EE RENEWS SPONSORSHIP WITH EXCEL ESPORTS AND UNVEILS NEW AMBITIONS IN GAMING
● As part of EE’s drive to become the UK’s no.1 network for gaming, EE extends partnership with EXCEL, continuing as lead partner to the esports organisation for a further three years
● EE unveils new ambitions to work with EXCEL to promote a healthy and inclusive culture within the gaming community
● EE’s Full Fibre Broadband will continue to power EXCEL’s HQ in Shoreditch, London
24th November 2022: Today EE announces it has extended its lead partnership with UK esports organisation EXCEL ESPORTS until 2025 following three years of successful collaboration.
The extended three-year partnership will continue to see the EE brand featured on all kit worn by EXCEL’s League of Legends EMEA, Championship (LEC), VALORANT and FIFA teams. EE will also continue to help EXCEL’s teams train at their HQ by providing world class connectivity, backed by the UK’s best network.
In its role as lead partner to EXCEL, EE is committed to making the gaming community as inclusive as possible, as well as supporting gamers with the products and services that matter most to them.
EE three key ambitions for its partnership with EXCEL:
- Inclusivity: nurture the next generation of women in gaming to help re-shape the industry for the better
- Culture: support gamers beyond the play occasion, making mental health support available to the gaming community
- Experience: elevate the gaming experience with products and services designed to open up the community to new audiences
These commitments will be fundamental as EE and EXCEL work to launch a series of exciting initiatives over the coming years to inspire gamers and elevate their experiences.
Pete Jeavons, Marketing Communications Director at EE comments: “The gaming community continues to go from strength to strength in the UK and with our partners at EXCEL, we are excited to use our technology and networks to deliver new initiatives, experiences and services that will benefit this community – both at elite and grassroots level. We want to become the number one network for gaming in the UK and we believe our work with EXCEL will be fundamental in achieving this goal.”
Mark Carter, Commercial Director, EXCEL ESPORTS adds: "It’s an honour to announce our three year partnership extension with EE making this one of the longest partnerships in esports history. Together, we understand the importance of creating ground-breaking initiatives and enabling opportunities to drive forward and support more inclusive gaming communities. We look forward to sharing more exciting details as we activate the partnership together."
Since initially teaming up in 2020, EE and EXCEL have collaborated on a number of campaigns and initiatives including this year’s Connected Club Cup, which gave grassroots gamers from around the UK the chance to prove their FIFA skills in a national competition. The finalists then joined stars from EXCEL and the England football team at Wembley to battle it out for the Connected Club Cup trophy. Back in March, EE and EXCEL collaborated on Ultimate Gamer, a six-hour Twitch stream that saw four famous faces including comedian Munya Chawawa and EXCEL’s professional Fortnite player Jaden ‘Wolfiez’ Ashman, compete against each other across three separate games.
The partnership renewal follows EE’s recently unveiled supercharged gaming offering. The new range features xBox, Nintendo and PlayStation bundles, access to the latest best-in-class gaming products via interest free spreadable payments with Add to Plan, and a nationwide roll-out of in-store gaming bays in over 175 EE retail stores. For more information on EE’s gaming offers including full terms and conditions, please visit ee.co.uk/gaming.
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About EE
EE runs the UK's biggest and fastest mobile network, offering superfast connections in more places than any other operator. EE brought the first 4G network to the UK in October 2012, and launched the UK’s first 5G network in May 2019.
EE has received extensive independent recognition, including being named the UK’s no.1 5G network by RootMetrics® in 2020 and 2021, and the UK's best network every year since 2014 for the following awards: The Mobile Choice Awards, The Mobile Industry Awards and by RootMetrics®.
As well as delivering mobile services to consumers, small and medium businesses, corporate customers and Government programmes, EE also provides home and business broadband using both 4G and fixed line connections.
EE is committed to being number one for service in the industry, and has nearly 600 shops across the UK. EE remains the only mobile provider to answer 100% of customer calls in the UK and Ireland and was recognised as the UK’s Best Large Contact Centre by the UK Customer Experience Awards 2018 and Welsh Contact Centre Awards 2019. EE was awarded The Sunday Times’ Best 100 Companies to Work for in 2018 and 2019, as well as being named Best Employer 2018 by the European Contact Centre & Customer Service awards.
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About EXCEL ESPORTS
Headquartered in Shoreditch, London, EXCEL ESPORTS is a British competitive gaming culture brand founded in 2014. The organisation fields top-class gaming talents across three of the world's biggest game titles, VALORANT, League of Legends and FIFA. EXCEL is also one of the ten founding partners of the League of Legends EMEA Championship, Europe's most-watched esports league.
EXCEL is home to some of the biggest names in esports EXCEL also showcases some of the top content creators including ‘Leah’ and Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont.
The organisation also carries industry-leading partners including FTSE 100 companies JD Sports and EE as well as the UK’s largest food delivery platform Just Eat.
For additional information, visit www.xl.gg and find EXCEL on social media:
Twitter: @EXCEL
Instagram: @excel_esports
YouTube: EXCEL
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