{"id":121376,"date":"2022-05-05T15:31:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T14:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=121376"},"modified":"2022-05-05T15:31:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T14:31:34","slug":"manchester-city-guild-esports-uketc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/05\/manchester-city-guild-esports-uketc","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City Esports and Guild Esports join the UKETC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">British esports organisation <strong>Guild<\/strong> <strong>Esports<\/strong> and the esports division of Premier League club <strong>Manchester<\/strong> <strong>City<\/strong> have been announced as the latest members of the <strong>UK Esports Teams Committee.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">According to the UKETC via a release, the two entities have joined the committee due to both having an &#8216;expressed interest&#8217; in &#8216;making positive changes&#8217; to the UK esports scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121377\" style=\"width: 814px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-121377\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/uketc-city-guild.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/uketc-city-guild.png 512w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/uketc-city-guild-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: UKETC \/ Manchester City Esports \/ Guild Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/12\/uketc-new-teams\/\">UK Esports Team Committee adds five new organisations<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Founded in 2021, the UK Esports Teams Committee details that its goal is to help grow the UK esports industry. The committee has announced that member teams are working on a Code of Conduct, with all member teams adopting it once finalised. The code will address key issues in UK esports, including toxicity, safeguarding and provision of voluntary jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><strong>Oliver Weingarten, Chair of UKETC and Chief Executive Officer of LDN UTD,<\/strong> commented: &#8220;The UKETC seeks to have the broadest representation as this ensures the issues we address will have the most impact, with key stakeholders being involved. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">&#8220;In that respect, I\u2019d like to welcome Guild and Man City to the UKETC and look forward to their active participation in our forthcoming meetings, and their support in delivering our agenda, starting with the Code Of Conduct.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Manchester City has steadily increased its esports presence in recent months. The club is a noted partner of FaZe Clan, and has worked with the gaming brand on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/03\/faze-clan-manchester-city-pop-up\/\">activations and pop-up events<\/a>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/01\/man-city-faze-clan-faze-city-cup-fortnite\/\">well as a Fortnite tournament.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Guild Esports recently <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/03\/guild-esports-razer\/\">partnered with Razer,<\/a> but also made a number of leadership changes after <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2022\/02\/guild-esports-2021-financial-results\/\">accumulating losses in 2021.<\/a> The organisation currently has teams in VALORANT, Fortnite, Rocket League, Apex Legends and FIFA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81695\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81695\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27.png\" alt=\"ESI Washington DC 2022\" width=\"1920\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27.png 1920w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-1024x508.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-1536x762.png 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-324x160.png 324w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-696x345.png 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-1068x530.png 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-13.54.27-846x420.png 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Join us for the leading esports industry showcase in the United States in 2022. Read more here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/07\/excel-endpoint-fnatic-and-more-officially-launch-uk-esports-committee\/\">EXCEL, Endpoint, Fnatic, and more officially launch UK esports committee<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">This is the second time the UKETC has increased its number of member teams. At the time of inception, the UKETC consisted of Endpoint, EXCEL Esports, Fnatic, London Royal Ravens, London Spitfire, MNM Gaming and Vexed Gaming. The seven organisations were later joined by LDN UTD, Method, FUTWIZ, Wolves Esports and Resolve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><strong>Gavin Johnson, Media Director at City Football Group,<\/strong> added: &#8220;We\u2019re pleased that Manchester City Esports are being welcomed as a member of the UKETC today. 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