Turtle
Beach Elite Atlas Powers One of the World’s Premier CS:GO Tournaments
San Diego, CA – October 25, 2018 – In
its continued support of the world’s top PC esports teams and players, Turtle Beach (Nasdaq: HEAR), today announced
it is the Official Partner of the highly-anticipated BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen
tournament. Taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 3, 2018 the
tournament will showcase six of the world’s top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) teams –including local favorite, and current World #1,
Astralis – battling it out to be crowned tournament champion.
BLAST Pro Series is one of the
world’s premiere esports tournaments, with returning stops in major
international cities. With the world’s best teams competing on its unique
A-shaped stage, it attracts millions of fans and viewers worldwide.
“We entered the PC gaming market this
year with our all-new Atlas
headsets and a plan to support top PC players, teams, and events like BLAST Pro
Series,” said Andrew Lilien, VP of Marketing, Turtle Beach. “We’ve already seen
some outstanding reviews for the Elite
Atlas, in which Astralis played an integral role in designing.
We’re excited to work with BLAST Pro Series in Copenhagen and see this as an
ideal opportunity to showcase to fans in the arena, and those tuning in from
around the world, everything the Elite Atlas has to offer.”
Added Jakob Lund Kristensen, EVP
Sales and Co-Founder of RFRSH Entertainment, “We’re thrilled to have Turtle
Beach joining us in Copenhagen. The continued growth and popularity of esports
globally requires organizations like ours to deliver nothing short of
exceptional quality in all aspects of competitive events, and Turtle Beach’s Elite
Atlas PC gaming headset delivers the high-quality audio pro players
require to find success on the tournament stage.”
The six CS:GO teams set to battle it out at the upcoming BLAST Pro Series
Copenhagen tournament at the Royal Arena are NaVi, NiP, FaZe Clan, Cloud9,
MIBR, and Astralis. Cloud9 won the first 2018 Major, and Astralis enter the
tournament as the reigning Major Champions, BLAST Champions, and the world’s #1
CS:GO squad.
The Elite Atlas sets a new
benchmark for esports audio on PC. For pro-players and hardcore PC gamers
alike, the Elite Atlas is built to win with a durable yet sleek metal
headband with a suspended pad, ProSpecs™
glasses friendly design, and upgraded magnetic memory foam ear cushions
featuring athletic fabric and synthetic leather working together to block out
external noise. Audio performance centers around the Elite Atlas’ pro-tuned
50mm Nanoclear™ speakers that deliver
immersive Windows Sonic for Headphones1 surround sound, and the
removable high-sensitivity mic with TruSpeak™
technology for flawless communication with teammates. Finally, the Elite
Atlas goes wherever gaming takes you with included 3.5mm and PC-splitter
cables that connect to any PC setup.
For more information on the latest
Turtle Beach gaming headsets and accessories, like the Elite
Atlas, as well as the Atlas
Three and Atlas
One PC gaming headsets, visit www.turtlebeach.com
and be sure to follow Turtle Beach on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram.
About Turtle Beach
Turtle Beach (www.turtlebeach.com) is a leading gaming accessory
brand, offering a wide selection of cutting-edge, award-winning gaming
headsets. Whether you’re a professional esports athlete, hardcore gamer, casual
player, or just starting out, Turtle Beach has the gaming headset to help you
truly master your skills. Innovative and advanced technology, amazing
high-quality gaming audio, crystal-clear communication, lightweight and
comfortable designs, and ease-of-use are just a few features that make Turtle
Beach a fan-favorite brand for gamers the world over. Designed for Xbox,
PlayStation®, and Nintendo consoles as well as for PC, Mac®,
and mobile/tablet devices, owning a Turtle Beach gaming headset gives you the
competitive advantage. Hear Everything. Defeat Everyone.™ The company’s shares
are traded on the Nasdaq Exchange under the symbol: HEAR.
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More Information, Contact:
Eric Nielsen
Step 3 PR
(on behalf of Turtle
Beach)
202.276.5357
eric@step-3.com
Keith Hennessey
Sr. Dir. – EU Comms & Partnerships
Turtle Beach
keith.hennessey@turtlebeach.com
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