Johannesburg, South Africa Wednesday, 27 February 2013 – Megarom Interactive (Pty) Ltd., South Africa’s leading importer and distributor of interactive video games, today announced that together with Internet Solutions will be hosting a StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Invitational Tournament on the 16th of March, 2013.
Following the success of Megarom’s previous StarCraft II®: Wings of Liberty event held at The Sound Room in 2011, Megarom hopes to double its effort for this year’s StarCraft II®: Heart of the Swarm event. The tournament itself will play host to 12 of South Africa’s best players to compete for a share in R35,000 in cash prizes. Also entering the tournament is Silviu “NightEnD” Lazar from Romania who plays for Fnatic. Lazar has proven his skill at StarCraft II again and again.
All the competitions are accredited by Mind Sports South Africa.
Included in the day’s event will be an official test match between South Africa and Romania. Spectators will get to watch Rob “PandaTank” Botha (South Africa) take on Silviu “NightEnD” Lazar (Romania) in the first-ever such test match to take place on South African soil.
The event will be held at The Forum, Bryanston, in Johannesburg courtesy of Internet Solutions. The Forum features a 500-seat auditorium fitted with 3 HD projectors for all to see every move the players make. Additionally, Internet Solutions is providing a solid fibre optic connection to the venue, guaranteeing speeds of 92-95Mbps and average latency of 2 milliseconds local. “Internet Solutions has a proven track record as a leading broadband partner and have gone above and beyond expectations at previous events. “IS is a highly valued partner as its network is respected by the gaming community. This network quality has allowed us to elevate these events to an international level, making them attractive to top South African gamers. We’re privileged to have a broadband partner of Internet Solutions calibre and we’re extremely excited to be working alongside them in this epic event,” says Jason Borea, Marketing Director at Megarom Interactive.
Sameer Parker, programme manager at IS Gaming, says Internet Solutions is committed to making a tangible difference to the South African gaming community. “Of all the obstacles influencing our gamers, access to reliable, robust, low-latency bandwidth is the most pressing. Internet Solutions understands that gamers are the least forgiving and most sensitive consumers of bandwidth. By providing a service that allows them to be globally competitive, we will be assured that our networks have been given the thumbs up by the industry’s harshest critics.”
The current line-up of players includes the following:
•Dean “=ASF=Nibby” Loots
•Travis “bvd.Shase” Weedon
•Duncan “bvd.Skiblet” Frickel
•Magiel “DvG.enjoy” de Lange
•Radhe “DvG.MorningSTAR” Stringer
•Silviu “NightEnD” Lazar
•Rob “PandaTank” Botha
•Mark “VnR|Gummie” Reynolds
•Nathan “VnR|StatiC” Anderson
Additionally a Wild Card tournament will be held by PolarFluke (www.polarfluke. co.za) to determine the final three placements for players still wanting a chance to compete in the Invitational.
AMD has supplied PCs for the players to play on during the day and will have PCs available for the public to test out on the day. “Players require reliable equipment and AMD is here to provide them with that performance” said Jaco Laubscher, Channel Manager AMD.
The event will be one of the biggest held for a game launch in South Africa, and we invite the public to register to attend the event on the 16th March 2013. Details can be found at the following address – www.megarom.co.za/SC2HOTS.
