ASiT is an 8 team Asian Invitational Team League. The group stage will be run over the next 6 weeks, with the 2 group winners advancing to the offline Finals held in Taiwan at the end of July. The tournament boasts a $50,000 prize pool distributed amongst all 8 teams.
The event is run by the same organizers that run the TeSL, which is the main Taiwan league that is shown on their TV. The organizers have much experience running events, and the offline finals will be held in a stadium along with the finals of the current TeSL Season.
Teams: Pool A MVP (Korea) Taiwan White (Taiwan)* iG (China) Singapore/Malaysia
Pool B Taiwan Blue (Taiwan)* Xeria Gaming (Australia) MiTH (Thailand) Japan
*The 2 Taiwan teams consist of players from their 4 TeSL teams, see the roster below for details on which players are in each team.
MVP has this unless they get really over confident. The real battle will be for second third and forth. I wonder how iG will stack up against the fairly weak competition (other than mvp).
Considering Sen has a 22 game win streak in the tw league, it is pretty much up to him in terms of the Taiwan teams. He definitely has a chance vs MVP players but I think maybe only 1-2. iG might take a couple games as well. But the full MVP line is so strong. And since the winner gets $20,000, they will likely send their best players.
I'm not sure how the encounters will be played. This news mentions two qualifiers, each one with a different format. Does it mean that the group stage won't be merely a round robin?
I feel like you guys underestimated TeSL players... Yes, MVP is most likely going to win, but I really don't think iG is going to have easy 2nd place... Taiwan-Blue looks pretty strong to be honest, Sen is still an awesome player and I've watched SpiderDS playing against him and he was doing not bad at all either... Didn't watch a lot of Hui's stream but he seems to constantly get around 3000viewers when he streams, so I guess he isn't bad either
It's a team with DongRaeGu and Genius in it. Plus the people they train with.
Chris, I know what you mean but come on here, we go up against MVP we're lucky if we win half a game. Same applies to any of the other teams here, unless they know something I don't.
Ok, so its $20,000 for 1st place team, $10,000 for 2nd, $4000 for 3rd, and $6000 for the remaining teams? By the way, the prize pool is $40,000 not $50,000 like the topic says. It doesn't really say how the last $6000 will be allocated, but thats what I assume...
The format will be proleague style with 4 games then ace match for the first round and winners league for the second round (this is king of fight style right?). Then, 1st place from each group plays at the live final at the Taiwan Open conference, and the 3rd place match will be casted online I think.
The first qualifier will be best of five: 4 games of 1v1 and 1 Ace game (player repeatable), and the second qualifier will be a 4v4 King of fight. After the 2 qualifiers, the 1st place of each group will compete for the final, and the 2nd place of each group will also compete for the runner-up match. The runner-up match will be hosted online in July, and the final match will be hosted in Taiwan at the Taiwan Open conference. The top 2 teams in Asia will be on the stage, bringing you some awesome Starcraft II games!
On April 24 2012 13:37 Looms wrote: Ok, so its $20,000 for 1st place team, $10,000 for 2nd, $4000 for 3rd, and $6000 for the remaining teams? By the way, the prize pool is $40,000 not $50,000 like the topic says. It doesn't really say how the last $6000 will be allocated, but thats what I assume...
The format will be proleague style with 4 games then ace match for the first round and winners league for the second round (this is king of fight style right?). Then, 1st place from each group plays at the live final at the Taiwan Open conference, and the 3rd place match will be casted online I think.
The first qualifier will be best of five: 4 games of 1v1 and 1 Ace game (player repeatable), and the second qualifier will be a 4v4 King of fight. After the 2 qualifiers, the 1st place of each group will compete for the final, and the 2nd place of each group will also compete for the runner-up match. The runner-up match will be hosted online in July, and the final match will be hosted in Taiwan at the Taiwan Open conference. The top 2 teams in Asia will be on the stage, bringing you some awesome Starcraft II games!
Apologies, you are correct it is $40,000. The last 6k is allocated as 2k for 4th, and 1k for 5th-8th. Part of the prize pool for 1st and 2nd is an expenses paid trip to Taiwan for the finals (Which for 10 players + 2 Managers would be quite a significant amount anyway.)
Yes MVP are favorites, but iG are quite good and relatively unknown (I am personally curious as to how they will stack up), and the Taiwan Teams are fairly stacked as well.
The teams are from Asian countries only, which is basically KR walk-over. Yes, China has been improving, but every country including TW is miles behind KR.
JazBas - the only person who makes a dent from Blizzcon 2011 for AU XiGua - at least GSL code a MacSed - at least GSL code a Sen - at least GSL code a
Good job for the hosting country to take the advantage of having 2 teams in.
*Note: JazBas went on the take 3rd in that event and Iaguz and MaFia tied for 5th
EDIT: just wanna note this isnt a stab at incontrol, its just to make people aware the other teams arent the push overs the masses assume them to be
Sorry, but incontrol =/= MVP's best players and im pretty sure even incontrol would agree with me. DRG could all kill everyone in the tournament in a row.
