Guild Esports PLC (LON:GILD) said it won its second major trophy after its Rocket League team achieved first place in the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) EU Spring Regional, held on 15-18 April.
The company said its team, comprised of players Thomas Binkhorst, Joseph Kidd and David Morrow, won first place as part of a three-man squad in the final of the competition, which achieved a continuous peak Sunday broadcast of over 100,000 viewers on Twitch, alongside winnings of US$30,000.
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Guild said its team is now ranked fourth among Europe’s top Rocket League teams and has secured its entry into the next two major competitions, the RLCS Season X - Spring: European Major, due to take place between May 15-16, and the RLCS Season X - European Championship which will be held between June 16-20. Prize pools for the contests are US$100,000 and US$400,000 respectively.
"Guild Esports continues to go from strength to strength and this latest result has confirmed our Rocket League team to be one of the best in Europe and a true EU championship title contender", executive chairman Carleton Curtis said in a statement.
"Our commitment to a top tier holistic approach to performance continues to pay off. Guild Esports has secured its second trophy in quick succession, after our victory at Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS), we are excited to see the progress Guild as a whole is making and I'm confident there are many more trophies to come", added Guild’s director of esports Grant Rousseau.