{"id":6297,"date":"2024-07-14T13:11:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T13:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/?p=6297"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:25:40","slug":"verdant-ec-invited-to-the-uk-esports-team-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/2024\/07\/14\/verdant-ec-invited-to-the-uk-esports-team-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdant EC invited to the UK Esports Team Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]We\u2019re delighted to announce that Verdant was invited by the chairman, Jeff Simpkins, to join the UK Esports Team Committee (UKETC) in July 2024. Our position as a leading organisation in British Counter-Strike and Northern European League of Legends as well as our eco-conscious mentality brings a unique perspective that the UKETC was looking for.<\/p>\n<p>The UKETC is a collective of UK-based esports teams that have come together to form a not-for-profit committee of like-minded individuals to progress and grow the UK esports industry and represent the voice of teams within wider industry discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is currently made up of 12 organisations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Endpoint<\/li>\n<li>Fnatic<\/li>\n<li>FUTWIZ<\/li>\n<li>GiantX<\/li>\n<li>Into The Breach Esports<\/li>\n<li>Resolve<\/li>\n<li>Manchester City Esports<\/li>\n<li>Method<\/li>\n<li>Noctem<\/li>\n<li>Verdant<\/li>\n<li>Williams Esports<\/li>\n<li>Wolves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Managing Director, Sam Cunningham, had this to say on X about the move:[\/vc_column_text][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=&#8221;small_modern&#8221; color=&#8221;Default&#8221; quote=&#8221;Very much looking forward to being involved with the UKETC and being able to share my experience and knowledge in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grassroots esports<\/li>\n<li>Environmental impact of esports<\/li>\n<li>Disability in esports\/gaming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8221; name=&#8221;Sam Cunningham&#8221; subtitle=&#8221;Managing Director, Verdant EC&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6297"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6309,"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6297\/revisions\/6309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/new.verdant.gg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}