The Grand Finale of the WORLD GAMEMASTER TOURNAMENT (WGT) announced today

WORLD GAMEMASTER TOURNAMENT (WGT) is one of the world's most thrilling PC gaming competition partnering ASUS, Intel & ATI

Mumbai, India, 10th October 2006: The Grand Finale of the most thrilling PC Gaming Tournament 'World GameMaster Tournament' was announced at a Press Conference held in the City today. World GameMaster Tournament is one of the largest PC gaming competitions in 2006 to be held over 20 countries. This makes PC Gaming an upcoming young generation sport. With ASUS as the official gaming hardware provider, Intel providing the official computing platform & ATI being the world leader in design & manufacture of innovative 3D graphics solutions joining the fray, the TRIO promises that the WGT will be a resounding success for dedicated gamers all over India as they compete against one another and gamers located on a national level. With this event, WGT aims to become ASUS, Intel and ATI sponsored annual global event which will bring rise to the elite players in each countries.

The WGT preliminaries took place in four cities in India and ASUS provided its latest gaming solutions to the country's elite players. ASUS as a gaming vendor has taken this platform to encourage PC gamers to test their skills on a national level. By this initiative, they wish to enhance the perception about PC gaming in the Indian scenario.

Giving an Overview of the PC Gaming Industry in India Mr. Andrew Tsui (MD Asus) said that, "PC Gaming is gaining momentum in India and by hosting such events we wish to make end users aware about the ultimate gaming configurations. The Indian gamers are very enthusiastic about this competition and we wish that not just gamers but even PC users should be made aware about the advanced technologies."

Mr. Amit Jaokar, Technical Promotion Manager, ASUS India said, "Being an enthusiast gamer myself, I have observed that Indian gamers need more recognition. WGT is a platform for the same and the only place where even amateur gamers get to compete separately. Gaming as an industry is still at a nascent stage in India. ASUS as a high end technology vendor fulfils the hardware requirements of hardcore gamers."

Mr. Rajshekhar Bhatt (Head of Sales ATi Tech India) then expressed his views about WGT & their partnering with the event, "The response to this event has been phenomenal. As partners to this event, we have enjoyed sharing the joy of young gamers who couldn't contain their excitement on getting to play using mind-blowing ATI graphics! This event has also shown us that Indian gamers have tremendous potential and it is really encouraging to see the level of gaming all across the country improving. We wish all finalists the very best."

Nine teams were chosen from the qualifiers to compete in the National Finale in India. The finale will be held at the Inorbit Mall, Malad on 14th & 15th October 2006, 11 a.m. onwards.

India's best gaming PC system from Asus was also displayed at the event. Many other products including high end gaming hardware and soon to be launched very prestigious ASUS Lamborghini notebook were also displayed.

The theme for this event is rightly called 'Let's Game'.

Please visit the WGT website (http://in.worldgamemaster.org) for detailed information about the latest ASUS gaming portfolio or send an email to in-pr@worldgamemaster.org

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ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a leading provider of 3C total solutions. Its product portfolio includes notebooks, motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, information appliances, desktop PCs, servers, wireless solutions, mobile phones and networking devices. With world-class engineering and offices and subsidiaries located in all corners of the world, ASUSTeK provides innovative solutions to consumers, businesses and OEM/ODM customers, and has won 1706 awards in 2005, with recognition in design excellence in the form of the prestigious iF Gold Award. It ranks among the players in Business Week InfoTech for the 8th straight year. The company is the perennial leader of the motherboard and graphics card industries and a top 4 maker globally for notebooks. More information about the company and its product portfolio is available on http://in.asus.com

About Intel

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About ATI Technologies

ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics, PC platform technologies and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI is the world's foremost graphics processor unit (GPU) provider and is dedicated to deliver leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top and digital television, game console and handheld device markets. With fiscal 2005 revenues of US $2.22 billion, ATI has more than 3,700 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).

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