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Press release
23 June 2023
Guild Esports PLC
("Guild Esports", "Guild", or "the Company")
Partnership deal signed with Secretlab
Guild Esports PLC (LSE: GILD; OTCQB: GULDF), a global teams organisation and lifestyle brand, is pleased to announce that it has signed a one-year partnership deal with Secretlab, under which the global chair specialist company becomes the Official Gaming Chair Partner of the Sky Guild Gaming Centre.
The terms of the deal are subject to commercial confidentiality. Secretlab will provide the Sky Guild Gaming Centre with its top-of-the-range gaming chairs for use by Guild's professional players as they compete in the world's most competitive esports competitions.
Previously, Guild was partnered with Razer under a two-year cash and value-in-kind sponsorship deal, which ran for 15 months and was terminated early with no material effect on Guild's revenues.
Headquartered in Singapore, Secretlab is a global chair specialist that was co-founded in 2014 by former esports professionals Ian Ang and Alaric Choo. Today, Secretlab operates in more than 50 countries and has over two million users worldwide.
Jasmine Skee, CEO of Guild Esports, commented: "We are excited about our partnership with Secretlab. The Sky Guild Gaming Centre is rapidly becoming a hub for high-level esports performance. Our professional teams and players are among the best and Secretlab's ergonomic chairs will ensure our athletes will have the best equipment to achieve peak performance."
For further information please contact:
Guild Esports |
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Jasmine Skee Chief Executive Neil Thapar Investor Relations | via Tancredi +44 207 887 7633 +44 7876 455 323 |
Tennyson Securities |
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Corporate Broker Peter Krens | +44 207 186 9030 |
Tancredi Intelligent Communication Media Relations | |
Helen Humphrey Charlie Hobbs Jasmine Gadhavi guild@tancredigroup.com | +44 7449 226 720 +44 7897 557 112 +44 7931 435 236 |
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 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.