From Monitors to Mobile Phones, Samsung Products Will be on Display to Help Players

Throughout the week, Samsung will be hosting various events and competitions at their booth to celebrate their seven years as title sponsor and showcase the "gamer-friendly" products that Samsung has to offer.

Samsung will be the exclusive provider of HDTV displays for the Xbox 360 matches, handset provider for Samsung Mobile Challenge and top-rated monitors for the PC matches. Additional exclusive sponsorship categories include cellular handsets, MP3 music players and computer printers. For more information on sponsorship categories, please see below.

"Samsung is committed to improving the gaming experience and working with gamers that participate in the World Cyber Games," said D.J. Oh, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics, America. "We are always looking for opportunities to provide the gamers with top quality products that ensure their gaming experience is even more compelling."

“We’re extremely pleased to have Samsung as a partner as we continue to support the growth of e-Sports from a niche market to a mainstream of entertainment platform,” said Michael Arzt, general manager and senior vice-president for ICM USA, organizers of the World Cyber Games USA Championships. “It’s a natural fit for the world’s best consumer electronics brand to sponsor the premiere e-Sports tournament competition."

Throughout the week, visitors to the World Cyber Games Grand Finals can stop by the Samsung booth at Qwest Field Events Center to check out the latest and greatest in consumer electronics that will enhance anyone's gaming experience. Samsung will be hosting a gaming competition where fans will have the opportunity to compete against some of Seattle's local athletes in the sporting video games.

In addition to competing for cash prizes, WCG champions will be receiving Samsung products. For each first, second and third-place finisher, Samsung will be providing them some new Samsung technology. First place winners in each of the 19 games being played will also receive a Samsung SyncMaster931C monitor.

With well over 1.5 million players from 74 countries, the World Cyber Games is the gaming world’s premier video game tournament. Featuring online and offline events held throughout the world, the World Cyber Games uses a year-long qualifying format similar to the Olympics, where gamers first compete to earn a spot on their respective national teams before playing against the best video game players in the world in e-Sport's most prestigious tournament, the World Cyber Games Grand Final. The WCG 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy, broke new ground as more than 24 million people tuned in to watch the competition unfold in real-time, marking the first-ever global, live satellite broadcast for an e-Sports event. For more information about the World Cyber Games visit: www.worldcybergames.com. -Samsung