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European esports team to join Elite Series:S3
European esports team to join Elite Series:S3.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0058A Gfinity PLC 21 December 2017 \n\n \nDissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR)\n \n \nGfinity plc\n(\"Gfinity\" or the \"Company\")\n \nLeading European esports franchise to compete in Elite Series:S3\n \nTeam Vitality is the second new franchise to join Elite Series season three \n \nGfinity plc (AIM: GFIN), a leading international esports entertainment group, announces that leading French esports franchise and current reigning EA SPORTS™ FIFA Ultimate Team World Champions, Team Vitality, will join the highly popular Gfinity Elite Series for season three, which is due to commence in March 2018. \n \nTeam Vitality is a high calibre multi-game esports organisation based in France that currently has teams competing across a series of games including: first-person shooters, Call of Duty, Halo and Rainbow Six Siege; football simulation game, FIFA 18; and multiplayer online battle arena video game, League of Legends ('LoL').\n \nCurrently ranked third in the European Call of Duty Pro points standings, Team Vitality has firmly established itself worldwide and the experienced team will bring a wealth of talent to the Elite Series and make a huge impact at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London next year. \n \nVitality will battle against nine other world class teams in the Elite Series including the recently announced, Fnatic, Team Envy and season two franchise winners Reason Gaming.\n \nPrior to Vitality's opening FIFA 18 match, amateur players from around the world are invited to sign up for free to compete in the Challenger Series to earn a place in the Elite Draft. After six weeks of online competition, the top 40 players will enter the Elite Draft in the hope of being selected by one of the 10 teams with each drafting two players to become part of their active roster. The teams will compete in a six-week regular season in a bid to make the Elite Series play-offs which will be played over a two-week period from the Gfinity Esports Arena in London, with season three play-offs starting in March 2018.\n \nNeville Upton, Chief Executive of Gfinity, said: \"Having the current reigning EA SPORTS™ FIFA Ultimate Team World Champions competing at next season's Elite Series in March...