RE: £10 BUY just gone through29 Jun 2018 14:17
Great find there Raks and what we should have some sort of RNS about. Copied the main points below for those not wishing to click :)
Sydney, Australia – 28 June, 2018 – In its debut season, the Gfinity Elite Series Australia, presented by Alienware, accumulated more than seven million minutes of content watched in the first four weeks of regular season. The first national esports competition, complete with custom broadcast arena, endemic and non endemic sponsors, and city-based clubs, Gfinity Esports Australia was touted as ‘the Big Bash League of Esports’. Boasting the debut of female and male mixed teams, the first city-based league in Australia, and broadcast of Rocket League on national television, at its mid point, Gfinity Esports Australia are hailing the debut season a success, and a win for esports in the region.
“We promised an elite level of play, and a national competition featuring great games. At the mid point in the first season, we’re thrilled with the product, and fans are loving it” said Dominic Remond, Gfinity Esports Australia’s CEO. “Our audience, which totals in the tens of thousands each week, is clearly impressed with the level of talent shown from the six clubs”.
Brisbane Deceptors became the first club to field a mixed player squad, featuring two female players on their roster. Connie ‘Konii’ Ko and Jessica ‘Artemis’ Majrouh, Counter Strike: Global Offensive players, took to the stage, battling against some of Australia’s best players from Sydney Chiefs and Melbourne Order. “Providing opportunities for players, and growing diversity within the league was a major goal for Gfinity. In Konii and Artemis, we have two outstanding players, and the first example of mixed teams in a national sporting competition within Australia”, said Dominic Remond.
Gfinity Elite Series Australia has proven a hit with fans; the city-based format has leveraged existing rivalries and three big games to push channel views on Twitch past 2 million¹ and cumulative reach on ONE over 950,000² during the first four weeks of competition broadcast.