Press Release
13 June 2024
Guild
Esports PLC
("Guild
Esports", "Guild", or "the Company")
Guild
re-enters Apex Legends
Confirmed
entry into the Esports World Cup Club Championship
Guild Esports PLC (LSE: GILD; OTCQB:
GULDF), a global gaming-focused media business, is pleased to
announce its re-entry into Apex Legends, a first-person, online
multiplayer game published by Electronic Arts and developed by
Respawn Entertainment.
Guild's new Apex Legends team, which
will compete under the Guild banner, has competed together as
'Serenity' since November 2023. The team comprises Australian
professional players Benjamin "Jesko" Spaseski, Tyson "Buegy"
Crossman and Tom "Legacy" Canty, as well as team coach Winnie
"tiltedwinnie" Long. The team has been signed on a one-year
contract.
The team recently qualified for the
Esports World Cup (EWC) and will represent the Company at the
tournament, competing for a share of the $2m prize pool. Guild
previously competed in Apex Legends between October 2021 and June
2022 and has returned to the esport for the EWC.
Guild's new Apex Legends team
secures the Company's place in the Esports World Cup Club
Championship ("the Club Championship"). The Club Championship is a
cross-game competition at the EWC, where the world's best esports
organisations will compete for a share of a $20 million team prize
pool.
Alongside Apex Legends, Guild has
qualified for the Esports World Cup in ESL R1, a high-profile sim
racing competition. Each esports team must qualify for the EWC in
at least two games to be eligible for the Club Championship, and as
such Guild has now met the requirement for entry.
The new roster will additionally
represent the Company at major international tournaments such as
the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS), which features multiple
stages such as online qualifiers, playoffs, and championships,
drawing top teams from around the world. Apex Legends has two
annual majors with a prize pool of $1m (each online qualifier has a
prize pool of $125k) and an end-of-year Global Series Final with a
prize pool of $2m.
Apex Legends is a battle royale
where teams of three compete to be the last squad standing. In
tournaments, points are typically awarded based on both final
placement and for each enemy defeated, with various rounds
determining the final standings. It is an immensely popular video
game and esport, with 18 million active monthly players
(source: Electronic Arts,
2024). The game's popularity has led to a thriving esports
scene, reaching a viewership record of over 700,000 during the
"Crazy Raccoon Cup" in 2023 (source: Esports Charts,
2024).
Jasmine Skee, CEO of Guild Esports, commented:
"The Esports World Cup promises to be the biggest
and most exciting esports event in history. We're delighted to have
joined the Club Championship and to be competing at the tournament
for a share of that $20m prize pool.
"Apex Legends is the perfect game to
secure our entry into the Club Championship. Our talent scouts have
long been on the lookout for the perfect team to bring us back to
the esport. They've done a stellar job in finding Legacy, Buegy and
Jesko, who are some of the most exciting young players on the Apex
Legends scene. We'll be cheering them on as they take the Esports
World Cup by storm - we can't wait to see what they can
do."
For further information please
contact:
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Guild Esports
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Jasmine Skee
Chief Executive
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via
Tancredi +44 207 887 7633
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Tennyson Securities
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Corporate Broker
Peter Krens
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+44
207 186 9030
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Tancredi Intelligent Communication
Media Relations
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Helen Humphrey
Charlie Hobbs
guild@tancredigroup.com
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+44
7449 226 720
+44
7897 557 112
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About Guild Esports:
Guild Esports PLC is a global
gaming-focused media business that fields professional players in
gaming competitions under the Guild banner. Our in-house training
academy aims to attract and nurture the best esports talent, and
our goal is to provide the ultimate entertainment experience
alongside a distinctive lifestyle brand authentic to the esports
community worldwide. Guild is led by an experienced management team
of entertainment sector and esports veterans and co-owned by David
Beckham. The Company is headquartered in the UK and its shares are
listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker:
GILD) and on the OTCQB Venture Market in the United States (ticker:
GULDF). Please visit www.guildesports.com for more
information.
