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ASUS ROG reveals the full player list of 32 players and the casters for the ASUS ROG Winter 2014 StarCraft II tournament coming up on January 31th with a $25 000 USD prize pool on the line.
ASUS ROG Winter 2014 kicks off in less than three weeks on January 31th in Helsinki, Finland. It is time to reveal the full roster of the tournament. With 24 invites and 8 qualified players we have an outstanding line-up of some of the top players from Europe, America and Korea. The players will be divided into eight groups of four in the first group stage which will be announced closer to the event.
New invites
  Ai.Strelok
 IvD.Apocalypse
 mouz.Dear
  mYinsanity.Kane
mYinsanity.StarDust
 NrS.KrasS
 NrS.Welmu
yoeFW.San
Full line-up
Invites
Ai.Patience
 Alliance.SortOf *
Axiom.Alicia
EG.Jaedong
 Empire.Happy
Ence.elfi
Ence.Serral
Fnatic.Naama *
IvD.Apocalypse
Liquid.HerO
 Liquid.Ret
 Liquid.Snute
Liquid.TaeJa
 Millenium.BabyKnight
Millenium.ForGG
Menace.Protosser *
mouz.Dear
mYinsanity.Kane
mYinsanity.StarDust
NrS.KrasS
NrS.Welmu
Property.MorroW *
Samsung_Galaxy.Solar
StarTale.Life *
yoeFW.San
Qualified
 Dignitas.Tefel
 Core.JonnyREcco
Fnatic.Zanster
Fnatic.Harstem
PkDynamics.GunGFuBanda
*  StarTale.Life replaces mouz.VortiX.
* Alliance.SortOf replaces Acer.Nerchio.
* Menace.Protosser replaces Acer.Bly.
*  Property.MorroW replaces Empire.Kas.
* Fnatic.Naama replaces Ai.Strelok.
 Bischu had to cancel due to illness, no replacement will be added.
Alliance.NaNiwa also cancels due to illness, no replacement will be added.
Stream staff
The main English broadcast at ASUS ROG Winter 2014 will feature the veteran caster Khaldor accompanied by the experienced player-commentator Grubby. The in-game camera is at the steady hands of FunKaDeLiC while the German esports powerhouse TaKe will host the event. His interviews with our Korean quests shall go smoothly with the help of the translator inuh.
- Thomas “Khaldor” Kilian - Caster
- Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen - Commentator
- Alexandre “FunKaDeLiC” Verrier - Observer
- Denni “TaKe” Gehlen - Host
- Hun "inuh" Park - Translator
Schedule
The schedule for the event has been finalized and it looks as follows.
Friday, January 31th, 2014- 12:00 GMT (+00:00) Group Stage 1
- 17:30 GMT (+00:00) Group Stage 2
Saturday, February 1st, 2014- 12:00 GMT (+00:00) Quarter Final A
- 13:30 GMT (+00:00) Quarter Final B
- 15:00 GMT (+00:00) Quarter Final C
- 16:30 GMT (+00:00) Quarter Final D
- 18:00 GMT (+00:00) Semi Final A
- 19:30 GMT (+00:00) Semi Final B
- 21:00 GMT (+00:00) Final
More info
For more info about the event please visit www.asusrogtournament.com or read the announcement thread here on TeamLiquid.net. For recent updates please follow @ROGtournament on Twitter.
ASUS ROG
Republic of Gamers is 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. This ASUS ROG Tournament will be solely powered by ASUS and ROG hardware.
ASUS ROG Nordic on Twitter: @ROGNordic
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, SFF PCs and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, hybrid devices, 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.
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Asus apparently doesn't like giving free money to Acer players. But either way, let's get this rolling!
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On January 14 2014 07:37 ShoCkeyy wrote:
Asus apparently doesn't like giving free money to Acer players. But either way, let's get this rolling!
Acer had quite a few invites in Asus ROG NorthCon though :D
I agree let it begin! Will be epic!
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Oh I really like the lineup and we will get another round of "TaKe's akward interviews" I really love TaKe and everything he does, but his english interviews...:D
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On January 14 2014 07:37 ShoCkeyy wrote:
Asus apparently doesn't like giving free money to Acer players. But either way, let's get this rolling!
