New Delhi, INDIA, August 31, 2016 — BenQ, the internationally renowned pioneer in entertainment and e-sports technology recently acquired ZOWIE, the world’s premiere brand of gaming accessories. Zowie a brand by BenQ has sponsored this year’s eXTREMESLAND CS:GO 2016 e-sports competition, and the Indian Qualifier Finals were held on August 20th and 21st, 2016 at Bangalore.
Zowie a brand by BenQ has sponsored this year’s eXTREMESLAND CS:GO 2016 e-sports competition, and the Indian Qualifier Finals were held on August 20th and 21st, 2016 at Bangalore.
The event was organized close to over 45 days and spread over online qualifiers and LAN finals. The overall infrastructure & format ensured that the quality of gameplay is at par with international standards and nowhere Indian eSports player should feel inferior to the international gameplay.
In qualifiers, a total of 128 teams participated, out of that 4 teams were chosen for finals in Bangalore; namely Team Invictus, Invisible Wings, Team Brutality, and MxB Gaming. The tournament saw some of the most grueling and intense gaming ever witnessed in Indian eSports scene, there were frequent overtimes in closely contested matches of finals. A large crowd of spectators was always present to boost the morale of teams and to witness the nail-biting moments which BenQ Zowie eXtremesland created. The event progressed well on schedule and created many passionate rounds of Counter Strike before Team Invictus came out victorious after beating Invisible Wings with a score of 2-0.
The tournament saw some of the most grueling and intense gaming ever witnessed in Indian eSports scene, there were frequent overtimes in closely contested matches of finals. A large crowd of spectators was always present to boost the morale of teams and to witness the nail-biting moments which BenQ Zowie eXtremesland created. The event progressed well on schedule and created many passionate rounds of Counter Strike before Team Invictus came out victorious after beating Invisible Wings with a score of 2-0.
Team Invictus will soon be leaving for Shanghai, China to represent India in BenQ ZOWIE Asia eXTREMESLAND CS:GO 2016 Grand Final, which will be held in September 2016. 16 teams from across Asia Pacific will be participating to claim the lion’s share of the grand prize pool of USD 100,000. The 5-day grand finals in Shanghai will commence with a welcome dinner for the finalists, followed by three days of action packed gaming. The Indian representatives will be facing off against some of Asia-Pacific’s best, including VG.CyberZen from China, Team NXL from Indonesia, Renegades from Australia and others.
On this occasion, Rajeev Singh, Managing Director of BenQ India said “We thank all the participants for joining us. Through their support Zowie, a brand by BenQ wants to take the eSports scene to the next level in India! Let’s all support team Invictus and we wish them the best of luck for their road ahead in the grand finals at Shanghai!”
