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ASUS ROG announces the full player list and more details about the upcoming $10 000 USD invitational tournament ASUS ROG The GD Invitational held in Stockholm 13-14 October.
Only two weeks to go until the next ASUS ROG Tournament starts in Stockholm, Sweden. As we previously announced, eight European players are invited to battle over the trophy in the two day tournament in a laid back environment provided by the GD Studio crew and their house. Earlier, we revealed three names (
ROG.elfi, 
Empire.Kas, 
TLAF-Liquid.Ret), but now the roster is complete with the remaining five invites going to some of the best names in Europe: 
EG.Stephano.RC, 
EG.ThorZaIN.RC, mouz.MaNa, 
Karont3.LucifroN and ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/ro.png)
FnaticRC.NightEnD.There has been a change in the tournament format since the last announcement. The group stage will be played in a round robin format instead of the GSL style double tournament format. The reason for this is that with only one player dropping out in a group the usual problems in a round robin system are avoided, and also the GSL style group doesn’t leave much suspense for the last match as both of the players are going to advance regardless of the result.
More details such as groups and schedule released closer to the tournament.
Tournament details
- Location: The GD Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
- Date: Oct 13-14
- Prize pool: 10 000 $
- Players: 8 invited European players
- Format: Groups + playoffs
- Casters: Apollo & Semmler + guests
- Stream: Free HD stream
- Event type: Studio, no live audience
Full player list
- ROG.elfi
- Empire.Kas
- TLAF-Liquid.Ret
-
EG.Stephano.RC
TLAF-Liquid.TLO (Stephano cancels) - EG.ThorZaIN.RC
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mouz.MaNa - Karont3.LucifroN
- FnaticRC.NightEnD
Prize distribution
- 1st: $4000
- 2nd: $2000
- 3rd/4th: $1000
- 5th/6th: $700
- 7th/8th: $300
Tournament format
- 2 x 4 player round robin groups
- Top 3 advances from each group
- 6 player single-elimination playoffs (group winners advance directly to semi-finals)
Map pool
- TheGD Daybreak (6x1 middle base)
- TheGD Antiga Shipyard (No gold bases, forced cross-spawns)
- TheGD Entombed Valley (Horizontal spawns disabled)
- TheGD Cloud Kingdom
- TheGD Ohana
Like ASUS ROG on Facebook
Head on over to the ASUS ROG Nordic facebook page and like it to not miss any behind the scenes info. Or if you just want to show the sponsors of the tournament some love.
http://www.facebook.com/rognordic
ASUS ROG
Finally, to remind you all of the company who makes this tournament possible, ROG -- Republic of Gamers, a gaming sub brand of ASUS that is comprised of cutting edge hardware tailored for serious gamers. The product branches include; Motherboards, Graphics Cards, LCD Monitors, Gaming Peripherals, Desktops and Notebooks. The ASUS ROG Tournament will be solely powered by ASUS and ROG hardware.
About ASUS
ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company's revenue for 2011 was US$13 billion.
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