Remember the invites are players who have requested an invite and are able to participate. I'm sure at least the Acer Terran players would have been a welcome sight in a tournament this Protoss/Zerg heavy.
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The question now is, will Naniwa cancel his participation!?
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I hope TaKe doesnt need to drive home again for his production crew lol.
Looks like it'll be a fun event
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great playerlist but having khaldor cast all the games just kills it for me.
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AWESOME
Personally rooting for Naniwa
But HerO and Dear as well
Great lineup ASUS, hell of a start for 2014
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HerOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Show dat SPL experience.
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Should be pretty easy win for Elfi, dont see anyone that can beat him unless he gets cheesed.
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Rootin' for my main man San...
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I must say that I am quite pleased seeing that Solar is going. Amazing player, hope he does well! 
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YES NANIWA AND DEAR IN THE SAME TOURNY
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On January 14 2014 07:37 ShoCkeyy wrote:
Asus apparently doesn't like giving free money to Acer players. But either way, let's get this rolling!
Please (Participants of ASUS ROG Northcon)
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Naniwa, Taeja, HerO, Jaedong, Snute (and Ret). Sweeeeet
Edit: Oh, Dear's in it, too! And Solar is the only KeSPA / currently playing Proleague player to go to the tourney (except for HerO)! Wow.
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her000000000 and dear so nice tajea will be up there lile normal hoping top four nani tajea dear and hero
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Amazing lineup! Should be really interesting to watch this mix of players duke it out, although I imagine it will be very Korean-dominated.
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Again pretty low on the Terran count 
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Not a lot of Terrans but there's Taeja so it's ok.
Looking forward to see Dear play his first LAN as a Mousesports player!
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Damn I'm so sad this overlaps with IEM Sao Paulo since I have the opportunity to attend IEM but almost every single player I was hopping to see is gonna be in Asus ROG instead
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I'm guessing that MMA, Innovation, other Acer players rejected the invites (or at least Acer did), as I'm quite positive they would have been sent invitations considering their skill, their Terran race, and the fact that they got a ton of invites last time.
It's possible that some of them are attending IEM S.P. instead which is just fine because there's a ton of good players in that one already!
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Taeja > Jaedong > Dear
lets do this
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On January 14 2014 09:27 Blargh wrote:
I'm guessing that MMA, Innovation, other Acer players rejected the invites (or at least Acer did), as I'm quite positive they would have been sent invitations considering their skill, their Terran race, and the fact that they got a ton of invites last time.
It's possible that some of them are attending IEM S.P. instead which is just fine because there's a ton of good players in that one already!
No
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JonnyRecco is the front runner here by a mile, his Corrupter splits are out of this world
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
Nani <3
There are no unbeatable opponents for him.
*especially without Life*
So, time to do it, Johan!
#believeindragonslayer
Personally rooting for Patience also ofc and for JD to do well :D
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The land of freedom23126 Posts
On January 14 2014 10:33 KonanTenshi wrote:
thought kas had retired?
People pls :D
He signed new contract with Empire almost month ago, and he's one of two Empire's players alongside with Happy for this season.
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On January 14 2014 10:33 KonanTenshi wrote:
thought kas had retired?
haha ye. and machine wins wcs america.
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On January 14 2014 09:43 Nerchio wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2014 09:27 Blargh wrote:
I'm guessing that MMA, Innovation, other Acer players rejected the invites (or at least Acer did), as I'm quite positive they would have been sent invitations considering their skill, their Terran race, and the fact that they got a ton of invites last time.
It's possible that some of them are attending IEM S.P. instead which is just fine because there's a ton of good players in that one already! No
I don't know about an invite for you specifically, but to my knowledge there were several other ACER players that got invited to the tournament. Just mentioning this because the "accusation" that ASUS wouldn't invite ACER players is absolutely ridiculous, especially given past tournaments.
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Too bad about no Jjakji. Only Taeja good Terran.
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Solar is a surprise. Dark-horse to win the whole thing.
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Taeja loves taking them euros away from everyone
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On January 14 2014 07:49 NovaMB wrote:
I hope TaKe doesnt need to drive home again for his production crew lol.
