Guild Esports wins fourth major trophy

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Guild Esports PLC

22 November 2021

 

Press release

22 November 2021

Guild Esports PLC

("Guild Esports", "Guild" or "the Company")

Guild Esports wins fourth major trophy

Guild Esports (LSE: GILD), a global team organisation and lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that it has won its fourth major esports trophy after its Fortnite pro-player, Henrik Mclean ('Hen'), achieved first place in the prestigious Fortnite Champion Series ("FNCS") Grande Royale on 21 November 2021, taking home a share of the $2.5m prize pool.

Guild Esports' Anas El-Abd ('Anas'), Jannis Matwin ('JannisZ') and Lennard Sill ('Rezon ay') rounded off the impressive showing by Guild, finishing in 3^rd, 4^th and 14^th place respectively. The victory propelled Guild to the number 1 ranking spot in Europe and earned Guild's pro-players a total of $356,500 in prize money from the event.

Kal Hourd, Chief Executive, said: "The FNCS Grand Royale was a dominating display from Guild's entire roster, and taking home our fourth championship trophy was a testament to the hard work put in by everyone at Guild over the last year. There's so much more yet to come."

For further information please contact:

Guild Esports
Kal Hourd Chief Executive Neil Thapar Investor Relations	via Tancredi [phone] [phone]
Tennyson Securities
Corporate Broker Peter Krens	[phone]
Zeus Capital
Corporate Broker Benjamin Robertson	[phone]
Tancredi Intelligent Communication Media Relations
Salamander Davoudi Emma Valgimigli Helen Humphrey [e-mail]	[phone] [phone] [phone]

About Guild Esports:

Guild Esports PLC is a global fan-focused team organisation and lifestyle brand that fields professional players in gaming competitions under the Guild banner. Guild's 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 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). Please visit  www.guildesports.com

 

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