Today is the 1st of November and there is only 11 days until ZOWIE DIVINA’s first International Invitation kicks off on the 11th of November. We are very excited about the event, and feel it is time to bring you some detailed information about the thoughts behind it, the location and the sponsors.
About ZOWIE DIVINA:
There are many gamers, dominantly males, who don’t understand the need for specific female gaming tournaments, as they think that males and females should be able to compete on equal terms in electronic sports, as there are no physical limitations.
We understand and partially agree to this. The problem is, however, that electronic sports is dominated by males, making it problematic for new coming female gamers to jump the fence and start playing with the boys. It's not in everyones nature to be so bold as to dare take on the best of the best from day 1.
ZOWIE DIVINA was not created in an effort to separate the scenes into male and female gaming – it was created in an effort to unite them – with time – by hopefully increasing the amount of active female competitive gamers. We hope that ZOWIE DIVINA will attract more girls to take up gaming on a more competitive level, as they are able to compete for big prizes against competitors they consider as equals.
Our secret agenda with ZOWIE DIVINA is to get more girls to become active and compete against males when they are practicing for the competition. The mental competitive barrier between “males and females” doesn’t exist in practice, as you seek to play against someone who is “better than you” in practise – in this case, the males.
With time the girls will come to realize that the males they are competing against in practice is not invincible – they can be conquered, as such their confidence will increase with each win and they will eventually want to try and measure their skill against males in larger tournaments – eventually uniting the scenes.
The location:
ZOWIE DIVINA will take place in PLU’s studios in Taicang City, China, as we believe it to be the perfect stage for our tournament concept. PLU is mostly known for their tournaments in StarCraft and WarCraft 3, such as their “Premier League” tournaments, which is recognized as the most significant StarCraft tournament in China.
However, more importantly, they are also known for the dedication and hard work they put into other areas of electronic sports, such as improving the circumstances of amateur gamers, allowing them small bits of glory through amateur tournaments, which is broadcasted and streamed live – on almost equal terms as the professional tournaments. PLU is the right partner for the ZOWIE DIVINA concept, because they are working dedicatedly to improve electronic sports on all fronts – whether it is through professional leagues, amateur tournaments, or as now – female gaming tournaments.
BenQ to sponsor ZOWIE DIVINA
What would a professional gaming tournament be without the best gaming display performance available?
BenQ, following its product development co-operation with ZOWIE GEAR, has extended partnership as official gaming monitor sponsor of ZOWIE DIVINA. The sponsorship deal was formed as the result of BenQ’s commitment to developing cutting-edge professional gaming monitors, and BenQ has spent a great deal of effort to deliver special editions of the 2011 RTS hit, BenQ RL2240H, in ZOWIE DIVINA colors.
The RL2240H was developed specifically for RTS-gaming in close cooperation with ZOWIE GEAR and StarTale. It is 21,5” and features the newly developed Black eQualizer, an exclusively designed color engine technology that reveals critical combat details with improved visibility in darkened areas. The Black eQualizer allows gamers to adjust the screen brightness without over-exposing white levels, enabling them to screen critical combat details speedily with added gameplay comfort.
The RTS-gaming monitor BenQ RL2240H will find its natural environment at the ZOWIE DIVINA, where the contestants will be amongst the first in the world to get a taste of the flawless performance developed specifically for RTS-gaming.
About ZOWIE GEAR
ZOWIE GEAR is an innovative manufacturer of competitive gaming gear, founded late 2008 with a mission to develop the best competitive gaming gear available. We are not limited by shareholders telling us what we can or cannot do. We are a free-minded company consisting of experienced and creative individuals, united in ZOWIE on a common ground; our passion for gaming. No boundaries. No compromises. Just gaming.
ZOWIE GEAR has no ambition to become the biggest manufacturer of competitive gaming gear. We just want to be the best. If we can develop products that will increase a gamers performance by just 1%, we will do it. This is our mentality.
It's not just a game.
This is ZOWIE GEAR. Strive for Perfection.
About BenQ Corporation
BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment ‘N’ Quality to Life,” including digital projectors, LCD monitors, LCD TVs, digital cameras, eBook readers, mobile computing devices, storage devices, and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards.
Combining passion and professionalism, execution and excellence, caring and contribution, BenQ is the number 1 DLP® brand and LED monitor expert.
BenQ recognizes that professional gamers possess indispensable experience and knowledge about display devices and therefore offers gaming products co-developed with professional gamers and were created with one main purpose – to win!
About BenQ Group
The BenQ Group is currently comprised of companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, BenQ Materials Corp., BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, BrightView Corp., Daxin Materials Corp., Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Dazzo Technology Corp., Forhouse Corp., SiPix Imaging, Lextar Electronics Corp., Raydium Semiconductor Corp., Trident Medical Corp., and Wellypower Corp.
