Taiwanese tech giant Benq, under its esports centric sub-brand Zowie, collaborated with eXtremesland to announce the ZOWIE Asia eXtremesland tournament in August 2018. After successful qualifiers, two team—Optic India and Entity Gaming India, made it to the Counter-Strike: Go LAN finale match held on September 9th in Bengaluru.
While ZOWIE is known for its competitive gaming gears for eSports athletes, eXtremesland is an esports tournament which provides a platform to the best e-sports talent in the country to showcase their potential and compete at APAC level.
The collaboration aimed to promote the booming esports and PC gaming culture in the country and help it reach beyond the borders by promoting local talent and community. Unlike the previous tournaments, Zowie expanded the competition with four offline qualifiers which took place in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, and Jaipur, following the online qualifier.
At the event, Mr Rajeev Singh, MD Benq India told TechRadar that “Zowie is about esports, it’s not just about gaming. It is focused on gamers who are willing to get into competitive gaming or are already into it. Meaning, the products are not about aesthetics and they are not made to look good. Instead, they are about core performance for professional gaming.”
