Guild Esports plc (LON:GILD), a UK-based owner and developer of esports teams has announced the signing of top-ranked professional player, Anas El-Abd, as the third member of its Fortnite team.
Anas, from Denmark, currently ranks as the No. 7 Fortnite player in Europe and has won over US$96,000 in tournament winnings to date. Anas has a combined social media following of 186,300 across his social channels, comprising 37,200 followers on Instagram, 64,800 YouTube subscribers, 13,700 followers on Twitch, and 70,600 on Twitter.
Anas, 18, has signed a one-year contract with Guild, which has an option to renew for another year. He will be competing under the Guild banner in all upcoming European and international Fortnite tournaments.
Anas joins the other leading players, Henrik Mclean (‘Hen’) and Nikolaj Andreas Frøslev (‘Flikk’), who were signed up for the Fortnite roster last year. In addition, Guild Esports fields professional players competing in Valorant, a 5v5 multiplayer tactical shooter; Rocket League, a motor-racing and soccer hybrid game; and FIFA, the eponymous football franchise.
The total number of active players on Guild’s roster across all games now stands at 11.
Fortnite has become a global cultural phenomenon with 350 million players worldwide as of May 2020. In December 2020, a record 15.3 million concurrent players took part in the Galactus in-game event and were watched by 3.4 million fans on Twitch and YouTube Gaming.
Carleton Curtis, Executive Chairman, said: “I’m pleased to welcome Anas to Guild’s growing Fortnite roster. Anas has a deserved reputation as one of the scene’s most exciting players and has shown remarkable talent, already establishing himself as a world-class player. Anas has the potential to develop even further and Guild’s incredible staff and resources will help propel him to the top.
“With our expanded Fortnite team, Guild Esports is reaching new fans and will enlarge our Fortnite audience. We look forward to building and aggregating our fan communities in one of the most dynamic and popular esports.”
