EE has announced the launch of the EE Mobile Series – a Clash Royale tournament offering players the chance to join Fnatic.
The new competition from the mobile operator will feature three stages, culminating in an eight-player live final at the BT Sport studio in London on Sunday January 20th 2019.
Aspiring competitive gamers across the UK are invited to the enter the EE Mobile Series here. Their journey to clinch a coveted spot on team Fnatic will begin with two open qualifiers on November 27th and 29th.
The top 16 players from each open qualifier will be seeded into four groups and advance to the group stages on December 4th, 6th, 11th and 13th), where each group will play a best-of-three single round robin. The top two players from each group will advance to the final.
“We look forward to welcoming the winner of Series into our family and helping them to live their dream of becoming a professional esports player.”
Wouter Sleijffers, Fnatic
The OnePlus 6T phone will feature throughout the mobile gaming tournament, including the live final, where each finalist will receive the handset.
The winner will join the Fnatic Clash Royale roster and become a professional esports player and live with the rest of the team at the Fnatic gaming house. The Fnatic team comprises of players including zTeemper and Dion, and newcomers like Asuchini and Lemon Te.
Pete Jeavons, Director of Brand Marketing at EE, said: “We’ve partnered with OnePlus and esports pioneer, Fnatic, to create the ultimate mobile gaming competition – the EE Mobile Series – offering one avid gamer the chance of a lifetime to join the Fnatic team.”
Fnatic CEO Wouter Sleijffers added: “We’re excited to have found a partner in EE who are as passionate about esports and entertaining new audiences as we are. EE is a forward-thinking brand that it committed to ensuring avid gamers have the best experience on mobile, so this was a natural partnership for us.
“We look forward to welcoming the winner of Series into our family and helping them to live their dream of becoming a professional esports player.”
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
