Press Release - Turtle Entertainment

Press Release
Matchday of the league for professional
computer gamers in London
Intel Friday Night Game on Thursday 18 th June at 7pm – £30.000
prize money
Cologne/London, 15 th of June, 2009 – The second season of the ESL Pro
Series, the premiere league of eSports, is in the final stage. At the end of
the first season of this prestige tournament, two extra live events were
promised. The so-called Intel Friday Night Games.
The date of the second of these events is now being announced. On
June 18th, teams and players in the disciplines of Call of Duty 4,
Counter-Strike: Source and Trackmania Nations Forever will compete for
important points to assist them in attaining tickets to the grand finals.
The event takes place at Ten Squared at City University based in Angel,
Central London. The total prize money of the ESL Pro Series season II is
£30.000.
The IPTV channel ESL TV will broadcast the matches live on
http://tv.esl.eu/de/program/view/38807.
"This year we bring the inaugural ESL Pro Series Road-Show, the Intel
Friday Night Games, to the United Kingdom. With the Ten Squared in
London we have found the perfect location for this event. We expect an
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intense and exciting show for all who attend to see professional gaming
at it's best", says Manuel Hoedemakers, Senior Manager International
Partners from the German league operator Turtle Entertainment in
Cologne.
Beside the matches all visitors can experience the ESL Pro Series games
at first hand in the free gaming area.
The ESL Pro Series in United Kingdom are sponsored by Intel.
Location of the Intel Friday Night Game
○ Ten Squared London
■ Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB
■ www.city.ac.uk/maps/northamptonsquare/inde
x.html
Highlights of the Intel Friday Night Game
○ Three disciplines
○ 22 pro gamers and teams
○ Great stage perfomances
○ Live TV production
○ Free gaming area
○ Multiple raffles and prize give-aways
Free Entry! First 100 spectators receive 2 free drink tokens!
Entrance for over 18s only.
(Under 18s ARE able to enter but must contact us in advance to be
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added to a guest list.)
Please contact Joe Fender: jfe@turtle-entertainment.de
Game descriptions of the ESL Pro Series disciplines:
Counter-Strike: Source:
www.turtle-entertainment.de/Dateien/HB_Counter-Strike_Source
Call of Duty 4:
www.turtle-entertainment.de/Dateien/HB_Call_of_Duty_4
Trackmania Nations Forever:
www.turtle-entertainment.de/Dateien/HB_TMNF
Further information about the ESL Pro Series Finals including interviews with teams and
preview news: www.esl.eu/uk/pro-series/season2/
Information on the league operator Turtle Entertainment is available at: www.turtle-
entertainment.com
Turtle Entertainment GmbH
Turtle Entertainment was founded in 2000. The company quickly grew to be the
European leader in the sector of electronic sports (eSports). The Electronic Sports
League, operated by Turtle Entertainment, is active in 35 different countries worldwide.
The league portal www.esl.eu reaches above ten million visits a month generated by
more than two million registered users. Turtle Entertainment has 174 employees and is
located in Cologne, Germany. Twelve international license holders operate the ESL
worldwide. Turtle Entertainment owns the majority of the Chinese eSports league PGL
(Pro Gamer League) since 2007. Important business partners of Turtle Entertainment
are global corporations such as Intel, adidas, Volkswagen, Dell, Suzuki, ASUS,
BitDefender, Sennheiser, Windows Vista, Sidewinder, Razor, Alienware and gamed.de.
Turtle Entertainment markets its products worldwide using these specific brands:
Electronic Sports League (ESL), ESL Pro Series, ESL Major Series, ESL European
Nations Championship (ENC), ESL WC3L Series, ESL TV, Intel Extreme Masters,
Consoles Sport League, eSport Schulmeisterschaft, eSports Award and ESL Sports.
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Until December 2008 Turtle Entertainment has paid out more than three million Euro
prize money.
Intel Friday Night Games
Intel Friday Night Games are the highlight of any Electronic Sports League online
league. The events bring the excitement of eSports to different cities on a Friday night -
making the stars touchable for the fans. This tour transforms any event location into a
modern eSports stadium. The ESL Pro Series in Germany has ten Intel Friday Night
Games per season.
An Intel Friday Night Game consists of the top games played at the current playday in
the league. The top game in different eSports disciplines from the strategy, action and
sports genre are being played. These games are commentated live for the audience of
up to 2.000 spectators while the gamers sit in separate gamer cabins enabling them to
showcase their best performance.
The Intel Friday Night Game is produced with the help of ESL TV. The IP TV station
streams Intel Friday Night Games live. Interviews with eSports stars, live raffles for the
audience, autograph sessions and an extensive free gaming area guarantee an
unforgettable eSports experience for every visitor.
Intel Corporation
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies,
products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional
information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.
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