Gfinity PLC Team Method to compete in the Elite Series (0378G)

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Gfinity PLC

24 May 2017

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Gfinity plc

("Gfinity" or the "Company")

Team Method to compete in the Elite Series

Gfinity plc (AIM: GFIN), a leading esports promoter, announces that Method, a leading esports team, will be competing in the inaugural Elites Series, a dynamic new league format which is to take place this summer in London's Gfinity Arena ("Elite Series").

Method, established in 2005, has over 2.5 million followers across different esports platforms online, including Twitch TV, and is the seventh of eight teams to be announced as a competitor in the Elite Series. The final team to compete in the tournament will be announced shortly.

For more information on the Elite Series click on the following hyperlink: www.gfinityesports.com.

Neville Upton, CEO, Gfinity plc, said, "Method are such an exciting addition for us to add to our Elite Series line up. They bring not only huge talent from their players but they share our vision to grow the UK esports scene and take it to the next level. They are also one of the most watched teams on Twitch.tv, so we're excited to open up the world of Gfinity to their huge fan base too."

Scott "Sco" McMillan, Team founder and co-owner, Method said: "We are thrilled to have been invited to join the Gfinity Elite Series as one of the founding franchisee teams. We are big fans of the league model employed which offers stability, sustainability, and great exposure for all brands and players involved. We are particularly happy about the open and rewarding structure of the league towards players and we are excited to discover and achieve great things with some of the up and coming talent."

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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.

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