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Turtle Beach Becomes Official Peripherals Partner Of The Chicago Huntsmen
New Partnership Extends Longstanding Relationship Between Turtle Beach and Chicago Huntsmen CEO and Esports Hall of Famer, Hector "H3CZ" Rodriguez SAN DIEGO,
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[{"type":"text","content":"New Partnership Extends Longstanding Relationship Between Turtle Beach and Chicago Huntsmen CEO and Esports Hall of Famer, Hector \"H3CZ\" Rodriguez\n\n\nSAN DIEGO, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading gaming audio and accessory brand Turtle Beach (NASDAQ: HEAR) today announced a new working partnership with the Chicago Huntsmen CDL Franchise. Owned by NRG Esports and led by Co-CEOs Andy Miller and esports luminary Hector \"H3CZ\" Rodriguez, The Huntsmen have an incredible roundtable of expertise in the traditional sports and tech industries, with investment from the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, Tiesto, Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, and Marshawn Lynch. The Huntsmen are kicking off their first match of the season this weekend at the Call of Duty League Launch Weekend tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota. \n\n \n \n\n \nThis new partnership continues the years-long collaboration between Turtle Beach and H3CZ, which began with Hector's first gaming headset back in 2010 and was officially inaugurated in 2016 via partnership with OpTic Gaming, and resulted in multiple world championships in Gears of War, Halo and Call of Duty for teams using Turtle Beach gear, as well as a wealth of engaging and influential content for gamers to consume.\n\"Hector's passion for gaming, his ability to create first class, dominant esports organizations, and his engagement with fans are why we love working with him and why we're excited about this new partnership with the Chicago Huntsmen,\" said Juergen Stark, Chairman and CEO, Turtle Beach. \"Hector is a pioneer in our industry, as well as a loyal and forward thinking partner and we can't wait to collaborate with him on future product innovations and activations with the Chicago Huntsmen players, staff, content producers and fans.\"\nThe partnership with the Chicago Hunstmen will see the team using Turtle Beach's original Elite Pro and Elite Pro 2 gaming headsets for team play, as well as all streaming activities. Additionally, Turtle Beach intends to work directly with H3CZ and the Chicago Hunstmen players to create a wealth of unique, engaging and fun content to support the Turtle Beach brand.\n\"What can I say? Turtle Beach has been a great partner over the years, so as I build another winning organization with the Huntsmen it's important that they have the very best equipment,\" said Hector Rodri...