Etisalat sponsors SLCG
Etisalat have come on board to show their support for e-sports in Sri
Lanka by sponsoring the Sri Lanka Cyber Games (SLCG) 2011, to be held
from today to December 4 at the BMICH. SLCG; the biggest event on the
Sri Lankan competitive electronic gaming calendar, will be a part of
INFOTEL; Sri Lanka's largest information and telecommunication
technology expo.
The cyber games in which the players will be competing this
year are: Need for Speed: Most Wanted, FIFA 2011, DotA, Call
of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Counter Strike 1.6, Trackmania
Nations Forever, Halo 3 and Mortal Kombat 9. |
E-sport, though a concept relatively new to mainstream media, refers
to the competitive playing of electronic games, a passion with a large
following in Sri Lanka where the annual SLCG event, organized by
Gamer.lk, is the biggest event in the calendar. Judging by the
attendance of SLCG 2010 the expected participation is 1500 competitors
strong, while the expected spectator count is estimated at around
50,000. On the role Etisalat will be playing as Official
Telecommunications Partner, Etisalat CEO, Dumindra Ratnayaka, said "Etisalat
have always been big supporters of the Sri Lankan electronic gaming
community. We support Gamer.lk, the Gamer Magazine and this is the
second year we are lending our support to SLCG," he said, "We see
potential in e-sports becoming one of the most sought out sports
activity in Sri Lanka, and we want to give the gamers our support to
help them get there."
This year's SLCG will feature competitors playing eight different
games; a mixture of first person shooters, racing games, role-playing
games and fighting games. On the PC the games will be Counter Strike
1.6, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defense of the Ancients (DOTA),
Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Trackmania Nations Forever and FIFA 2011.
Xbox 360 gamers will be playing Halo 3 and Mortal Kombat 9.
Qualifying rounds were held in Kandy and Galle as well, with the
winning players and teams coming to Colombo to compete in the final
stage. In addition to this the best player and team in each game will
compete against the members of the respective delegation from the
Maldives in a series of international show-matches.
Those interested in taking part in the event can submit their
applications online at slcg.lk or in person at the Etisalat Hub on
duplication road, Venus Cybersoft in Mount Lavinia, Street Level Gaming
in Kotahena and DigitalXtreme in Colpetty. Etisalat subscribers get in
free. |