QGhappy was founded on 20 17. In the year when it was founded, it won three champion trophies of KPL in Spring, Autumn and Champions Cup, and successively won 20 18 and 20 19 Champions Cup, creating brilliant achievements of five championships in three years. In the final of the glory of the king 20021World Cup that ended last week, Chongqing QGhappy beat Foshan GK to win the sixth championship in the team's history, becoming the first "Grand Slam" team in the glory of the king. At the same time, Captain Fly also won his sixth FMVP, becoming the player who was elected to FMVP the most times since the establishment of KPL League.
Wolves, founded in 1877, is one of the oldest and most respected football clubs in England. In the history of 140 years, Wolves have won 17 important championship trophies, including 1 1 league titles, 4 FA Cups and 2 League Cups. 20 16 wolves were acquired by fosun. With the continuous and stable operation of Fosun Sports, the brand value of Wolves has been greatly improved. 20 18 Wolves returned to the Premier League, ranking seventh in the Premier League for two consecutive seasons and breaking into the quarterfinals in the Europa League. In the brand value ranking of BrandFinance2020 Football Club, Wolves ranked 19.
The acquisition is part of Fosun Sports' global e-sports layout. Wolves is one of the earliest clubs in the Premier League to form an e-sports team. In 20 18, Wolves officially entered the e-sports industry. In Britain, Wolves has three branches: FIFA Football, Rocket League and Le Mans/Formula Racing, and has deep cooperation with popular e-sports projects such as Night at the Fortress. From 20 19, Fosun Sports began to lay out the e-sports market in China under the brand of Wolf e-sports. At present, it has three branches: FIFAOnline4, Call of Duty Mobile Games and Fifth Personality, and has achieved good results in international and domestic competitions for many times. Last month, Fosun Sports completed its investment in the North American e-sports giant EvilGeniuses and reached a strategic cooperation, officially entering the North American e-sports market. The acquisition of QGhappy is another major move of Fosun Sports to accelerate its deep cultivation in the field of e-sports, and further expand the e-sports map by entering KPL.
Speaking of this acquisition, Deng Hou, president of Fosun Sports, "Fosun Sports will continue to increase its investment in e-sports in the future. We are optimistic about the e-sports track, and the glory of the king is the most important piece in our e-sports industry. After the acquisition, Fosun Sports will go hand in hand in the e-sports market in China, North America and Europe, and our strength in the e-sports track will be greatly supplemented. Welcome QGhappy to join Fosun Sports Family. "
Regarding the globally influential brands such as Fosun Sports and Premier League Wolves joining KPL, Mr. Zhang Yijia, Chairman of KPL Alliance, said, "The joining of Wolves is in line with the future development trend of KPL Alliance ecology. I hope that in the future, the two sides can work together to learn from the rich experience accumulated by the traditional sports management system, promote the iteration of e-sports industry ecology, accelerate the internationalization process of the glory of the king events, and further enhance the global influence of KPL events. "
Next, Fosun Sports will continue to invest resources in Chongqing Wolves, rely on its own global resources to strengthen brand operation, introduce mature competition training and management experience in the traditional sports field into e-sports, continuously improve the competitive level, brand influence, fan experience and commercial value of Chongqing Wolves, and strive to build it into a more influential e-sports club brand.
About Fosun Sports
Fosun Sports Industry Group (hereinafter referred to as "Fosun Sports") belongs to Fosun. Fosun Sports is committed to the operation and development of sports-related industries, with IP resources including English Wolf Football Club and Wolves E-sports Club, and is also the exclusive authorized development partner of China Football Association Team China.
At present, Fosun Sports has formed a diversified global sports industry layout with football clubs, sports youth training, e-sports clubs, sports game distribution, sports IP operation and sports marketing.
About KPL alliance
KPL Alliance refers to "the glory of the king Professional E-sports Alliance", which is the actual manager and copyright owner of the professional competition system in the glory of the king. Covers professional leagues and cups, including but not limited to the King's Professional League Glory (KPL), King's World Champions Cup Glory (AWC), King's Challenger Cup Glory and King's First Class Professional League Glory (KGL).