Superstar professional gamers Jae Ho “Moon” Jang and Li “Sky” Xiaofeng, of Warcraft III fame, will carry the Olympic torch as part of its procession on the road to the 2008 Olympic Games’ opening ceremony
The news is yet another sign that gaming has arrived in China, with the full support of the Chinese government.
Moon and Sky won’t be the only professional gamers in the torch relay. StarCraft apostle Junchun “Pj” Sha, 2nd place finisher at the 2007 World Cyber Games, and Lei “Leilei” Shen, also a known SC player, will join the march.
There’s no word yet as to when these e-sports luminaries will appear in the torch relay.
This year’s torch relay began, as always, in Olympia, Greece, and has already wound its way through London, San Francisco and even Islamabad, Pakistan, to date. Many more cities are planned on the tour before its culmination in Beijing.
2008’s 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 a competitive gaming tournament for gamers of all skill levels.
More information about the Digital Games is available at dg.ggl.com. Register now to be first in line to receive more information about the tournament.
Source: SK Gaming via Gamespot.China
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