FYI: Kieran Holmes-Darby

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English - September 01, 2020 09:34 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB
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This weeks podcast guest is Kieran Holmes-Darby, Chief Gaming Officer and Co-Founder of Excel Esports.

Excel is a leading UK-based gaming and esports entertainment brand, with a team that competes in the premier European esports competition, Riot Games’ League of Legends European Championship (LEC).

Kieran gives us a fascinating overview of how Excel was born - from two brothers coming up with the idea to start a esports team in 2014, through to now competing in Europe’s biggest esports competition (with a £10m competition entry fee!). We also discuss the massive commercial opportunities in esports and how Excel have established their HQ at Twickenham Stadium and brought onboard BT as main sponsor.

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