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scaR
04-20-2008, 02:26 PM
Well known Warcraft III players XiaoFeng "Sky" Li and Jae ho "Moon" Jang will both become Beijing 2008 torch bearers as it passes through China en route to the Beijing National Statium.

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The Beijing Organizing Committee selected an elite group of ten professional gamers. The final two were chosen by Razer as part of a sponsorship deal.

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Picture: eSports promotional image of these two great players.


"Team Razer extends hearty congratulations to Sky and Moon, and we are just as excited as they are," said Robert Krakoff, president of Razer.

"Being a torch bearer at the Olympics is a momentous event, and this is a historic moment which will remain etched in their memories. This is symbolic of how much e-sports has grown and is great for the advancement of e-sports not only in China, but around the world."

archvile
04-20-2008, 06:38 PM
and they say playing games never pays off..
another example :P

permabasher
04-21-2008, 11:29 AM
Go go asians