Guild Esports, a global team organization and lifestyle brand, has won its fifth major trophy after its Fortnite pro-player, Henrik “Hen” Mclean achieved first place in the prestigious Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) EU Final on 6 March 2022, taking home half of the tournament’s $300,000 top prize.
Guild Esports’ Jannis “JannisZ” Matwin, Lennard “Rezon ay” Sill and Anas “Anas” El-Abd rounded off the impressive showing by Guild, finishing in 4th, 7th and 8th place respectively.
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The victory has cemented Guild as having the number 1 ranking spot in Europe and earned Guild’s pro players a total of $260,000 in prize money from the event.
“We are incredibly proud to have the top Fortnite roster in Europe. Winning trophies and generating media value is exactly what our brand partners expect. We are building this business the right way and I remain confident in securing significant partnership revenue in 2022.”
Kal Hourd, Chief Executive of Guild Esports
