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Razer supports the global league of video games champions
Razer becomes the Global Supplier of PC peripherals for Intel Extreme Masters V – professional gaming equipment in the Intel Free Gaming AreaCologne, August 18, 2010 – Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming equipment begins the cooperation with Turtle Entertainment, the company behind the Electronic Sports League. The new partner will support Intel Extreme Masters, the global league of video games champions within the ESL, as a Global Supplier of the PC peripherals. The partnership will start at the Cologne Global Challenge which is the second stop of the fifth season of the international league. The event will be held at the ESL Intel Alienware Gaming Arena (Hall 9) at gamescom 2010 in Cologne, the largest entertainment trade fair in Europe (August 18 – 22). The visitors of the tournament area at the venue will be able to test the latest professional gaming equipment by Razer available in the Intel Free Gaming Area where the public will be able to try out some of the new game titles.
The Cologne Global Challenge is the first European event of the Intel Extreme Masters V, the global league of video games champions. Professional gamers from Europe, Asia and America battle throughout the season for the titles of the World Champion and their share of a total of 400,000 US Dollars in cash prizes – the highest prize purse for a global league. The event in Cologne will host the competition in two disciplines: Quake Live and StarCraft II – played for the first time in a live international tournament. Apart from the prize money, the winners will be awarded the slots in the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship held in Germany in March 2011.
“We are very pleased that we have a new partnership with Razer for the fifth season of our league. Razer is a company that shares our passion for eSports so we firmly believe that it will help elevate our competition to the next level”, says Michal Blicharz, the Product Manager of the Intel Extreme Masters in Turtle Entertainment.
“We are excited to be partnered with the Intel Extreme Masters, a league which has proven to have a fantastic track record in eSports. Razer is a company fully dedicated to competitive gaming and to providing the best equipment for the top players, therefore our interests go hand in hand with those of the Intel Extreme Masters,” says Bernard Hammond, Director of Marketing Europe for Razer.
Intel Extreme Masters
Intel® Extreme Masters is the global league of eSports champions since 2006. The league arranges the hardest and most popular competitions in Counter-Strike, StarCraft 2 and QuakeLive. eSports champions from Europe, Asia and America struggle for $400,000 in prize money - the most lucrative prize purse globally. Live tournaments at the worlds largest IT- and Gaming conventions feature the top performers of the season - global stars in eSports. The fifth season will have its exciting final in Germany in 2011, finding the top teams and players in the Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship.The IPTV station ESL TV presents the best games of the season live and reports directly from the offline events.
Further information is available at: www.intelextrememasters.com
Razer Group
Razer™ is the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming products and peripherals that are designed "For Gamers. By Gamers™”. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, Razer’s award-winning line up of products includes desktop speakers, headsets, keyboards, mice, software, and gaming surfaces. Since 1998, Razer has collaborated with leading professional gamers to develop, manufacture and market cutting-edge gaming peripherals using proprietary technologies that give gamers the competitive edge. Razer products offer the best in precision, sensitivity, usability and distinctive product design and have a reputation for being leaders in gaming peripheral technology.
For more information, please visit www.razerzone.com.
Turtle Entertainment GmbH
Turtle Entertainment was founded in 2000. The company quickly grew to be the European leader in the sector of electronic sports (eSports). The Electronic Sports League (ESL), operated by Turtle Entertainment, is active in 37 different countries worldwide. The league portal www.esl.eu reaches above ten million visits a month generated by more than 2,5 million registered users. Turtle Entertainment has 160 employees and is located in Cologne, Germany. Fifteen international license holders operate the ESL worldwide. Turtle Entertainment owns the majority of the Chinese eSports league PGL (Pro Gamer League) since 2007. Important business partners of Turtle Entertainment are global corporations and brands such as Intel, Alienware, DELL, adidas, Volkswagen, Nokia, ASUS, Blizzard Entertainment, Trend Micro, Sennheiser, Windows 7, Sidewinder and SteelSeries. Turtle Entertainment markets its products worldwide using these specific brands: Electronic Sports League (ESL), ESL Pro Series, ESL Major Series, ASUS European Nations Championship (ENC), ESL WC3L Series, ESL TV, Intel Extreme Masters, Consoles Sports League, eSport Schulmeisterschaft, eSports Award, ESL Female and ESL Sports.
Further information is available at: www.turtle-entertainment.com
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Turtle Entertainment GmbH
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Ibrahim Mazari
Siegburger Straße 189
50679 Cologne
Tel. +49 221 880449-231
Cell +49 163 5196461
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www.turtle-entertainment.com
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