Upcoming Appearances
Bett Show Excel, London 23rd - 26th January 2026
My work
About me
Model Esports is a consultancy company founded by Michael O'Dell.
Michael worked for Crown Agents for 18 years straight from school where he had varied roles in the Philatelic Bureau. He was Key Account manager for many clients during this time.
A keen sportsman playing American Football, Cricket and Football until an ACL injury set him on his esports journey finding a new way to compete. Michael is known as “ODEE” in the esports world and has been part of the scene for 20 years, playing in several teams at the highest level in games such as Quake 3 and Battlefield 1942, representing his country.
In 2003 ODEE was a founding member of Team Dignitas with the rest of his Battlefield 1942 team mates, who went on to be the best team in the world at that title.
The team expanded to other games and grew into one of the largest multi-gaming teams in the world. During his time with Team Dignitas, ODEE managed over 800 players in multiple games and genres, with over 100 World Champions.
In 2007 ODEE was head hunted by BskyB and DirectV to manage Birmingham Salvo a franchise in their Championship Gaming Series. Birmingham Salvo became World Champions in 2008 winning $500k.
In 2016 Team Dignitas was acquired by Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment, owned by billionaires Josh Harris and David Blitzer.
ODEE left dignitas in 2019 and almost immediately joined ReKTGlobal as Chief Gaming Officer. ReKTGlobal were aquired by Infinite Reality who are now Napster Inc.
Leaving iR in 2023 ODEE then joined Team Dignitas long-time partner SCAN Computers.
. Director of Esports & Gaming for SCAN Computers
• Advisory Board Member British Esports Association
• Great Britain Esports Team Manager
• Member of UKIE (The association for UK Interactive Entertainment)
• Esports Award Panelist
• Esports Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient
• Honorary Doctorate - Business Administration, Chichester University
• Community Connector - Stroke Association
