Press release

Team Vitality unveils partnership with Philips Monitors for FIFA team

MMD bolsters its esports efforts as it forges a partnership between Team Vitality and Philips Monitors, as the leading technology brand becomes the exclusive provider for the organisation’s FIFA team.

Paris, January 25, 2021 – Global esports organisation Team Vitality is pleased to announce a partnership with MMD, the leading display specialist and brand license partner for Philips Monitors. The partnership will see Philips Monitors support Team Vitality’s FIFA team as they play exclusively on the Philips Momentum top-of-the-range product line. Philips Monitors will also be featured on the FIFA’s team official jerseys and the parties will work together closely on tailored content and unique storytelling.

The Philips Momentum products have been specially designed to help enhance the competitive console gaming experience and will see Team Vitality’s FIFA team take their game to the next level. Philips Momentum products will also be provided to the organisation’s content creators, and at V.Hive, Team Vitality’s state-of-the-art esports facility in the heart of Paris.

The Team Vitality FIFA team includes some of the biggest and best talent the scene has to offer including Dylan “Dylo” Gozuacik and Corentin “RocKy” Chevrey. The team is also coached by long-standing Team Vitality member Brian “Brian” Savary who is a champion ex-pro player, as well as the current coach for the French national team. Since its inception in 2013, Team Vitality has developed into a globally recognised brand with over 40 players and teams across seven of the biggest esports titles. Philips Monitors joins Team Vitality’s growing portfolio of industry-leading partners.

“We are really excited to team up with Philips Monitors to create the ultimate competitive environment for our FIFA players. It’s great to be able to work with a partner who can supply our team with the best high spec equipment to play at the highest level. Team Vitality has a long legacy in FIFA and as we head into 2021 it’s great to have a partner like Philips Monitors by our side.” said Fabien “Neo” Devide, President & Co-Founder, Team Vitality

Stefan Sommer, Director of Marketing & Business Management at MMD for Philips Monitors comments:

“We’re thrilled to announce that we have joined forces with Team Vitality in order to step up their console gaming performance even further. The FIFA squad has a great history and we want to work with them in order to make their future even more successful with our support. By not only equipping the Team Vitality FIFA players, but also the V.Hive facility with console gaming optimized monitors from our Philips Momentum range, we can assure an enhanced training environment.”

About Team Vitality

A global esports organisation, Team Vitality is dedicated to the development of excellence and forging a new generation of esports athletes. Home to the world’s best players competing across seven games, Team Vitality is one of only ten teams in the League of Legends European Championship, Europe’s most watched esports league. A globally recognised lifestyle and entertainment brand, Team Vitality and its players have over 20 million followers across social media and carry industry leading partners including adidas and Orange.

Founded in 2013 by Nicolas Maurer and Fabien Devide, Team Vitality is headquartered in the heart of Paris in V.Hive, their state-of-the-art public esports complex, and its players train in V.Performance, a cutting edge facility in the iconic Stade de France. In 2020, Team Vitality expanded into Asia, launching a new base of operations in Mumbai, India.

Learn more at https://vitality.gg/en/, and follow Team Vitality on social media:

Instagram: www.instagram.com/teamvitality

Facebook: www.facebook.com/teamvitality/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/TeamVitality

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@teamvitality

Twitch: www.twitch.tv/team/vitality

YouTube: www.youtube.com/Team_Vitality


About MMD

MMD-Monitors & Displays Holding B.V. (‘MMD’), registered in the Netherlands, with their head offices in Amsterdam, is a wholly owned company of TPV Technology Limited (‘TPV’), which is one of the world’s leading monitor and LCD TV manufacturers.

MMD-Monitors & Displays Holding B.V. (‘MMD’) exclusively markets and sells Philips-branded LCD displays worldwide under trademark license by Koninklijke Philips N.V. By combining the Philips brand promise with TPV’s manufacturing expertise in displays, MMD uses a fast and focused approach to bringing innovative products to market.