We are thrilled to announce that Intel CEO Brian Krzanich will be playing in a celebrity League of Legends exhibition match to raise both awareness and funds for our work! The event will take place at this year's Intel Extreme Masters and is expected to be very popular among the thousands of gamers already lined up to attend and the huge numbers tuning in to the live stream via Twitch.
I'm a big fan of eSports gaming and after attending Intel Extreme Masters last year I wanted to be in on the action. It's exciting to get to play a match at such a large event as IEM and be able to game for good to raise money for The Cybersmile Foundation.
Brian Krzanich, CEO, Intel
With the amount of money raised being dependent on the performance of Brian's team (no pressure there then!), we are comforted to hear that the CEO has even been dedicating time in his busy schedule to special training with a coach from ESL!
It's very brave of a CEO of any company to go on stage and be willing to showcase his skills to a very demanding audience of over a hundred thousand people. I have never seen anything like this in my ten year history with eSports.
Michal Blicharz, VP Pro Gaming, ESL
The exhibit match will be played on November 21st and will be the third match of the first day of Intel Extreme Masters in San Jose on one of the main stages, and to say that we are excited is an almighty understatement!
From everybody at Cybersmile, we would like to thank Brian and all the people that have made such an amazing event actually become reality. It's a perfect example of how powerful gaming can be when used for good, and we are ecstatic to be a part of it. This is one of the proudest moments of our journey so far! All we can say now is.......Go Brian!
Dan Raisbeck, Co-founder, The Cybersmile Foundation
Intel Extreme Masters returns to the SAP Center in San Jose on November 21st and 22nd with tournaments in League of Legends and CS:GO featuring top teams and players. Tickets are still available for the event.