ESE Accelerating Expansion into New Markets
Through Esports Deal with Top Football Club
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 8, 2021 /CNW/ - ESE
Entertainment Inc. ("we", "ESE", or the
"Company") (TSXV: ESE) (OTCQB: ENTEF) is pleased to
announce that, through its esports team, K1CK, it has entered into
a partnership (the "Partnership") with Rio Ave Football Club
("Rio Ave FC"), a Portuguese football club that competes in
the Portuguese Premier League, the top division of Portuguese
football.
The Partnership will allow both K1CK and Rio Ave FC to gain
exposure to new markets through cross-promotion and collaborative
events. K1CK and Rio Ave FC will work together to develop esports
and gaming infrastructure that is beneficial to both parties,
including setting up the esports team for Rio Ave FC, organizing
and executing events at Rio Ave FC's stadium, and managing certain
esports and gaming related operations for Rio Ave FC. It also
expands the relationship to include K1CK players representing Rio
Ave FC in FIFA competitions as they strive to qualify for the
eChampions League.
The eChampions League is an esports league developed by
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), where the top FIFA players in
the world prove themselves as the best of the best. This season,
players will compete against one another in tournaments over
several months. The top performing players will be invited to
compete in their respective Playoffs at the end of the year. You
can watch long-time professional FIFA players like Tekkz,
Msdossary, nicolas99fc, and more representing teams like Fnatic,
Man City Esports, and FaZe Clan against up-and-coming challengers
who want to prove they can go toe-to-toe with the best.
The top performing players who competed in regional tournaments
and domestic leagues will qualify onto the Regional Playoffs at the
end of the season to crown the FIFA 21 Global Series Regional
Champion.
Nuno Santos, Rio Ave's Director of Marketing, commented,
"This partnership between Rio Ave FC and K1CK is indeed a great
opportunity for both of these ambitious organizations to work
together and achieve excellent results. K1CK brings us the
experience in the esports world that we have been struggling for
years to reach, so it's with the utmost pleasure that we will work
together with an esports brand such as K1CK, that has attained so
much international prestige."
Konrad Wasiela, CEO of ESE
commented, "It is with great pleasure that we announce a
partnership between K1CK and Rio Ave FC, a Premier League football
club in Portugal. Premier League
soccer in Europe is one of the
most prestigious levels of sport globally. We are absolutely
thrilled at the opportunity to build out the gaming and esports
business with Rio Ave FC. We look forward to many fruitful
collaborations throughout 2021 and beyond with Rio Ave FC."
About Rio Ave Football Club
Rio Ave FC is a
Professional Football club founded in 1939, based in Vila do Conde, Portugal, and playing in the top division of
Portuguese Football for the last 13 years in a row. Rio Ave FC has
reached the qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 3 times in
the past 5 years, most recently in the Play-in stage, ultimately
being eliminated by A.C. Milan in
penalty shootouts. Rio Ave FC has recently been looking to expand
its presence in the esports industry. | www.rioavefc.pt
About ESE Entertainment Inc.
ESE is a Europe based entertainment and technology
company focused on gaming, particularly on esports. ESE consists of
multiple assets and world-class operators in the gaming and esports
industries. Capabilities include but are not limited to: physical
infrastructure, broadcasting, global distribution for gaming and
esports-related content, advertising, sponsorship support, and a
growing esports team franchise, K1CK Esports. ESE is focused on
bridging Europe, Asia and North
America. | www.ese.gg
Forward-Looking Statements
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certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information
under applicable securities laws. All statements, other than those
of historical fact, which address activities, events, outcomes,
results, developments, performance or achievements that ESE
anticipates or expects may or will occur in the future (in whole or
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respect to the benefits derived from the Partnership, and the
reception of the same in the market; the exposure gained by ESE and
Rio Ave FC as a result of the Partnership; and the strategies,
expectations, planned operations and future actions of ESE and Rio
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