adidas Destroy vs Control Game Day

Here you go! I felt the heat at adidas Destroy vs Control Game Day last saturday at Art Printing, Bangsar. Well, adidas has defined two types of players on the field those who cause chaos and those who control everything. Come meet the game changers and the playmakers…

(Back row L-R) Raje the Freestyler; David Wong, Senior Manager, Brand Activation of adidas Malaysia; Max An, Country Manager of adidas Malaysia; Joel Joseph Chianese, footballer, Sabah FA; Fandi Othman, footballer, Johor Darul Ta'zim FC; Rawilson Batuil, footballer, Sabah FA; Tilman Wendt, Senior Manager, Brand Communication of adidas Southeast Asia and Pacific; Emma Renstrom, Senior Manager, Brand Communication of adidas Southeast Asia and Pacific.

(Front row L-R) Four judges of the football tournament: Nam The Man, award-winning football freestyler; Ross Yusof, football pundit; Roen Cian Nagapan, local footballer/social influencer; Abbas Saad, football analyst; Farish Aziz, Anas Amdan and Raf Yaakob, adidas football influencers.

During the game day, adidas launched its newest football boots range the X15 and ACE15. To celebrate this football revolution, adidas launched a series of 2V2 tournaments across main cities in South East Asia, namely Bangkok, Thailand; Jakarta, Indonesia and now, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

To kick-start the recruitment phase for the adidas 2V2 tournament in Malaysia, adidas rolls out the Destroy vs Control activation video featuring renowned footballers in South East Asia: Roen Cian Nagapan (Malaysia), Raphael Maitimo (Indonesia), Mika Chunuonsee (Thailand), and Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Thailand), who demonstrate qualities of Destroy and Control while debuting the new adidas X15 and ACE15 football boots.

Adidas Destroy vs Control gameplay format consists of two periods of three minutes each and it is played between two teams of two players each. The teams battle it out on a half-sized futsal court with zero goalkeepers.

The main objective was not only to win the game by scoring most goals but #BeTheDifference to gain points from a panel of influential football experts. Points are based on the player’s creative moves, flair for the game, as well as entertainment factor on the pitch.

The last two teams battled it out in the finals; and the team awarded with the highest points from the judges will have a once-in-a-lifetime football experience to Europe.

The Malaysian judging panel consists of award-winning football freestyler Hoai-Nam Nguyen @ Nam the Man, football analyst Abbas Saad, local footballer / social influencer Roen Cian Nagapan and football pundit Ross Yusof.

Recently adidas has discontinued their previous silos, namely the F50, Predator, 11pro and Nitrocharge to make room for the new Destroy and Control football boots range – the adidas X15 and ACE15.

adidas X15 is designed particularly for strikers and defenders on the field. For players who are required to react fast, support and flexibility of the football boots are crucial. Built for the most dynamic and agile players in the world, the X15 boasts the TECHFIT COLLAR which offers a compression fit around the ankle for superior support and fit.

The X-CLAW base is built to give complete traction with a lightweight feel, whereas the innovative X-CAGE is a fragmented and lightweight design that gives ultimate support during the most agile movements.

The X-SKIN is made up of a complex three layered system that delivers comfort, protection and performance in any condition. Thomas Müller, Gareth Bale, Luis Suárez, Karim Benzema and Álvaro Morata are players who strike without a moment’s notice. For them, adidas has created X15 as the ultimate weapon for the game’s most dangerous players.

adidas ACE15 is built to control. The revolutionary CONTROL WEB gives ultimate ball control, thanks to an engineered 3D material. A 3-layer compound combines with grippy EVA for an unbeatable touch. A ground breaking new stud configuration puts more studs on the ball during foot-over moves to allow for complete ball control.

The unique NSG (Non-stop grip) skin uses 3D dots for perfect control under various field and weather conditions. adidas has designed the ACE15 for midfielders to help bring order to a chaotic game and keep the game on track. Players like Mesut Özil, James Rodríguez, Oscar, Manuel Neuer and Ivan Rakitić are the glue of some of the world’s best teams.

The new adidas X15 and adidas ACE15 football boots are now available at all adidas own-retail outlets and specialist retailers. For information, please visit the adidas online store www.shop.adidas.com.my