Epsilon eSports Call of Duty team have qualified for one of the most prestigious eGaming tournaments in the world: the CWL Global Pro League, in which the best 16 teams in the world will compete for a place in the Call of Duty World Championship held in Los Angeles on September.
The tournament in Dallas last weekend, was the last opportunity to make it to the top division of Call of Duty pro teams. Epsilon eSports battled hard to achieve the qualification they needed, and made the big step into the top tier of CoD esports.
Great news for our favorite Call of Duty players! Steve ‘Vortex’ Allen, David ‘Dqvee’ Davies, Joshua-Lee ‘Joshh’ Sheppard and Billy ‘Hawqeh’ Harris will keep us excited until August, when the best teams of the CoD Global Pro League are decided. Only a few of them will make it to the final stage: The Call of Duty World Championship in L.A.
Internationally renowned as the lifestyle energy drinks brand, Hype Energy drinks sales and marketing representatives were on-site to share their upcoming endeavours with F1’s Sahara Force India team, top music celebrities and urban sports; as well as the newest innovations and drinks to introduce to the FMCG beverage market.
“Gulfood always presents a unique opportunity to display our full product range to a highly-focused trade audience seeking new flavours and innovative sugar-free and low calorie products that meet consumers’ changing preferences. Following a very successful show last year, our targets for Gulfood 2017 were to work with new distributors with an international network of major retailers and expand to new high potential growth markets,” said Bertrand Gachot, CEO of Hype Energy drinks.
Hype Energy’s sales forecast for 2017 is a minimum of 200 million cans, a 25 percent increase from 2016. The global soft drinks market is expected to grow at a rate of 2.4 percent worldwide this year, while the Middle Eastern and Asian markets are predicted to expand by 4.3 percent over the next five years, showing immense opportunities and avenues for growth for Hype Energy.
Vijay Mallya, Team Principal and Managing Director, Sahara Force India: “We enjoy a fantastic relationship with Hype Energy and I’m delighted we are continuing the partnership for a third season. Their brand fits perfectly with the high energy lifestyle of Formula One and they always come up with exciting activation ideas, such as the special edition Force India can we created last year. 2017 promises more of the same with great results on and off the track.”
Bertrand Gachot, CEO of Hype Energy Drinks: “Our partnership with Sahara Force India has been a real success story. The team achieved so much last year and the 2017 season looks very exciting. As a former driver with the team, I'm proud and excited to continue to be part of their story as a sponsor. To be able to work alongside old friends is an immense pleasure. We're thankful to Vijay and Otmar who give us the freedom to try innovative ideas that take our brand to the next level. Since we started the partnership, the Hype Energy brand has grown and we’ve been able to increase our distribution networks. Extending the partnership for a third year was an obvious choice and I’m excited to see what the 2017 season has in store.”
