Today two premiere E-Sports organizations, ASUS ROG and ESV TV have partnered to bring you the hottest up and coming Korean based player to the upcoming ASUS ROG tournament in Helsinki, Finland.
The winner of the http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/ESV_TV/Grand_Prix_1 will on top of a cash prize now receive one of only 32 invites to the ASUS ROG tournament, as well as paid travel & accommodations. All expenses are paid for by the host of this great Tournament, Republic of Gamers, a company formed the sole purpose of delivering the most innovative hardcore hardware for truly dedicated gamers.
This partnership will allow two of the very finest tournaments to enter a great partnership where the best up and coming players from Korea will be given a shot on the big stage and a chance at $20,000 in prizes! The http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/ESV_TV_Korean_Weekly (the qualifiers for the Grand Prix) has established itself as one of the very finest tournaments in all of Korea, and has become the place where stars are born. Players like GSL Code S Champion NsHS.Jjakji, NASL Season 1 & 2 Champion EG.Puma both have come from this very tournament, as well as other notbales such as SlayerS.Taeja, NsHS.Sage, SlayerS.Puzzle, TSL.Symbol and many many more!
Statement from ESV TV Owner/CEO Patrick Soulliere II
I am very pleased to enter this partnership with ASUS ROG. I was always impressed with the product and tournament this orginization has put out in the past, and it made a perfect fit for the Korean Weekly. I feel the Korean Weekly is the true premiere weekly tournament in the Starcraft II scene, and would only like to parnter with the biggest and best companies around and ASUS ROG is in that category. They offer a great, professional, and well ran Starcraft II tournament, and those are the major qualities I look for in partner tournaments.
I think this will be the start of a long and great partnership and can't wait to see what great games the players bring to the table to get that shot at fame and $20,000!
I am very pleased to enter this partnership with ASUS ROG. I was always impressed with the product and tournament this orginization has put out in the past, and it made a perfect fit for the Korean Weekly. I feel the Korean Weekly is the true premiere weekly tournament in the Starcraft II scene, and would only like to parnter with the biggest and best companies around and ASUS ROG is in that category. They offer a great, professional, and well ran Starcraft II tournament, and those are the major qualities I look for in partner tournaments.
I think this will be the start of a long and great partnership and can't wait to see what great games the players bring to the table to get that shot at fame and $20,000!
ASUS ROG
Finally, to remind you all of the company who makes this tournament possible, ROG -- Republic of Gamers, a gaming sub brand of ASUS that is comprised of cutting edge hardware tailored for serious gamers. The product branches include; Motherboards, Graphics Cards, LCD Monitors, Gaming Peripherals, Desktops and Notebooks. The ASUS ROG Stars Invite will be solely powered by ASUS and ROG hardware.
About ASUS
ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company's revenue for 2010 was around US$10.1 billion.
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