World Globes: how much money the winners of the contest organized by Ibai Llanos and Piqué took

The World Balloons 2021, organized by streamer Ibai Llanos and footballer Gerard Piqué, already has the champion of the first edition and is named after a Peruvian: Francesco de la Cruz, 18 years old.

The young Peruvian became the first world balloon champion by defeating German Jan Spieb 6-2 in the final phase of the Balloon World Cup 2021.

To reach the final, Francesco de la Cruz faced the representative of Bulgaria in the round of 32. After beating him, he did the same with the Mongolian and Argentine player in the eighth and quarterfinals, respectively. In the semifinal he played against the representative of Spain and then went on to the final and took a considerable sum of money.

How much money did Francesco de la Cruz earn?

According to Ibai Llanos himself, the contest would distribute 20,000 euros in prizes (approximately US $ 23,200), of which half would go to the champion.

In other words, Francesco de la Cruz will get 10,000 euros (approximately US $ 11,600) for winning the World Cup.

How is the World Globes played?

The World of Balloons was organized after Ibai Llanos and Gerard Piqué were attracted by a viral video on TikTok in which a couple of young people played to hit a balloon in their living room without it touching the floor.

The tournament was held in a space of 8 mx 8 m that has different obstacles that vary as progress is made in the competition.

To start the game, one participant is put against another and a balloon is thrown, where both fight to prevent the object from falling to the ground. The rival will have to avoid it and seek the same objective.

Who organized it?

Ibai Llanos is a content creator for the Twitch platform, dedicated especially to the transmission of various video games. His popularity has exploded in recent months and he is well known for having interviewed renowned footballers such as Ronaldinho, Paulo Dybala, Sergio Agüero and Sergio Ramos.

Gerard Piqué, for his part, currently remains as a FC Barcelona player. Her ability with the ball has also transferred her to the business world, as she is on the list of the 100 most creative Spaniards in business, according to Forbes.

Piqué owns the Kosmos production company and the Davis Cup organization. In addition, he owns a team from the Super League of the video game League of Legends with Ibai.

Last year he decided to invest in the board of directors of the company NFT Sorare, an online platform where users from all over the world can search, collect and exchange their virtual cards.