Gfinity

Gfinity, Plc.
Public limited company
Founded September 2012 (2012-09)
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Number of employees
 20+ (2017)
Website www.gfinityplc.com

Gfinity, founded in 2012, is a UK based eSports company which operates globally. It is based in London at the UK's only dedicated eSports Arena and is listed on the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market trading under LON:GFIN.[1]

It hosts daily online tournaments from its online tournament platform as well as regular events at its arena that are broadcast online. It also has a free app for Xbox One; Tournament Builder.[2] In March 2017 the Gfinity Challenger Series launched, as part of the Elite Series.[3]

History

2012 - 2014

Gfinity merged with The Warped Gaming League, the online league and tournament platform, in 2013.[4] It hosted G1 in July 2013 followed by G2 and G3 took place at the Copper Box at the Olympic Park in August 2014; which included a $30,000 Call of Duty, a $7,500 FIFA and a $15,000 StarCraft tournament.[5]

2015

Gfinity hosted the Call of Duty European Championships at the Royal Opera House in February 2015.[6]

Gfinity opened the first dedicated eSports Arena in early 2015 in Fulham, London.[7] when it partnered with Vue Cinemas[8] and organised over 20 offline events from the Gfinity Arena in the 2015 Gfinity Championships. Games played included Hearthstone, FIFA and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Over $500,000 in prize money was paid out to teams and players. The Championships attracted over 58 million views.[9]

2016

Gfinity hosted the first FIA Formula E Race Off event in January 2016[10] and in the same month delivered the Halo World Championship Tour [11] followed by the Vainglory European Winter Championship in March 2015,[12] the second year in the FIFA Play Like a Legend tournament,[13] it hosted the global reveal of Battlefield 1, premiering the official trailer and live stream from the Gfinity Arena in May 2016,[14] the $20,000 Call of Duty World League Summer Masters,[15] the Gears of War European Open tournaments and the Gillette Championship[16] in July 2016, the Serious Rainbow 6 tournament with grime MC JME[17] and the Nintendo Summer of Splat Finals[18] in September 2016. The CS:GO Invitational took place at the Eurogamer Expo in the NEC in Birmingham.[19] In December 2016 it delivered the $100,000 Gears Pro Circuit: London tournament.[20]

2017

Gfinity organised the Gears Pro Circuit: Mexico in Mexico City and Call of Duty World League London in January, the EU Halo World Championship London at the Great Hall in Wembley Stadium and the LATAM Halo World Championship in Mexico City in February and the Gears Pro Circuit: Paris in La Gaîté Lyrique in May.

In January a partnership with Mediacom was announced.[21]

The company was selected by Microsoft[22] in April to be the exclusive tournament operator for the Forza Racing Championship 2017.[23]

Online tournaments

Gfinity runs tournaments on its online platform for games on PlayStation 4, Xbox and PC which are open to registered competitors, membership is free. It also hosts competitions for companies such as Activision and Microsoft and has partnered with global brands such as the FIA Formula E,[24] OMEN by HP, Gillette[25] and Virgin Media.[26]

It launched the FIFA 17 Futhead tournament in Europe, North and Latin America in June 2016 in partnership with Futhead.[27] In March 2017 the tournament expanded to PlayStation 4.

It launched the Gfinity Elite Series in March 2017 with the Challenger Series supporting CS:GO, Rocket League and Street Fighter V.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Cunliffe, Peter (22 December 2014). "Gfinity answers the call of duty for AIM listing". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Make your own ladders and leagues with Gfinity's Xbox One app". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gfinity announce details on their upcoming Gfinity Challenger Series". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "How Gfinity wants to establish eSports in the UK". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gfinity - UKs Biggest eSports Tournament Wraps-Up". 4 August 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Stuart, Keith (11 February 2015). "Call of Duty European championships to be hosted by Royal Opera House". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Inside the UK's first dedicated eSports arena". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "UK's first eSports arena opens in London next month". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gfinity blows away targets with 58m viewers in 2015". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Senna & Prost trade cars for consoles to race fans in the next generation of gaming – Formula E". www.fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Halo World Championship Tour: Watch all the Halo 5 action from the Gfinity Arena". 15 January 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Team Secret wins Vainglory European Winter Championship at the Gfinity Arena - Esports News UK". 22 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Futhead. "FIFA 18 News, Information and Guides - Futhead News". Futhead - Your FIFA Community. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Skipper, Ben (7 May 2016). "Battlefield 1 interview: EA Studios EVP on World War 1 setting, single player, remasters and horses". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "$20,000 Call of Duty World League tournament taking place at the Gfinity Arena next month". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Gillette makes smooth move into esports with Gfinity". 8 June 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Jme and Gfinity join forces for a series of gaming tournaments". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "The Splatoon Summer of Splat begins this July!". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "$100,000 Gfinity CS:GO Invitational". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "Recap: Gears Pro Circuit London Open - Gears of War - Official Site". gearsofwar.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "MediaCom partners with Gfinity". 30 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  22. ↑ "Gfinity exclusive partnership with Microsoft - 13 April 2017 - Stock Market Wire". www.stockmarketwire.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  23. ↑ "Gfinity becomes global tournament partner for the Forza Racing Championship". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  24. ↑ "Senna claims first Formula E Race Off title". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  25. ↑ "GILLETTE STRIKES ESPORTS DEAL WITH GFINITY". 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  27. ↑ Futhead. "FIFA 18 News, Information and Guides - Futhead News". Futhead - Your FIFA Community. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "Street Fighter V Joins the Gfinity Challenger Series". 8 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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