*Note: JazBas went on the take 3rd in that event and Iaguz and MaFia tied for 5th
EDIT: just wanna note this isnt a stab at incontrol, its just to make people aware the other teams arent the push overs the masses assume them to be
Sorry, but incontrol =/= MVP's best players and im pretty sure even incontrol would agree with me. DRG could all kill everyone in the tournament in a row.
It's great that tournaments in Asia feature teams from various countries, and not only korean team, but seriously 50k $ for a tournament with such little top players seems like a huge waste of money. Makes it quite a ridiculous event IMO.
On April 23 2012 22:11 Morale wrote: Awsome to put forth such a prizepool, however the competition seems abit thin. MVP should have this using only their worst players:S
I will be watching tho, always nice to see some players that you dont see otherwise, GL to the event hope it turns out to be a success!
lol this is exactly what i was thinking. not even heard of any of these other teams...still, ill tune in to watch MVP wipe the floor with us sea scrubs haha
On April 23 2012 22:11 Morale wrote: Awsome to put forth such a prizepool, however the competition seems abit thin. MVP should have this using only their worst players:S
I will be watching tho, always nice to see some players that you dont see otherwise, GL to the event hope it turns out to be a success!
lol this is exactly what i was thinking. not even heard of any of these other teams...still, ill tune in to watch MVP wipe the floor with us sea scrubs haha
MVP can only use the five they've nominated, it seems Keen Sc Noblesse Genius DRG
On April 23 2012 22:11 Morale wrote: Awsome to put forth such a prizepool, however the competition seems abit thin. MVP should have this using only their worst players:S
I will be watching tho, always nice to see some players that you dont see otherwise, GL to the event hope it turns out to be a success!
lol this is exactly what i was thinking. not even heard of any of these other teams...still, ill tune in to watch MVP wipe the floor with us sea scrubs haha
MVP can only use the five they've nominated, it seems Keen Sc Noblesse Genius DRG
which is good for the viewers and bad for the other teams
On April 25 2012 23:18 ASNheat wrote: Taiwan Blue Fighting! Sen and Hui combined are unstoppable!
You will have your chance to cheer them on tonight as they take on Japan!
Just a reminder that tonight we will have iG vs Singapore/Malaysia as well as Taiwan Blue vs Japan. I was sent the match ups last night (I will not reveal them as it will spoil results) and there looks to be some very good games!
And yes, MVP can only use Keen, SC, Noblesse, Genius and DRG, so if you are a MVP fan, you will see their best lineup each week. Schedule and team rosters are all accessible on the ASiT website (in the OP), teams can only use players listed there.
MVP busting out the all stars line-up of Keen, SC, Noblesse, Genius, and DRG to secure their win in this tournament. Too bad for the other teams.
What disappoints me a bit about this league, though, is that it's not an all-kill format and the limited number of games :| With $50,000 on the line, make teams work for it. Have them play an all-kill Bo9 Bo3.
On April 26 2012 08:51 Azarkon wrote: MVP busting out the all stars line-up of Keen, SC, Noblesse, Genius, and DRG to secure their win in this tournament. Too bad for the other teams.
What disappoints me a bit about this league, though, is that it's not an all-kill format and the limited number of games :| With $50,000 on the line, make teams work for it. Have them play an all-kill Bo9 Bo3.
Weeks 4-6 will be all kill format.
Having bo9 with bo3 is not a suitable format for the TeSL who are shown on Taiwan TV and must fit in their schedule. the current format allows for 6-10 maps per night, which fits well with their time slot, and does not have too much variance. Bo9/Bo3 means 10-27 maps per night, which makes filling the timeslot very difficult and random (Some nights you have 10 maps and are over in 2 hours, but if you go the full 27, you're staying around for a long time).
On April 26 2012 10:02 ke_ivan wrote: Benji man... between MoOnGlaDe, iaguz and PiG, please for the love of god just take one game off DRG.
Australia is being represented by Benji's own Xeria Gaming - so they'll be using their own team line up. That means no mOOnGLaDe, PiG, etc. Would have been nice to see an 'all-star' line up like some of the other countries are using though
On April 26 2012 10:02 ke_ivan wrote: Benji man... between MoOnGlaDe, iaguz and PiG, please for the love of god just take one game off DRG.
Australia is being represented by Benji's own Xeria Gaming - so they'll be using their own team line up. That means no mOOnGLaDe, PiG, etc. Would have been nice to see an 'all-star' line up like some of the other countries are using though
Like iG, MiTH and MVP, we were not given an option of a National team.
On April 26 2012 08:51 Azarkon wrote: MVP busting out the all stars line-up of Keen, SC, Noblesse, Genius, and DRG to secure their win in this tournament. Too bad for the other teams.
What disappoints me a bit about this league, though, is that it's not an all-kill format and the limited number of games :| With $50,000 on the line, make teams work for it. Have them play an all-kill Bo9 Bo3.
