Bottom line
- Total investment $196K – $406K including a $39K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one 212 Contender eSports Gaming Center unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate 212 Contender branded gaming centers offering competitive eSports tournaments, casual gaming stations, and entertainment experiences. Daily operations include managing gaming hardware/software, hosting tournaments, customer service, event marketing, and facility maintenance across a typically 2,000-5,000 sq ft venue.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage eSports gaming franchisor with undisclosed financials, going concern issues, and opaque royalty structure presents high risk despite modest unit growth from minimal baseline.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests franchisor financial instability or legal/operational issues
- 03MINORMinimum Monthly Royalty Fee creates hidden cost burden on top of 6% royalty with unknown threshold
- 04MINOROnly 14 units system-wide with 55.6% YoY growth from extremely small base (grew ~5 units) — statistically volatile
- 05MEDHigh total investment range ($195k-$406k) relative to undisclosed profitability — risk/reward opaque
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with financially unstable franchisor
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
25 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
212 Contender eSports Gaming Center · FDD (2023) PDF