ASUS Republic of Gamers powers Esports in Sri Lanka
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), an ASUS subbrand dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming hardware and software, has been unveiled as the “Official Gaming Laptop Partner” of the National Esports team of Sri Lanka.
Formed in 2006, ROG offers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality, including laptops, desktops, motherboards, graphics cards, monitors, audio equipment, routers and peripherals. ROG participates in and sponsors major international gaming events. ROG gear has been used to set hundreds of overclocking records and it continues to be the preferred choice of gamers and enthusiasts around the world.
Sharing his thoughts, Leon Yu - Regional Director, System Business Group, Asus India and South Asia stated, “We’re thrilled and proud to support the Sri Lankan National Esports team so that they have the best chance of helping Sri Lanka produce future champions in the growing arena of Esports.
Our design gaming technology is widely known to be world-class and perform at the absolute cutting-edge. We’re looking forward to seeing these highly-talented youth take full advantage of what our most powerful hardware can do.”
In 2019, Esports was recognised as an official sport in Sri Lanka as the 70th national sport. The national Esports team represents the country at international events such as the IESF Esports World Championship, the Global Esports Games and the World Esports League.
Game titles played by the various Esports teams include CounterStrike: GO, Dota 2 (men’s and women’s), Tekken, Streetfighter, efootball (PES), Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds and Brawlhalla.
Raveen Wijayatilake – President of the Sri Lanka Esports Association stated, “We are excited to have Asus ROG onboard as the official Gaming Laptop partner for the National Esports Team. As we take a bold step into the world of international Esports with Sri Lanka’s best Esports athletes, we’re glad we have a brand like ROG supporting us.”
ROG has made available high-end gaming laptops to the Sri Lankan market, which include the Zephyrus G14 (GA401QM) gaming notebook, Zephyrus Duo 15 SE (GX551QS), Strixscar 15 (G533QS) and ROG Flow X13 (GV301QH).