OverActive Media (TSXV:OAM) (OTCQB:OAMCF) (“OverActive” or the “Company”), a global sports, media and entertainment company for today’s generation of fans, announces a new partnership agreement with Danish esports organization Team Singularity. The partnership brings with it two Toronto Ultra branded Call of Duty Challengers teams for the 2022 season, Toronto Ultra Academy and Toronto Ultra Academy EU.
“OverActive Media is committed to winning and we win by developing great players. Our partnership with Team Singularity allows us to continue to build competitive teams by accessing some of the best talent available.
Adam Adamou, Chief Strategy Officer, OverActive Media
As an organization with roots in Canada and Europe, supporting Call of Duty’s path to pro system with teams in both markets is an important step for us and for the Challengers ecosystem.”
Both the Toronto Ultra Academy and Toronto Ultra Academy EU teams will compete in their next scheduled tournaments on Saturday, February 26.
“Team Singularity is focused on talent scouting and development, creating the esports stars of tomorrow with our path2pro ecosystem. Our partnership with OverActive Media and working directly with one of the best Call of Duty teams in the CDL enables us to optimize the framework around our Call of Duty Challenger operation.
Atle Stehouwer, Chief Revenue Officer & Founder, Team Singularity
We have a great relationship with Toronto Ultra and have previously transferred two Team Singularity Challenger players to the Ultra team, Tobias “CleanX” Jonsson and Jamie “Insight” Craven.”
The team rosters are as follows:
Toronto Ultra Academy
- To be confirmed (Coach)
- Charlie “Hicksy” Hicks
- Thomas “Scrappy” Ernst
- Mohak “MohaK” Kumar
- Javier “Vikul” Milagro Caro
Toronto Ultra Academy EU
- Joshua-Lee “Joshh” Sheppard (Coach)
- Stephen “Vortex” Rae Allan
- Liam “Furiious” Osborne
- Ben “Beans” McMellon
- Harry “Harry” William Payne*
Call of Duty Challengers is the official path to pro circuit for Call of Duty® esports players around the globe. Click here for the latest information about Call of Duty Challengers including the season schedule and where to watch live.
Special thanks to London Royal Ravens for letting Harry continue to play with his current teammates
About OverActive Media:
OverActive Media (TSXV:OAM) (OTCQB:OAMCF) is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with operations in Madrid, Spain and Berlin, Germany. OverActive’s mandate is to build an integrated global company delivering sports, media and entertainment products for today’s generation of fans with a focus on esports, videogames, content creation and distribution, culture, and live and online events. OverActive owns team franchises in (i) the Overwatch League, operating as the Toronto Defiant, (ii) the Call of Duty League, operating as the Toronto Ultra, (iii) the League of Legends European Championship (“LEC”), operating as the MAD Lions, (iv) the Superliga, operating as the MAD Lions Madrid, and (v) Flashpoint, operating as MAD Lions Counter Strike:Global Offensive (a franchised league operated by B Site Inc., a company in which OverActive holds a minority interest), as well as other non-affiliated CS:GO tournaments and leagues. OverActive also operates both live and online events, operating as OAM Live and maintains an active social media presence with its fans and community members, operates fan clubs, and other fan related activities that increase the reach of its brands.
About Team Singularity:
Team Singularity, recently acquired by Rightbridge Ventures, launched in 2016 as a grassroots operation and has grown into a premier esports organization with professional teams competing in Fortnite, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, League of Legends, FIFA22, Apex Legends and more.
The company is focused on talent development and is the leading player talent incubator in esports. Team Singularity has the largest path2pro esports academy in the world with over 10,000 active amateur players making their way to become the next pro player in esports.
Team Singularity is home to more than 100 players and staff members from more than 30 different countries.
About GamerTech™:
GamerTech (GT) brings disruptive products, technology-based gamer wearables, and advanced apparel solutions to market, focused explicitly on gamers and esports athletes to boost performance, amplify experience, and enhance their overall wellness. GT is a startup within MAS Innovation, a subsidiary of MAS Holdings - the most prominent apparel tech manufacturer in South Asia, with over 118,000 employees across 17 countries and a turnover of USD 2 billion, strongly focusing on apparel-based innovations. MAS Innovation ranked 18th among the world's best workplaces for innovators, conducted by Fast Company in 2022, and placed in Clarivate's highly prestigious Asian innovators list in 2021 and 2022.
