Pro Gamers to Carry Olympic Torch

Gaming peripheral maker Razer today sent word

that the BOCOG has selected ten

professional gamers to carry the Olympic torch for different legs as it

travels through China. Razer is particularly proud of this since two of those gamers are

href="http://press.razerzone.com/content/view/325/79/">sponsored by the mouse maker.

“It’s a great honor for me to be part of something so special. Bearing the

Olympic flame is a once in a lifetime opportunity and one I will treasure, not only

because I’m from China, but also because I represent e-sports, which is a discipline

growing in popularity,” said XiaoFeng “Sky” Li.

Fellow torch bearer Jaeho

“Moon” Jang commented, “It will be amazing being part of the contingent bearing the Olympic torch. The Olympics comes around once every four years, and this is an

opportunity for me, and everyone to embody the Olympic spirit and bring greater awareness

to e-sports."

The 2008 Olympic Games will also feature the GGL's Digital Games Worldwide Tournament as an Official Welcome Event. GGL, in partnership with China Internet Gaming (CIG) and the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG), will organize and co-produce the event.

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