SANDISK TO SUPPORT DOTA 2 ESPORTS COMMUNITY WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN CO-OPERATION WITH ESL UK.
Monthly Prized Competition until End of 2014, Broadcasted Live Finals from ESL UK Studios, Helping To Expand The Esports Community Within Localised Regions.
SanDisk, a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, has today partnered with ESL UK in an effort to help stimulate growth within the UK Dota 2 Community. The partnership will see regular prized competition exclusively for players with UK residency, with up to £1,000 to play for every month. At the end of each month the best eight teams will be invited to a monthly final where they can play for the largest chunk of the prize pool, broadcasted live to Twitch TV from the ESL UK Studios.
“We’re thrilled to be working with SanDisk on the Go4 Dota2 UK project. Over the past six months we’ve been engaging with the UK Dota 2 community, and are excited that SanDisk are enabling us to continue our commitment to its growth”, Explains Peter Mather, Community Manager for ESL UK. “The Go4 Dota2 UK competition series will be one of the first serious regular prized competitions for the professional gamers of tomorrow, aimed solely at UK talent base, and we’re glad that SanDisk can be a part of it.”
The competition is set to go live at the start of August, and will feature four prized qualification cups, leading to the monthly final for the top eight teams. Sign-ups for the first month of competition are expected to open up before the end of July.
Dinesh Bahal, vice president of retail product marketing, SanDisk said:
“SanDisk is excited to work with a leading eSports gaming provider like ESL to help power the premium gameplay markets. Our new SanDisk Extreme PRO provides consistent, pro-level performance to an audience where lag-free, unrelenting gameplay is paramount. Together with ESL we can better deliver these solutions to gamers who don’t accept compromise.“
About ESL UK
ESL is the world’s largest eSports company, leading the industry in raising eSports production and audience levels to those of mainstream sports. With offices across the globe, including the United Kingdom, it has a truly global footprint. Creating events across the eSports spectrum, including high profile international and national leagues and tournaments, such as the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL Major Series and the National ESL Pro Series, ESL endeavours to create a competitive environment for every player, no matter their skill level.
In the United Kingdom ESL UK runs regular broadcasts from its event and production studios, based primarily within the central midlands. Alongside studio productions, the mobile production team hosts and broadcasts tournaments across the United Kingdom. With a rapidly expanding user and spectator base, ESL UK has been increasingly successful in its ambition to deliver amazing gaming experiences conveying the thrill, emotions and excitement of competing at the highest level.
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk’s innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk’s diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk’s products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.
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