GridIron
Fantasy Sports Acquires World Championship of Fantasy Football
ST. LOUIS, May
11,
2007 -
GridIron Fantasy Sports LLC announced
today that it has acquired the assets and rights to the World
Championship of Fantasy Football from Fantasy Championships Inc., for
undisclosed terms.
Beginning in 2002, Fantasy Sports Championships, Inc. established the
World Championship of
Fantasy Football as the premier event in fantasy sports. The
4-month long event begins with a draft during the opening weekend of the
NFL season and culminates with the crowning of the World Champion after
Week 16 of the NFL season is completed. In 2006, the World
Champion was awarded a cash prize of $200,000, and drafts were held in
both Las Vegas and Atlantic City. This year, the event will be
expanded to a third city, with Orlando added to the available draft
locations. The draft will take place on September 8th, 2007, with the
anticipation that the first place cash award will exceed a quarter of a million
dollars. In total, the field of players will be competing for over a million
dollars in cash awards.
Dustin Ashby, of
GridIron
Fantasy Sports LLC, said, "We are enthusiastic about the acquisition
and pleased to announce that we will be making substantial investments
in the event over the next several years. Lenny and Emil built a
wonderful event and we look forward to their continued involvement. We are
excited about the opportunity to be a part of the World Championship of
Fantasy Football. By leveraging our resources and marketing
capabilities, we are confident we can continue to grow this first-class
event.”
Emil Kadlec, Principal of Fantasy Championships Inc, said, "Today's
announcement represents the natural evolution of the World Championship
of Fantasy Football. We are confident GridIron Fantasy Sports is the
right partner to take the event to new heights."
For more information about the World Championship of Fantasy Football,
including an application to participate, check out the website at
www.wcoff.com.
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GridIron Fantasy Sports LLC
Atlanta, GA
www.gridironfantasysports.com
www.wcoff.com
Contact Information:
Dustin Ashby
2977 Highway K, Suite 320
O'Fallon, MO 63368
Phone: 314-713-9407
info@gridironfantasysports.com
Interesting Facts about Fantasy Football and Fantasy
Industry:
- Aggregated fantasy football sites ranked as #13
property on the web (includes all fantasy football
page views)
- Approximately 16 million
people participate in Fantasy Sports
- A typical Fantasy Sports
Participant is married, predominantly male, in a
high income bracket and more likely to do research
or make purchases online
- 70% of Fantasy Sports
participants in 2006 at minimum a bachelor's degree
from a 4-year university.
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