About ZOWIE DIVINA:
There are many gamers, dominantly males, who don’t understand the need for specific female gaming tournaments, as they think that males and females should be able to compete on equal terms in electronic sports, as there are no physical limitations.
We understand and partially agree to this. The problem is, however, that electronic sports is dominated by males, making it problematic for new coming female gamers to jump the fence and start playing with the boys. It's not in everyones nature to be so bold as to dare take on the best of the best from day 1.
ZOWIE DIVINA was not created in an effort to separate the scenes into male and female gaming – it was created in an effort to unite them – with time – by hopefully increasing the amount of active female competitive gamers. We hope that ZOWIE DIVINA will attract more girls to take up gaming on a more competitive level, as they are able to compete for big prizes against competitors they consider as equals.
Our secret agenda with ZOWIE DIVINA is to get more girls to become active and compete against males when they are practicing for the competition. The mental competitive barrier between “males and females” doesn’t exist in practice, as you seek to play against someone who is “better than you” in practise – in this case, the males.
With time the girls will come to realize that the males they are competing against in practice is not invincible – they can be conquered, as such their confidence will increase with each win and they will eventually want to try and measure their skill against males in larger tournaments – eventually uniting the scenes.
The location:
ZOWIE DIVINA will take place in PLU’s studios in Taicang City, China, as we believe it to be the perfect stage for our tournament concept. PLU is mostly known for their tournaments in StarCraft and WarCraft 3, such as their “Premier League” tournaments, which is recognized as the most significant StarCraft tournament in China.
However, more importantly, they are also known for the dedication and hard work they put into other areas of electronic sports, such as improving the circumstances of amateur gamers, allowing them small bits of glory through amateur tournaments, which is broadcasted and streamed live – on almost equal terms as the professional tournaments. PLU is the right partner for the ZOWIE DIVINA concept, because they are working dedicatedly to improve electronic sports on all fronts – whether it is through professional leagues, amateur tournaments, or as now – female gaming tournaments.
BenQ to sponsor ZOWIE DIVINA
What would a professional gaming tournament be without the best gaming display performance available?
BenQ, following its product development co-operation with ZOWIE GEAR, has extended partnership as official gaming monitor sponsor of ZOWIE DIVINA. The sponsorship deal was formed as the result of BenQ’s commitment to developing cutting-edge professional gaming monitors, and BenQ has spent a great deal of effort to deliver special editions of the 2011 RTS hit, BenQ RL2240H, in ZOWIE DIVINA colors.
The RL2240H was developed specifically for RTS-gaming in close cooperation with ZOWIE GEAR and StarTale. It is 21,5” and features the newly developed Black eQualizer, an exclusively designed color engine technology that reveals critical combat details with improved visibility in darkened areas. The Black eQualizer allows gamers to adjust the screen brightness without over-exposing white levels, enabling them to screen critical combat details speedily with added gameplay comfort.
The RTS-gaming monitor BenQ RL2240H will find its natural environment at the ZOWIE DIVINA, where the contestants will be amongst the first in the world to get a taste of the flawless performance developed specifically for RTS-gaming.
About ZOWIE GEAR
ZOWIE GEAR is an innovative manufacturer of competitive gaming gear, founded late 2008 with a mission to develop the best competitive gaming gear available. We are not limited by shareholders telling us what we can or cannot do. We are a free-minded company consisting of experienced and creative individuals, united in ZOWIE on a common ground; our passion for gaming. No boundaries. No compromises. Just gaming.
ZOWIE GEAR has no ambition to become the biggest manufacturer of competitive gaming gear. We just want to be the best. If we can develop products that will increase a gamers performance by just 1%, we will do it. This is our mentality.
It's not just a game.
This is ZOWIE GEAR. Strive for Perfection.
About BenQ Corporation
BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of “Bringing Enjoyment ‘N’ Quality to Life,” including digital projectors, LCD monitors, LCD TVs, digital cameras, eBook readers, mobile computing devices, storage devices, and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards.
Combining passion and professionalism, execution and excellence, caring and contribution, BenQ is the number 1 DLP® brand and LED monitor expert.
BenQ recognizes that professional gamers possess indispensable experience and knowledge about display devices and therefore offers gaming products co-developed with professional gamers and were created with one main purpose – to win!
About BenQ Group
The BenQ Group is currently comprised of companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world’s top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, BenQ Materials Corp., BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, BrightView Corp., Daxin Materials Corp., Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Dazzo Technology Corp., Forhouse Corp., SiPix Imaging, Lextar Electronics Corp., Raydium Semiconductor Corp., Trident Medical Corp., and Wellypower Corp.
