Endpoint, EXCEL, Fnatic, London Royal Ravens, London Spitfire, MNM Gaming and Vexed Gaming become founding members of independent UK Esports Team Committee supported by the British Esports Association
July 8th 2021, London: A new independent not-for-profit committee consisting of leading UK esports teams has formed, supported by the British Esports Association, to help progress and grow the UK esports industry to become more globally recognised.
The UK Esports Team Committee (UKETC) will act as a collective voice of UK teams in wider industry discussions, representing their views and interests to the wider UK esports and video games industries and to Government, and to encourage professionalism within UK esports.
The UKETC will identify ways to enhance the credibility of esports in the UK, acting as a source of advice and educational resource for other UK esports teams. The aim is to bring teams together to lift UK esports as a whole by improving commercial opportunities for UK esports teams, establishing a set of standards for professional esports teams in the UK and have UKETC as a voice involved in the conversation with other esports bodies such as British Esports and Ukie.
Founding members of the UKETC include Endpoint, EXCEL, Fnatic, MNM Gaming, London Royal Ravens, London Spitfire and Vexed Gaming, with other teams able to apply to join the committee.
The committee will come together to accept new teams wishing to join and have produced a set of criteria that they will use to assess their decision making, such as; being a registered limited company in the United Kingdom, having a brand history spanning three years or more, having a respectable track record of competing in esports competitions, demonstrable contractual commitments to staff and players, and more.
It is also stated that organisations who do not meet all requirements, but excel in a number of the stated requirements, are still encouraged to apply and may still be accepted. The full list of criteria and more information on the UKETC can be found on the committee’s website.
The British Esports Association will support the UKETC, however the committee will not be a formal sub-committee under British Esports. This will allow the UKETC to operate independently, whilst still allowing it to work together according to its shared values of credibility, education, inclusivity and sustainability.
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uketc@britishesports.org
About the UK Esports Team Committee
The UK Esports Team Committee (UKETC) is a new committee representing professional esports teams within the UK.
It is a collective of UK esports teams that have come together to form a not-for-profit committee of like-minded individuals, with the aim of progressing and growing the UK esports industry and representing the voice of teams in wider industry discussions.
The UKETC currently consists of Endpoint, EXCEL, Fnatic, MNM Gaming, London Royal Ravens, London Spitfire and Vexed Gaming, and is supported by the British Esports Association.
www.uketc.org
About British Esports
The British Esports Association is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2016 to support and promote esports in the UK.
As a national body, its aims are to foster future British talent, increase the awareness of esports and provide expertise and advice. It’s focused on the grassroots level of esports and is not a governing body.
The Association helps educate the masses – including parents, teachers, media and government – around what esports is and what its benefits are. Its three goals are to Promote, Improve and Inspire.
www.britishesports.org