Looks like it'll be a fun event
Well this is different production crew.
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On January 14 2014 10:40 Khaldor wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2014 09:43 Nerchio wrote:On January 14 2014 09:27 Blargh wrote:
I'm guessing that MMA, Innovation, other Acer players rejected the invites (or at least Acer did), as I'm quite positive they would have been sent invitations considering their skill, their Terran race, and the fact that they got a ton of invites last time.
It's possible that some of them are attending IEM S.P. instead which is just fine because there's a ton of good players in that one already! No I don't know about an invite for you specifically, but to my knowledge there were several other ACER players that got invited to the tournament. Just mentioning this because the "accusation" that ASUS wouldn't invite ACER players is absolutely ridiculous, especially given past tournaments.
Well, now I have no idea. Who do I believe?
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On January 14 2014 13:38 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2014 10:40 Khaldor wrote:On January 14 2014 09:43 Nerchio wrote:On January 14 2014 09:27 Blargh wrote:
I'm guessing that MMA, Innovation, other Acer players rejected the invites (or at least Acer did), as I'm quite positive they would have been sent invitations considering their skill, their Terran race, and the fact that they got a ton of invites last time.
It's possible that some of them are attending IEM S.P. instead which is just fine because there's a ton of good players in that one already! No I don't know about an invite for you specifically, but to my knowledge there were several other ACER players that got invited to the tournament. Just mentioning this because the "accusation" that ASUS wouldn't invite ACER players is absolutely ridiculous, especially given past tournaments. Well, now I have no idea. Who do I believe?
Its possible the No was in reference to them going to IEM S.P
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I definitely wouldnt mind seeing Dear vs Taeja 
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On January 14 2014 07:52 CEPEHDREI wrote:
great playerlist but having khaldor cast all the games just kills it for me.
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lol wtf Khaldor is awesome :D Can't wait plus go StarDust!
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Taeja gonna get his revenge on Dear
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Taeja beats Dear in a close series in the semis and then destroys Jaedong in the finals.
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wow this is what I call stacked! sick city
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So glad to have ASUS ROG back for winter!!
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Dear, Taeja or Jaedong, who's gonna win? Gonna be nice.
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Great stuff, Asus always putting on a good show!
Should be a high probability of an EG or TL victory
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I love Take, and I'm sure he'd be an awesome host for a german audience, but his english simply isn't good enough for this.
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On January 14 2014 13:38 Bagration wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2014 10:40 Khaldor wrote:On January 14 2014 09:43 Nerchio wrote:On January 14 2014 09:27 Blargh wrote:
I'm guessing that MMA, Innovation, other Acer players rejected the invites (or at least Acer did), as I'm quite positive they would have been sent invitations considering their skill, their Terran race, and the fact that they got a ton of invites last time.
It's possible that some of them are attending IEM S.P. instead which is just fine because there's a ton of good players in that one already! No I don't know about an invite for you specifically, but to my knowledge there were several other ACER players that got invited to the tournament. Just mentioning this because the "accusation" that ASUS wouldn't invite ACER players is absolutely ridiculous, especially given past tournaments. Well, now I have no idea. Who do I believe?
As far as i know only Scarlett was invited but we can consider her a foreign hope rather than Acer player in this case 
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Go Jaedong! Burrow past all the fauce feels!
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Naniwa, jaedong, dear, taeja :O Was looking forward to idra casting though
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Funka s a great obs! I wish the PL one were as good. Go Funka for PL obs!!
also the race distribution is actually quite good for this tournament
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Pretty weak line up, and only 10/40 terrans
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On January 20 2014 07:08 imrusty269 wrote:
Pretty weak line up, and only 10/40 terrans
I gotta agree that there should be more Terrans but weak line up? What? Patience, NaNi, Alicia, Jaedong, HerO, TaeJa, ForGG, Dear, Stardust, Solar, Life, San etc.. I mean yeah it's not the craziest line up there's EVER been but what did you expect? Soulkey, Flash, PartinG, Maru, INnoVation, sOs, TY, Rain and herO? How often there even is any tournaments that have good line ups if you think is one is weak lol. KeSPA players are also playing PL atm and this is offline tournament in Europe.
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