Guild Esports is biding time to get "S-tier" expansion right

Many scoffed at Guild Esports when it first revealed itself to the world last summer. The David Beckham-backed esports organisation that aimed for hyper growth by floating on the stock exchange was met with widespread scepticism, and many in the esports industry saw its claims and promises as empty and unachievable.

I'll happily admit I was one of those sceptics; as was the man now overseeing Guild's four esports teams, Grant Rousseau. With a track record helping League of Legends teams perform at the highest level for organisations such as Excel and Splyce, Rousseau now has the task of building top-tier teams in Valorant, Rocket League, Fortnite, and FIFA - plus undoubtedly more in the future as Guild's remarkable rate of expansion continues.

Despite the organisation being less than a year old, it's already bagged its first trophy following Henrik 'Hen' Mclean's Fortnite Champion Series squad winning the Chapter 2 Season 5 European title. It also boasts one of the top rosters in Europe for Rocket League and, its Valorant team is one event away from qualifying for the first Valorant Masters LAN in Iceland, and its FIFA player has qualified for the eWorld Cup this season. Consider that initial scepticism pretty much dead and buried.

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