BenQ Supports Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) for the Fourth Consecutive Year as the Official Tournament Monitor Sponsor for Season 9

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, July 8^th,2014 – BenQ, an internationally renowned leader of digital lifestyle innovations and professional gaming monitor pioneer , is pleased to announce today its extended sponsorship of Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Season 9, which will premier in Shenzhen, China from July 16^th to 21^st, 2014 and announce the next IEM world champions at the heart-stopping final in Katowice, Poland in March 2015.

IEM 9 will be the BenQ’s fourth consecutive year serving as the official tournament monitor of the elite global professional gaming tour, and it is ready to take the season to fantastic new heights with flagship XL-Z models readied for fast-paced competitive action – including the newly launched XL2411Z, XL2420T and XL2720Z underway to join the game for the very first time near the end of 2014. Professional gamers and competing in IEM 9 will be the first to witness yet again the company’s relentless pursuit of the best gaming monitor design as they give it all to take home the gold.

Anyone planning to take part in IEM 9, be its gaming enthusiasts or eSports fans, will be all in for a real treat as BenQ will be debuting its next-generation professional gaming monitor perfection, the XL2430T, at this spectacular event. This 24” battle machine is a full package of gaming-focused solutions featuring all of BenQ’s best, from Motion Blur Reduction to 1ms GTG, Gaming Refresh Rate Optimization Management, Low Blue Light Modes and Gaming-comfort Flicker-free technology, as well as newly enhanced features like Color Vibrance, Adjustment Scale, Black eQualizer Dynamic, and S Switch Arc. Tailored to bring out the best performance in every gamer with perfect motion, fast gaming, precise control, an intuitive experience and gaming eye care, the XL2430T is at the peak of design perfection as the best gaming monitor for the best gaming experience. Visitors to BenQ’s booth will also get to experience the all-new XL2420Z, XL2720Z, XL2430T and RL Series professional gaming monitors at first hand. So be sure to stop by at each stop of the tour.

“We are absolutely delighted to make our contribution and show support for IEM for the fourth time in a roll. There is no greater testimony to our passion for the gaming than to be present in the present, among gamers from all around the world,” said Peter Huang, General Manager of BenQ’s Technology Product Center. “Bottom line, our commitment to the gaming community is what’s driven us to excel at bringing professional gaming monitor design to the next level. It is what fuels our belief of ‘Gaming Is in the Detail’ as we concentrate on delivering nothing but the best gaming monitors in market.”

“I’m proud that we have managed to build such a long-standing relationship together with BenQ. Intel Extreme Masters has become synonymous with great experiences and Benq has been a part of that process for the last four years,” Michal ‘Carmac’ Blicharz, Managing Director of Pro Gaming at ESL.

BenQ is actively involved in global gaming communities, pouring its resources into eSports tournaments around the world from ESEA, ESWC, PAX East, PAX Prime, PAX Australia to UMG. The company is also known for cultivating aspiring gaming talents, sponsoring many great gamers and gaming teams along the way, including the former WarCraft III superstar and now StarCraft II pro gamer Manuel ‘Grubby’ Schenkhuizen, and prominent eSports teams such as Evil Geniuses, Mousesports, TCM, Virtus.pro, ESC, XCN, Team Immunity, and Orange Esports.DotA.

Moving forward, BenQ will continue to show support for the gaming communities while bringing the best gaming experience to all through its world-leading performance-driven professional gaming monitors.

Additional information on the Intel Extreme Masters Season 9 is available at www.intelextrememasters.com. More details on the latest BenQ professional gaming monitors, please visit www.Gaming.BenQ.com.