Atlanta United's PauloNeto999 came into the 2022 eMLS Cup as the No. 5 overall seed. He's leaving with $14,000 in his pocket.
He defeated No. 3 seed KingCJ0 of DC United 5-3 on aggregate in Major League Soccer's FIFA 22 tournament final at the SXSW festival.
ud83cudfae Major League Soccer | #eMLSHIS FIRST eMLS TITLE ud83cudfc6<a href="https://twitter.com/Pauloneto999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Pauloneto999</a> brings the 2022 championship home to <a href="https://twitter.com/ATLUTD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ATLUTD</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eMLS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#eMLS</a> Cup pres. by <a href="https://twitter.com/CocaCola?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CocaCola</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFA22?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFA22</a> <a href="https://t.co/NPBf9IoteW">pic.twitter.com/NPBf9IoteW</a>
Sunday's tournament had an overall prize pool of $35,000, with the winner taking home $14,000.