Guild pro-player wins global Fortnite competition

Press release

 

26 January 2023

 

Guild Esports PLC

 

("Guild Esports" or "the Company")

 

Guild pro-player wins global Fortnite competition

 

Guild Esports (LSE: GILD), a global teams organisation and lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that its Fortnite pro-player, Anas El-Abd ("Anas"), came first in a popular online Fortnite competition organised by Epic Games and Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson, a YouTube personality and internet celebrity with the fourth-biggest channel on YouTube and more than 125 million subscribers.

 

Anas' victory in the "MrBeast's Extreme Survival Challenge" competition was confirmed on 17 January 2023 by Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite, following an extensive verification process.

 

As a result of his win, Anas won US$1 million in prize money, of which a small proportion will go to Guild, in line with industry practice and contractual agreements between the Company and Guild pro-players.

 

The event, which took place on 17 December 2022, provided significant visibility for Guild with Anas publicly described as "Guild Anas". MrBeast provided strong publicity to the challenge and Anas across his social media, with his Twitter posts promoting the tournament receiving more than 25 million combined views, and MrBeast personally congratulated Anas in a tweet viewed more than 1.5 million times.

 

Anas' success rounded-off a glittering year of competitive success for the company and its players with a total of 5 team and individual trophies won in 2022.

 

Jasmine Skee, CEO of Guild Esports, commented: "Many congratulations to Anas, who has proven yet again that he is among the world's best Fortnite players. We are delighted by his success, which underscores the exceptional talent within Guild's teams and has given Guild increased brand exposure and brought the Company a share of tournament winnings. Winning tournaments, reaching ever-larger audiences and gaining new fans is exactly what our brand partners expect, and this success helps support our ongoing discussions with potential new sponsors."

 

For further information please contact:

 

Guild Esports
Jasmine Skee Chief Executive Neil Thapar Investor Relations	via Tancredi +44 207 887 7633     +44 7876 455 323
Tennyson Securities
Corporate Broker Peter Krens	+44 207 186 9030
Tancredi Intelligent Communication Media Relations
Helen Humphrey Charlie Hobbs Maddy Newman guild@tancredigroup.com	+44 7449 226 720 +44 7897 557 112 +44 7380 127 135

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. 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 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.