BenQ ZOWIE Partners with ESL Australia for Season 2 of the AU & NZ Championships

Sydney, Australia, July 18,

Following on from BenQ ZOWIE’s support of the PUBG Global Invitational Oceania Qualifier, ESL Australia is excited to announce that BenQ ZOWIE will be the Official Monitor Partner of the 2018 ESL AU & NZ Championship Season 2 for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and DOTA2.

The region’s top 16 CS:GO and top 6 DOTA2 teams will battle it out for the chance to make it to the live finals held later this year. Teams will be competing for over $30,000 in prizes across the two titles during Season 2 of the 2018 Championships.

Australia and New Zealand’s top CS:GO and Dota 2 teams will compete on the BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 240Hz esports monitor for the Season 2 Live Finals. The XL2540 was chosen as it remains the monitor of choice for CS:GO professionals around the world. The XL2540 features exclusive Black eQualizer and Colour Vibrance technology on a super smooth 240hz panel to ensure players have every opportunity to perform at their best.

The ESL AU & NZ Championship Season 2, 2018, commences on August 1st for CS:GO, and will be featured on Twitch on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Dota 2 will begin on August 20th, and will be available on ESL’s Dota 2 channel on Monday and Tuesday nights.

About ZOWIE:

Introduced in late 2008, ZOWIE was a brand dedicated to the development of industry leading competitive gaming gear, designed to compliment an esport athletes performance. From 2015, the ZOWIE brand was acquired by BenQ Corp to represent the company’s esports catalogue with products that deliver only the best competitive experience and performance. zowie.benq.com

About BenQ Corporation

Founded on the corporate vision of “Bringing Enjoyment ‘N’ Quality to Life”, BenQ Corporation is a world-leading human technology and solutions provider aiming to elevate and enrich every aspect of consumers’ lives. To realise this vision, the company focuses on the aspects that matter most to people today; lifestyle, business, healthcare and education, with the hope of providing people with the means to live better, increase efficiency, feel healthier and enhance learning. Such means include a delightfully broad portfolio of people-driven products and embedded technologies spanning digital projectors, monitors, interactive large-format displays, digital cameras, camcorders, mobile computing devices and lighting solutions. Because it matters. www.benq.com.au

About ESL:

ESL, a part of the international digital entertainment group MTG, is the world's largest independent esports company, leading the industry across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline competitions. It operates high profile, branded international and national leagues and tournaments such as the Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL National Championships and other top tier stadium-size events, as well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues and matchmaking systems. ESL covers a broad field of services in gaming technology, event management, advertising and television production, fully catering to the needs of the esports ecosystem. With offices in North America, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Spain, China, and partners in many other countries, it has a truly global footprint (www.eslgaming.com).