Gamer.LK announces annual eSports & Video Gaming Championship powered by Dialog Gaming

The annual Sri Lanka Cyber Games (SLCG) eSports Championship will be returning this year on 8, 9 and 10 December at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Center. SLCG is organised by Gamer.LK, and powered by Dialog Gaming for the fifth year. 

Year 2017 marks a milestone for this event, with SLCG celebrating its 10th consecutive championship being held this year. The Sri Lanka Cyber Games brings together the best cyber-athletes and competitive gamers from across the island to compete for the grand championship trophy – a coveted prize for every gamer in Sri Lanka. 

SLCG has become the proving grounds for gamers to show off their skills, as it attracts over 3,000 participants across its 11+ game titles. Winning a title at SLCG secures a slot in the Sri Lankan eSports hall of fame, and establishes that you are the best in Sri Lanka. 

Rooted in humble beginnings with a few hundred participants in 2008, SLCG has grown into a mega-event attracting over 20,000 visitors attending to be a part of the intense matches. eSports clan rivalries are settled in-game with live commentary, shown on large screens for thousands to watch and cheer their favorite clans. Scores of cyber-athletes don their clan jerseys to represent the team they belong to, and wear it with pride during matches and awards ceremonies. 

Sri Lanka currently has six main eSports clans – n00b alliance, Phoenix Gaming, Xiphos eSports, Maximum eSports, Tech Morph and Wolfgang eSports. Phoenix Gaming has been enjoying a successful run over the past years by taking home the overall Championship trophy, with n00b alliance, Xiphos eSports and Tech Morph hot on their heels in the points table.

SLCG 2017 will be introducing a renowned e-Sports title in South East Asia named Special Force 2, a free-to-play, free-to-download massively multiplayer online game, with the partnership of Dialog Gaming and Asiasoft Online Ltd. 

Further, SLCG will also feature well known online multiplayer gaming titles in Sri Lanka, namely Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Dota 2, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Overwatch as well as single player gaming titles such as Injustice 2, FIFA 17, Project Cars and Tekken 7 as official titles. In addition, newer titles such as PUBG and Rainbow 6 are featured as promotional titles with Ingress, Clash Royale and Rider Rush by Honda being played as the mobile game titles at SLCG 2017.

SLCG is one of the first events to be recognised as a competitive ranked event by the Sri Lanka eSports Association (SLeSA). This year, SLCG will be held as a part of the Play Expo – Sri Lanka’s first Digital Entertainment and Technology exhibition. Play Expo will be held on the 8th, 9th and 10th December, with free entrance for all. For more information on Play Expo visit http://playexpo.lk.  With the growth of this rising culture, leading multinational companies have come forward to show their support. Dialog Gaming who brings fast, low latency connections for gamers in Sri Lanka has stepped into power SLCG for the fifth consecutive year. Dialog Gaming has also invested in hosting cloud gaming servers in partnership with Gamer.LK to reduce latency and develop the multiplayer online eco system.

Dialog Gaming presents the Sri Lanka Gamers Leaderboard (SLGL) which introduces a game on a monthly basis and features the top players in the country. The SLGL will be featured at SLCG 2017 for all casual and professional gamers to showcase their talent against the best in the country and win exciting prices. All the winners in SLCG 2017 are rewarded with the biggest data pool ever to be announced in a Sri Lankan e-Sports arena. ThePapare.com, Sri Lanka’s No.1 sports hub is partnering up with Dialog Gaming for the second consecutive year to bring SLCG to you as the online media partner. 

Red Bull is the Official Energy Drink for the event with Hacks partnering up to be the Coolness Partner for the third consecutive year. Honda is the Motorbike Partner and they will be giving away a Honda Navi to the winner of their mobile game Rider Rush. Razer is the official Gaming Gear partner and will be giving away Rs. 100,000 in prizes to attendees. PlanMyNyt.com, Sri Lanka’s premier Nightlife App will be giving away a Playstation 4 at the event. 

The event also welcomes the partnership of Asus and Redline Technologies who will be providing high-end Gaming PCs and giving away many prizes to participants. Blink International, distributors of G-Shock and Fila watches in Sri Lanka will be joining as official Time Keeper with great watch giveaways at the event. Rancrisp is the Snack partner and WEBXPAY is the official Online Payments partner with Atom Media being the official Digital Signage partner. 

Fox FM is the Radio Partner while Art TV is the TV partner. Readme (Digital Media Partner), Yamu.lk (Lifestyle Partner) and Valve Corporation (Tournament Game License Partner) are also supporting the event. 

For more information on this event and how to participate, visit http://slcg.lk.