Kingston HyperX is giving away some awesome gear autographed by TSM. Make sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win one of the three bundles!

Corsair and Team SoloMid Unite

– Team Solomid Selects Corsair PC Gaming Keyboards, Mice and PC Components for League of Legends Competition –

FREMONT, California — March 7, 2013 — Corsair® today announced that professional eSports champions Team SoloMid have selected Corsair's Vengeance® gaming keyboards, mice, and mouse mats as their gear of choice for League of Legends competition. The team will also exclusively use Corsair PC cases, power supplies, and cooling products in their training center PCs.

Team SoloMid is one of the top-ranked teams in League of Legends, the world's most played video game with over 12 million active players per day.

Team SoloMid captain Andy ‘Reginald’ Dinh said, "We train constantly and leave our PCs running and ready to go, so stability and speed are really important to us. We've been using Corsair hardware in our Origin gaming PCs since last season and performance has been absolutely flawless." The experience led to a partnership with Corsair and an endorsement of Corsair's cases, power supplies, and cooling products.

The partnership led to Andy's discovery of the advantages of Corsair gaming keyboards and mice. “The Corsair keyboards, mice, and mouse mats are the best. The first time I held them I was impressed at how solidly built they are. Their aluminum base, mechanical keys and buttons just scream precision and they look cool. As soon as I played my first match I was hooked. No more flimsy plastic or mushy keys.”

"The guys in Team SoloMid are extraordinarily skilled players that generate excitement and connect with fans around the world,” said Ruben Mookerjee, VP and General Manager of the Peripherals Business Unit at Corsair. "They rose to dominance through their total dedication to improving their gameplay. We are honored that they've chosen our products to take their skills to the next level.”

Team SoloMid is currently ranked 3rd with 7 wins. The members of Team SoloMid will debut their use of Corsair keyboards and mice in their next match on March 15th.


Team SoloMid's current Corsair gear is:

• Keyboards: Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
  
• Mice: Vengeance M65, M95, and Raptor
  
• PC cases: Obsidian Series 650D
  
• Power supplies: TX Series
  
• CPU cooling: Hydro Series Liquid CPU coolers
  
• PC cooling: Air Series case fans
  

To find out more about Team SoloMid and the Corsair products, visit:

• Corsair.com/TSM
  
• Facebook.com/Corsair
  
• Solomid.net
  
• Facebook.com/SoloMidDotNet
  

Win Corsair Vengeance Keyboards and Mice Signed by Team SoloMid

Every month, Corsair and Team SoloMid will be holding promotions and contests featuring Corsair products. To find out more, visit corsair.com/TSM.


About Corsair

Founded in 1994, Corsair supplies high performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The company's award-winning products include DDR3 memory upgrades, USB flash drives, power supply units, solid-state drives, PC speakers, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, laser gaming mice, system monitoring and control devices, PC cooling products, and computer cases.


About Team Solomid

Team SoloMid, a top tier professional League of Legends team centered around the popular web portal SoloMid.net, was formed by brothers Andy and Dan Dinh in late 2009. The members of SoloMid, based in North America, live and practice together in their gaming house in California. The SoloMid portal boasts some of the web’s most popular guides as well as feature League of Legends tournaments and competitions. The team is one of the most accomplished in the history of League of Legends, and continues to dominate the North American and International scenes.


Copyright © 2013 Corsair Components, Inc. All rights reserved. Corsair, the sails logo, Dominator, and Vengeance are registered trademarks and Air Series, Force Series, Carbide Series, GS Series, and Hydro Series are trademarks of Corsair in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks, and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.


PR Contact, US and Canada
Rick Allen
510-657-8747 ext 486
ricka@corsair.com

Position: Intern web developer (part-time) (telecommute)

Description:
As a web developer, you will be coding both the front-end and back-end of new projects as well as improving existing projects. We are looking for highly motivated individuals wanting to get involved with helping the gaming community grow.

Requirements:

• Experience with PHP and MySQL
  
• Experience with HTML, Javascript and CSS
  
• Understanding of SEO
  
• Strong communication and writing skills
  

If you are interested in working for us, please email loc@solomid.net with the title "Developer position: your name here". Make sure to include your CV and a sample of code you have written.

