Taipei】On March 8, 2009, world-renowned professional gaming team Fnatic took first place at the world-renowned Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) III. In interviews and press releases, Fnatic gave special thanks to MSI for providing the best equipment available, allowing them to once again win the world championship.
"It was amazing to be in front of thousands of spectators both live and on the stream and take the win. A dream for us after such long preparation and hard training by the players" said Sam Mathews the Managing Director and Founder of Fnatic. "However none of this would be possible without the help of amazing sponsors such as MSI who provide us with the support and hardware we need to be the best."
Intel Extreme Masters III challenges were held in the United States, Asia, and Europe with regional winners coming together to participate in the IEM III Global Finals held at CeBIT 2009 in Hannover. With over 200,000 participants from four continents, this event brought together the best in the gaming community from all corners of the world. Fnatic snatched the title after battling fiercely against others in this elite group of gamers.
High performance computers are essential to professional gamers, giving them a critical edge in competitive gaming. Equipped with MSI Gaming Series notebooks, Fnatic has achieved impressive results in numerous competitions. Even while en route to IEM III by train, the team continued to hone its skills by playing CS3 on their Gaming Series notebooks, fully confident in the performance and stability of their machines.
MSI Marketing Director Sam Chern said, "MSI is delighted to work with the world’s top professional gaming team, Fnatic, and is honored to support them in international competitions with the MSI Professional Gaming Series. We will continue to develop quality products and provide Fnatic with the best equipment."
Spending a great deal of time and energy in the development of its Gaming Series, MSI created the revolutionary Turbo Drive Engine Technology that gives gamers the ultimate in display effects, processing speed, and overall gaming experience. The recent launch of the MSI GT725 is a milestone in gaming notebooks. In addition to upping the benchmark in gaming performance, the GT725 was the first model on the market to crank out a score of higher than 10,000 on the 3D Mark.