The BenQ XL2420T will be the monitor used by the world’s most respected gamers at the Intel Extreme Masters Tournament for the second consecutive season, with BenQ extending their sponsorship of this major international gaming event.

The Intel Extreme Games is organised by the Electronic Sports League and takes place in Europe, Asia and theAmericas.  BenQ is the first monitor sponsor in Intel Extreme Masters history.

Said Chee F. Chung, general manager of BenQAustralia, “Over 600 high-performance, tournament-grade XL2420T professional gaming monitors will be used by the world’s best gamers to compete for their titles from the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne event at gamescom 2012 trade show inGermanyon August 15-19 until March 2013 when the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship will take place.”

BenQ’s XL and RL series monitors are recognised as the official training monitors for worldwide professional gaming teams.  They are also the appointed tournament monitors of ESL Pro Series Poland, Major league Gaming and ESEA, as well as the partners of the world’s most esteemed cybercafés, including Sweden’s Inferno Online, which holds the record for being the biggest cybercafé in the world.

As part of their sponsorship BenQ have provided the event with a professional tournament crew to assist gamers at each stop of the tour.  The crew will assist gamers personalise the calibration setting of their tournament monitors and familiarise them with all the monitor features to bring out the best in their gameplay performances.