and ComeOn Group was beaten one after another and now there is only one obstacle left.

Which of the two underdogs will lift the massive PAI Cup trophy in the end? We simply cannot wait to get this show on the road.

HERE ARE ALL THE NOMINEES

Speaking of trophies, here are the nominees:

Most Valuable Player:
Victor Palma Herrero (Armstrong Moonwalkers)
Mads Lynnerup (Aspire Global)
Nikola Milicevic (Casino Malta)

Topscorer:
Jacob Charles (Aspire Global)
Nikola Milicevic (Casino Malta)
Kevin Bornfleth (Tipico)
Mads Lynnerup (Aspire Global)
Antonio Buffon (Casino Malta)

Defender of the year:
Mark Bonello Ghio (Simon Mamo)
Demetrio Buffon (Casino Malta)
Giuseppe Toto (Flutter)

Goalkeeper of the year:
Sean Dunbar Smyth (Simon Mamo Real Estate)
Markus Krefors (Armstrong Moonwalkers)
Zachary James Farrugia (Pentasia)

Rookie of the year:
Joni Repo (Comeon Group)
Leontiev Konda (Stanleybet)
Wissam Bensaidi (Pentasia)

Team to improve the most:
Pentasia
Stanleybet
Armstrong Moonwalkers

Player to improve the most:
Dormond Micallef (PWC Malta)
Omar di Bella (Casino Malta)
Alexis Georgiou (Tipico)

Fair play award:
Armstrong Moonwalkers
Harvest Technology
PWC Malta

There will also be trophies for the League 1 Winner (Casino Malta) and the PAI Cup winner, in addition to 30 medals (gold, silver and bronze) to players on the Top 3 teams of League 1.

Representatives from All-in Global and Pentasia will be present at Luxol to hand out the trophies and make sure no-one remain thirsty.

PAI LEAGUE IS SAFE AND FUN

But do you know what makes us the happiest? This comment from the League Manager Nikola Mraovic!

“Our zero-tolerance towards abuse and violence is clearly working. This season only 7 yellow and 2 red cards were handed out from a total of 147 matches.”

So we want to give a big round of applause to all the referees and players for keeping PAI League a safe and fun place to play football.