VANCOUVER, BC, July 5, 2021 /CNW/ - TGS Esports Inc. ("TGS"
or the "Company") (TSXV: TGS) (OTCQB: TGSEF) (FRA: 5RH) is pleased
to announce its grand re-opening for live events, starting with
Pinnacle–Canada's first post-pandemic live esports event–hosted at
the world-class Vancouver
Convention Center. The event will run for three days, offer a
$20,000 prize pool, and expects to
draw 2000+ attendees from across North
America.
Pinnacle, which TGS first launched in 2018, is one of
Canada's largest and most renowned
esports events. This year's event builds on the success of previous
Pinnacle events and will benefit from key acquisitions TGS has made
including:
- New fighting game events hosted by Even Matchup Gaming
- Scholastic and collegiate events hosted by Volcanic
- Meet and greet with pro players organized by Discover
- A more immersive tournament experience powered by Pepper
Pinnacle will feature tournaments of popular games such as Super
Smash Bros. Ultimate and Melee, Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear
Strive, Tekken 7, and many more. The event will also include vendor
booths, artist exhibitions, and a scholastic esports zone where
local high schools and universities will showcase their esports
programs, with more announcements to follow.
Pinnacle will also feature a partnership with Empire Boxing
Promotions (https://www.empireboxingenterprises.com/) as they
host their next pro event, Reloaded, live on Saturday October 9 during Pinnacle. The card will
showcase professional boxers from across Canada and the USA with more details to be shared soon.
"With live esports events coming back into the fold we are
excited for what TGS has in store for 2022." Spiro Khouri, CEO of TGS. "EMG just completed
another super successful GOML and announced massive events for
New York and Toronto. We are planning on taking EMG to new
markets as well and can't wait to share more details as we continue
to build out our 2022 live event schedule."
"This is an exciting time for British
Columbia's events sector and our venue, with events like
Pinnacle 2021 bringing back those greatly-missed opportunities to
connect passionate communities together once again," said
Craig Lehto, General Manager,
Vancouver Convention Centre.
"Vancouver is home to a community
of eager esports fans and world-class talent, and we look forward
to welcoming them through our doors safely for what will surely be
a thrilling and fun event."
"Over the last 10 years, esports has grown in popularity with
major events drawing international audiences. We see esports as
part of the rebuild of our visitor economy in bringing visitors
back to Vancouver and supporting
tourism and hospitality businesses in our region. With restrictions
lifting, we are thrilled TGS will be hosting a live, major esports
event in October at the Vancouver
Convention Centre to get people excited about attending in-person
events again. We look forward to welcoming esports enthusiasts to
our city." said Royce Chwin,
President & CEO of Destination Vancouver.
In 2018, Pinnacle attracted over 750 visitors and featured pro
esports players including Justin
Wong. The event was the largest live esports event in BC at
the time. Highlights of the event can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fHfipgP3WI&t=2s.
In 2019, Pinnacle attracted over 800 visitors. This event
featured a prize pool of $20,000 and
was a sell-out. Highlights of the event can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeHXUvHO1kU.
Pinnacle will run from October
8th to 10th 2021 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, and will operate
in full accordance with British
Columbia's most current public health guidelines.
Information regarding tickets and the detailed event schedule will
be announced soon.
Fans will also have the opportunity to interact with exciting,
gaming-centric activations from TGS' partners. Brands that are
interested in becoming a part of the experience can reach out to
Gopal Patel -
GPatel@thegamingstadium.com.
Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking
statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding
the Company. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that
are not purely historical, including any statements regarding
beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future.
Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results, performance or developments to differ
materially from those contained in the statements, including risks
related to factors beyond the control of the Company. The risks
include the following: the unknown magnitude and duration of the
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and other risks
that are customary to companies operating businesses such as the
business of the Company. No assurance can be given that any of the
events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or,
if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from
them
SOURCE TGS Esports Inc