Los Angeles, CA -- (May 13, 2009), -- Micro-Star International (MSI), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of computer hardware products and solutions, today announced its sponsorship of Team Evil Geniuses (EG), North America’s premier professional gaming organization.

“We are excited to join forces with Team Evil Geniuses,” said Andy Tung, Vice President of MSI USA.  “We are looking forward to watching them continue their dominance of North America with the aid of MSI’s award-winning gaming notebooks and components. With the X-340, we are proud to bring such a thin yet powerful notebook to market. It truly is the optimal convergence of mobility, form, and functionality, and we are excited to put it in the hands of EG’s professional gamers.”

“For years now, MSI has been a household name on the grassroots level of PC gaming,” said Alexander Garfield, Executive Director of Team EG. “For our players and organization, it’s very exciting to partner with a company whose products we’ve grown to use and count on over the years. Pro gaming is a discipline in which even the slightest competitive advantage can be the difference between a crucial win and a heart-breaking loss. So we’re very excited about providing our players with the added edge of MSI’s high-performance gaming notebooks.”

MSI’s sponsorship of Team EG will be effective immediately, partnering the best professional gamers in North America with the power and performance of MSI’s high-quality gaming notebooks and components. Team EG players will be equipped with MSI notebooks, motherboards, and video cards for both practice and tournament competitions. More information on Team EG and MSI’s sponsorship can be found at www.myEG.net.

About Team Evil Geniuses
First founded in 1999, Evil Geniuses (Team EG) is North America’s premier professional gaming team. With more than 50 players from both the United States and Canada, EG truly consists of the finest gaming talent North America has to offer, as over the years EG players have accumulated numerous podium placements at the world’s most prestigious eSports tournaments. Home to internationally renowned players across games such as Counter-Strike, DotA, Guitar Hero, Quake, Unreal Tournament, and World of WarCraft, Evil Geniuses is proud to represent North America in the global eSports landscape. For more information about Evil Geniuses, please visit www.myEG.net.

About MSI
Micro-Star International Corporation, Ltd. (TSEC: MSI, 2377) is one of the IT industry's leading manufacturers of computer hardware products and solutions, including world's top five and Taiwan's top three motherboard manufacturer, Taiwan biggest and world's top five server manufacturer, and has been the leading graphic card manufacturer for the past four years. Today MSI is pressing forward with the development of new products, such as notebooks and consumer electronic products. The sales of MSI's MP3 product has been growing rapidly, making MSI one of the top MP3 product suppliers in Taiwan since 2004. Through world class engineering, manufacturing & design innovation, MSI is dedicated to providing leading-edge hardware products and robust solutions that are easy to implement and integrate while also enhancing overall performance, value and ultimately the individual end user's personal digital life experience. With annual worldwide sales of US $2.4 Billion in 2005, MSI ranks 26 in the Taiwan Top 1000 Companies for 2005. For more information and product details please visit www.msi.com.tw.

www.myEG.net