Usain Bolt joins esports org Wylde as co-owner: \u201cWe\u2019re building something big\u201d WYLDEEight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt announced today that he would be taking his first steps into the world of esports, becoming co-owner of Ireland-based esports organization Wylde. The organization, founded in 2021, has \u201cdeep roots in the Caribbean\u201d, and fields teams in Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League, Valorant, and FIFA. Investments in esports from celebrity figures have been on the rise in recent years. David Beckham and GUILD, Snoop Dogg and FaZe Clan, Post Malone and Envy Gaming; more and more celebrities are looking to esports as a potential investment and ownership opportunity. It\u2019s time for the Fastest Man on the planet to join the fastest growing sport in the world, Esport. This is my team, this is WYLDE. Follow @wylde_gg #GOWYLDE \u26a1\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/XlsAd7DViU\u2014 Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) March 29, 2022 And now, Usain Bolt is joining their ranks, announcing on March 30 that he would be entering co-ownership of Irish esports organization Wylde. The organization has teams in the European regional leagues of Rainbow Six Siege, Valorant, Rocket League, and FIFA. In the announcement video, Bolt said, \u201cI\u2019ve been a gamer all my life \u2013 it\u2019s a big community, and it\u2019s just getting bigger. Esports has become so big that people are making a job out of it. \u201cI always try to put myself with brands that I know are trying to go forward and do big things, and I feel like WYLDE is going in that direction, and I want to be a part of the journey. I\u2019m excited, looking forward to being the world champions.\u201d Who are Wylde? Wylde\u2019s website describes them as an organization \u201ccreated by the convergence of gaming, entertainment, and a competitive performance culture.\u201d Interestingly, their ownership group has no history in the esports world, with both its founders coming from the world of traditional business rather than from the gaming sphere. Read more: FunPlus Phoenix replaced by Team Liquid at VCT Masters Reykjavik due to travel restrictions – They recently competed in the newly-introduced Valorant Regional Leagues, playing alongside teams like BDS and Team Vitality in VLR Revolution France. Their Rocket League team competes in the EU RLCS, and they also host a women\u2019s team in the esport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Usain Bolt joins esports org Wylde as co-owner: \u201cWe\u2019re building something big\u201d WYLDEEight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt announced today that he would be taking his first steps into the world of esports, becoming co-owner of Ireland-based esports organization Wylde. The organization, founded in 2021, has \u201cdeep roots in the Caribbean\u201d, and fields teams […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}