Weeks 4-6 will be all kill format.
Having bo9 with bo3 is not a suitable format for the TeSL who are shown on Taiwan TV and must fit in their schedule. the current format allows for 6-10 maps per night, which fits well with their time slot, and does not have too much variance. Bo9/Bo3 means 10-27 maps per night, which makes filling the timeslot very difficult and random (Some nights you have 10 maps and are over in 2 hours, but if you go the full 27, you're staying around for a long time).
Ah, it's a TeSL gig, okay, but I still think Bo3s are better. With Bo1s a lot of players are just cheesing.
On April 24 2012 01:32 PrimeTimey wrote: That is a really great tournament, can't say all the teams are on even playing fields.
I'm guessing, 1) MVP 2) iG 3) Taiwan-Blue
You're forgetting the home turf advantage Taiwan has in this league. iG is in the same group as MVP, while Taiwan Blue is in a group with Australia, Thailand, and Japan... Only the top team advances from each group - and iG is not going to advance over MVP -> its going to be a Taiwan vs. Korea offline grand finals unless a major upset happens.
On May 02 2012 22:49 nodoubt0322 wrote: I am an employee of Tesl which hosts ASIT. If you have any suggestions, plz post it here. I will read it.Thanks for Benji broadcasting ASIT
On May 02 2012 22:49 nodoubt0322 wrote: I am an employee of Tesl which hosts ASIT. If you have any suggestions, plz post it here. I will read it.Thanks for Benji broadcasting ASIT
On May 02 2012 22:49 nodoubt0322 wrote: I am an employee of Tesl which hosts ASIT. If you have any suggestions, plz post it here. I will read it.Thanks for Benji broadcasting ASIT
On May 02 2012 22:49 nodoubt0322 wrote: I am an employee of Tesl which hosts ASIT. If you have any suggestions, plz post it here. I will read it.Thanks for Benji broadcasting ASIT
I did, it was not approved in time, nor was an admin available on IRC to help. There is an event for tomorrows games.
Who broadcasts the matches (if they are broadcasted at all)?
Benji casts the matches in English and broadcasts them on his Twitch.tv channel. TeSL casters commentate in Chinese on their Justin.tv channel, and you can also find VODs (not really organized, just whole recordings) in the videos section of their channel.
Looks like MVP added Monster to their roster (making it DRG, Genius, Keen, sC, Noblesse, Monster). I'm not sure if any of the other teams changed. Some teams have 5 players, some 6, judging by the website.
On May 04 2012 23:21 Severian wrote: Looks like MVP added Monster to their roster (making it DRG, Genius, Keen, sC, Noblesse, Monster). I'm not sure if any of the other teams changed. Some teams have 5 players, some 6, judging by the website.
Taiwan Blue has added TtApolloHRU since their original roster listing because of potential time conflicts for GamaniaSen/XpecIMHui to make the matches in the future (foreign events).
Updated the main post with results from last week, Vod locations and matchups for this week! Thanks again to PeterDLai for making my job a ton easier :D
Going to be an interesting week 3, with each group guaranteed to get a clear leader going into the second half of the season. MVP, iG, xG and TW Blue are all 2-0 in their groups, who will stumble first?
Matchups this week are:
Wednesday 9th May at 20:00 KST
MVP vs iG MiTH vs Japan
Thursday 10th May at 20:00 KST
Taiwan White vs Singapore/Malaysia Xeria Gaming vs Taiwan Blue
Can iG take out MVP? Will MVP continue to be undefeated in maps? Will the shaky, yet favorites Taiwan Blue take out Xeria Gaming despite xG 3-0'ing Japan last week after Japan forced the Taiwan team to the Ace in week 1?
Remember, this is the final week of the Pro-league format, Weeks 4-6 will be All-kill format.
On May 10 2012 05:12 MrMercuG wrote: Lol all of Japans players are in Type? Also Korea just to stronk mang.
Not all of them, just breek, nemuke, PSiArc, and ENZA (the best ones ;D)
On May 10 2012 14:50 JapaneseSC2 wrote: Korean players are not so famous, but still kicking every ones ass QQ
All of those Korean players are famous! Keen is a top 3 player on a top 3 Korean team, former Code S player and just trashed NesTea 2-0 in Code A. sC is also a former Code S player and also a scary terran. Noblesse is a strong terran who just easily won the recent EWM tournament.
Interesting how MVP came to be picked. If I had to think of a team that best reps Korea, it would be Slayers. They're the only team that wears the Korean flag on their uniforms.
As a proud Thai person living in Britain I feel very sad to see my country getting beaten up so badly also I've noticed that MVP loves using their terrans in this league.
On May 30 2012 14:09 RaiKageRyu wrote: Interesting how MVP came to be picked. If I had to think of a team that best reps Korea, it would be Slayers. They're the only team that wears the Korean flag on their uniforms.
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