Gfinity PLC Elite Series Update
06 July 2017 - 4:00PM
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Gfinity PLC
06 July 2017
Gfinity plc
("Gfinity" or the "Company")
Elite Series Update
Gfinity's Elite Series Season One begins July 7th
Gfinity plc, a leading esports promoter, provides an update on
the Elite Series Season One which will take place at the Gfinity
Esports Arena in London.
The Series will begin on Friday 7(th) July and will run every
weekend until Sunday September 3(rd) . Fans will be able to view
the competition on GfinityEsports.com
The nine week Elite Series Season One will feature eight
professional teams and 160 players competing across Street Fighter
V, CS:GO and Rocket League. The eight teams are: Team Infused,
Excel eSports, Reason Gaming, Prophecy, Envy, Endpoint, Method and
Epsilon esports and will represent some of the world's best gamers
at the inaugural Elite Series championships.
In addition to the teams, Gfinity has also now announced the
presenting talent that will feature in the broadcasts. The show
will be hosted by Tom Deacon, who is one of the hottest young
stand-ups and presenters in the UK. He's been performing live
comedy around the world and has fronted his own TV, radio and
online shows on BBC 2 and BBC Radio 1.
Co-hosts for the broadcasts will be Radio 1 DJ Yasmin Evans and
ITV presenter Arielle Free. Tom, Yasmin and Arielle will be
supported by a range of the UK's top analysts and commentators for
each of the respective game titles.
The Series will be made up of three independent leagues with a
league for each game. After each team has competed, the top four
will progress to the league's playoff which will feature two
semi-finals with the winners finally competing for their share of
the GBP225,000 prize money.
In addition to the three independent leagues for each game,
Gfinity will also be running a franchise championship for the
overall winners across the entire tournament.
Enquiries:
Gfinity plc www.gfinityplc.com
Neville Upton, Chief Executive Via Walbrook PR
Officer
Allenby Capital Limited - AIM Tel. +44 20 3328
Nominated Adviser and Broker 5656
Jeremy Porter / John Depasquale
/ James Thomas
Walbrook PR (Media & Investor Tel: +44 (0)20
Relations) 7933 8780
Paul Cornelius / Helen Cresswell or gfinity@walbrookpr.com
/ Sam Allen
About Gfinity
Founded in 2012, Gfinity has quickly established itself as one
of the world's leading esports business. The London-based company
enjoys strong relationships with game publishers, players and the
wider esports community and has built a reputation for delivering
top quality esport competitions, both on-line and off-line, and
producing industry leading esports broadcasts.
Gfinity has over 700,000 registered users eligible to compete in
its online esport competitions. Gfinity stages world leading
off-line events in which the world's top esport players travel to
the Gfinity Arena in London to take part in competitions broadcast
on-line to millions of viewers worldwide. Gfinity stages live
esports events featuring top video gaming titles, across PCs,
consoles and mobile devices.
Gfinity monetises the strong position that it has created
through a combination of sponsorship, advertising, broadcast income
relating to Gfinity's own events and through fees received for
creating and delivering bespoke events for sponsors and game
publishers seeking to engage with the esports community.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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