Only candidates we are interested in will receive a reply.

February 7th, 2013 – Today, Team SoloMid is pleased to announce its new partnership with Corsair, the leaders in high-performance PC components and gaming peripherals. We are proud to endorse Corsair whose products we have valued and continued to use over the years. With even more top of the line Corsair components and products at the fingertips of our players, expect to see the members of TSM step up their game even further.

Since 1994, Corsair has been leading the industry in terms of both performance and reliability, two aspects that TSM values above all else. With world class titles on the line so often for our League of Legends team, there is simply no room for error when it comes to training and competing. Our players expect and use nothing short of the best components to fuel their gaming careers.

Though each of our players is extremely picky about the components they use, our League of Legends captain has been quite vocal about the new partnership. “A team can only be as good as the hardware they use, and TSM doesn’t settle for anything but the best. All of us are excited to partner with a name like Corsair that we can trust with our most important games.” – Andy ‘Reginald’ Dinh, Team SoloMid captain.

"We are excited to continue our support for competitive gaming by sponsoring Team SoloMid. As the premier team in North America, they embody the skill, dedication, and discipline required to rise to the top in League of Legends. We are proud they have selected Corsair to sharpen their competitive edge." – Ruben Mookerjee, VP and General Manager of the Peripherals Business Unit at Corsair.

About Team SoloMid:

Team SoloMid, a top tier professional League of Legends team centered around the popular web portal SoloMid.net, was formed by brothers Andy and Dan Dinh in late 2009. The SoloMid portal boasts some of the web’s most popular guides as well as feature League of Legends tournaments and competitions. The members of SoloMid, based in North America, live and practice together in a California gaming house. The team is one of the most accomplished in the history of League of Legends, and continues to dominate the North American and International scenes. For more information, please visit: http://www.SoloMid.net/

About Corsair

Founded in 1994, Corsair supplies high performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The company's award-winning products include DDR3 memory upgrades, USB flash drives, power supply units, solid-state drives, PC speakers, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, laser gaming mice, system monitoring and control devices, PC cooling products, and computer cases. For more information, please visit: http://www.corsair.com/tsm

Solomid is proud to announce that LoLCounter.com is now part of the Solomid Network! LoLCounter.com is a site focused on counter picks and is now powered by ChampionSelect.net. With these 2 sites working together, we will bring you reliable counter picking data faster than before!

1st February 2013 - Team Solomid is proud to announce its latest official sponsor, Kingston Technology. With the support of Kingston’s high performance product line, HyperX, TSM is loaded with the best in class memory, solid state drives, and USB drives to take their gaming experience to the next level.

Kingston HyperX has been empowering gamers for a decade with the highest performance components and gaming sponsorships over the last 10 years. As the dominant North American League of Legends team, TSM takes no risk when it comes to their hardware, putting their trust and confidence in HyperX.

“It is a great opportunity to be able to compete for not only the recognition of our fans but also a major name in computer technology like Kingston HyperX! The rest of TSM and I are incredibly excited for this great news! Kingston HyperX is the best!” ~ Reginald, Team Captain of Team Solomid.

“I am thrilled to have TSM as a part of the HyperX global gaming team family. Our sponsorship of the most dominant League of Legends team in North America comes naturally as they have proven their success and professionalism time and time again. I look forward to supporting TSM and their fans in 2013 and wish them success in Riot’s LCS this year.” – Annie Leung, HyperX Corporate Marketing Manager

To celebrate this new partnership, Kingston HyperX is giving away a kit of their 10th Anniversary Edition Memory to one lucky TSM fan. Find out how to win here: http://www.solomid.net/contest.php

Be sure to catch TSM in action at the start of Riot’s LCS beginning February 7th 2013, representing the #1 seed in North America!

