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RNS Number : 9593S  Guild Esports PLC  19 June 2024

Press release

 

19 June 2024

Guild Esports PLC

 

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

 

Guild enters Call of Duty: Warzone for Esports World Cup

 

Guild Esports, (LSE: GILD; OTCQB: GULDF), a global teams organisation and
lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce its entry into Call of Duty: Warzone
("Warzone"), a multiplayer, first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward
and Raven Software and published by Activision.

 

Guild's new Warzone team will compete at the Esports World Cup (EWC) under the
Guild banner. This is Guild's fourth event at the EWC, alongside Apex Legends,
ESL R1 and Street Fighter. Warzone counts towards the Club Championship, the
EWC's cross-game competition offering the best teams a share of a $20m prize
pool.

 

Guild's Warzone team is captained by 'WarsZ', who is regarded in the
professional circuit as among the best players in the world. He is 14(th) on
the all-time prize-money winnings list for Warzone. WarsZ captained his team
to a fifth-place finish in the World Series of Warzone ("the World Series") in
2023, finishing as the highest-ranked EU team. Following this impressive
showing at the World Series, as well as a string of further strong results in
2024, WarsZ received a direct invitation to compete in the EWC alongside two
teammates.

 

The Company has signed 'KINGAJ' and 'iVisionSR' to join WarsZ at the Esports
World Cup, making up the final two members of Guild's Warzone team. KINGAJ was
WarsZ's teammate for their successful performance at the World Series in 2023,
and iVisionSR won the Stage 1 Finals of the same tournament. The players are
regular teammates, last competing as a team in December 2023. The team has
been signed for the duration of the EWC, with the option to extend following a
strong performance at the tournament.

 

Additionally, WarsZ is a popular streamer and content creator with a
significant online following, which will grow Guild's audience as he competes
at the EWC. He has more than 250,000 followers across TikTok, Twitch, X
(formerly Twitter) and YouTube.

 

Call of Duty: Warzone is a multiplayer first-person shooter, in which players
parachute into a continuously shrinking map and battle it out to be the last
player or team standing. Warzone has an estimated 60 million players that
login each month, and up to 350,000 players active at any one time (source:
Esports.net, 2024). It has a dedicated esports fanbase, with the 2023 World
Series receiving 382,483 peak viewers, 1,720,454 hours watched and 299,210
average viewers (source: Esports Charts, 2024).

 

Jasmine Skee, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "I'm delighted to welcome
WarsZ, KINGAJ and iVisionSR to Guild, as we continue to strengthen our
presence at the Esports World Cup. Our entry into Warzone will lead to more
Club Championship points and a greater shot at its $20m prize pool. Call of
Duty is an iconic esport and the EWC is the perfect opportunity to enter the
space for the first time. These are brilliant players with strong tournament
placings under their belts already and they are keen to hit the ground running
in Riyadh - we can't wait for the tournament to begin."

 

For further information, please contact:

 Guild Esports
 Jasmine Skee                        via Tancredi +44 207 887 7633

 Chief Executive
 Tennyson Securities
 Corporate Broker                    +44 207 186 9030

 Peter Krens
 Tancredi Intelligent Communication

 Media Relations
 Helen Humphrey                      +44 7449 226 720

 Charlie Hobbs                       +44 7897 557 112

 guild@tancredigroup.com

 

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.

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