About Team SoloMid:

Team SoloMid, a top tier professional League of Legends team centered around the popular web portal SoloMid.net, was formed by brothers Andy and Dan Dinh in late 2009. The SoloMid portal boasts some of the web’s most popular guides as well as feature League of Legends tournaments and competitions. The members of SoloMid, based in North America, live and practice together in a California gaming house. The team is one of the most accomplished in the history of League of Legends, and continues to dominate the North American and International scenes. For more information, please visit http://www.solomid.net/

About Kingston Technology:

Designed to meet the most rigorous demands of gamers, overclockers, creative professionals and tech enthusiasts with ease, HyperX is the high performance product line from Kingston Technology, the world’s largest independent memory manufacturer. Featuring best-in-class components that deliver superior speed, quality and aesthetic design for more than a decade, 100% factory-tested Kingston

HyperX memory modules, USB drives, cooling fans, and SSDs load games and applications in the blink of an eye. Check out how Kingston HyperX can optimize the performance of just about any rig at http://www.kingston.com/hyperx and see what we’re up to and participate in fun activities at http://www.facebook.com/hyperxcommunity

It is our pleasure to announce that Solomid will be hosting one of the qualifying events for IPL6. Up to 32 teams will battle it out over the course of three weekends to earn one of two spots we have available.

The first two weeks will be group stages in order to determine the top eight teams in attendance. Those eight teams will move on to the double-elimination final weekend and the chance to win a cut of our $6000 prize pool, a plethora of swag from our sponsors and most importantly, two of the coveted invitations to attend IPL6 on March 28-31 (flight and stay provided by IPL).

The event will run on three consecutive weekends in February: 9th-10th, 16th-17th and 23th-24th. The top two teams will both receive invites. It will be an open tournament, with each team's Ranked 5s rating deciding who gets their chance at the big-time.

There are a couple of restrictions. Firstly, all members of the team must be citizens of the United States of America or Canada and able to travel to Las Vegas for IPL6. Secondly, it would be very beneficial if your manager will be at least 21 years old before IPL6.

Get your team signed up before February 1st and we'll see you on Summoner's Rift.

You can find the signup page: here.
Event rules for qualifying teams: here.

Position: DotA 2 Tournament Admin
Salary type: Paid per event

Description:
We are looking for a tournament manager to run months DotA 2 tournaments. You will be in charge of:
- Inviting teams to monthly tournaments
- Scheduling matches
- Promoting the event across all DotA 2 news sites
- Helping casters get set up
- Refereeing each game
- Any other miscellaneous tasks involving the tournament

Requirements:
- Strong knowledge of DotA
- Experience organizing tournaments
- Have contact information of all major teams

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Position: DotA 2 Tournament Shoutcaster
Salary type: Hourly wage

Description:
We are looking for shoutcasters for our DotA 2 tournaments.

Requirements:
- Strong knowledge of DotA
- Experience casting DotA
- Able to stream at least 720p

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If you are interested in working for us, please email messiah@solomid.net with the title "DotA 2 Admin: your name here" or "DotA 2 Shoutcaster: your name here" and include some of your previous work as well as a short paragraph talking a bit about yourself and explaining why you qualify for the position.

Only candidates we are interested in will receive a reply.

Position: Web designer

We are no longer looking for more applications.

[spoiler]Salary type: Contract

Description:
We are looking for a talented web designer to improve the look of News of Legends.

Requirements:

• At least 1 year experience in web design
  
• (Optional) Worked on designing gaming related site
  

If you are interested in working for us, please email messiah@solomid.net with the title "Web designer position: your name here" and include some of your previous work as well as a short paragraph talking a bit about yourself and explaining why you qualify for this position.

Only candidates we are interested in will receive a reply.[/spoiler]

Position: Writer

We are no longer looking for more applications.

[spoiler]Salary type: Paid per article

Description:
We are looking for talented writers to create articles for News of Legends. These articles range from covering recent events to discussing the current meta.

Requirements:

• Fluent in English
  
• Actively looking at LoL related news
  
• Previous experience in writing (excluding homework related writing)
  
• (Optional) Actively runs a blog
  

If you are interested in working for us, please email messiah@solomid.net with the title "Writer position: your name here" and include some of your previous writings as well as a short paragraph talking a bit about yourself and explaining why you qualify for this position.

Only candidates we are interested in will receive a reply.[/spoiler]