Regional Qualifiers Central Asia Qualifier (Sep 20) South Asia Qualifier (Sep 21) Philippines Qualifier (Sep 24) India & South East Asia Qualifier (Sep 25) New Zealand & Pacific Islands Qualifier (Sep 29) Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macau Qualifier (Oct 1) Australia Qualifier (Oct 3) Malaysia Qualifier (Oct 5) Singapore Qualifier (Oct 9) Thailand Qualifier (Oct 11) Japan Qualifier (Oct 13) South Korea Qualifier (Oct 15)
Regional Finals Held at Korea International Exhibition Center, KOREA November 11 - November 13, 2016 Top 6 players qualify for the Grand Finals
Alisports is hosting, CJ E&M OGN from Korea and ImbaTV from China are co-organizing the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG), as an attempt to establish an e-Sports infrastructure in Asian Pacific region.
37 APAC countries including Korea, Japan and Australia will compete in the tournament with 4 titles — Hearthstone, Starcraft II, Dota2, CS:GO.
Korean regional qualifiers will be held on 15th-16th Oct
Top 18 teams who qualify for the regional online qualifiers will be competing in Ilsan Kintex Exhibition Centre 2 from 10th of Nov. to 13th of Nov. for the chances to represent their regions. Top 6 teams would have the honor to represent their regions in WESG Grand Finals upcoming December in China.
The total prize pool of the regional qualifiers is RMB 1,364,000 and the total prize pool of the grand finals is USD 3,720,000.
You may start signing up for the Korean regional qualifiers from 8th of Sept. to 15th of Oct. For more information, check out the WESG website (http://apac.wesg.com) and OGN website (www.ongamenet.com)
All games of the regional qualifiers will be streamed live on OGN online channel
Slot Distribution for the Asian Finals Australia - 2 New Zealand + Pacific Islands - 2 TW, HK, Macau - 2 South Korea - 2 Malaysia - 1 Philippines - 1 Japan - 1 Thailand - 1 Singapore - 1 India + South East Asia - 1 Central Asia - 1 South Asia - 1
Countries included in subregions India + South East Asia India Nepal Sri Lanka Bhutan Bangladesh Vietnam laos Cambodia Myanmar Brunei Mongolia (Moved from Central Asia)
Central Asia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia Afghanistan Maldives Pakistan Iran
Pacific Islands Papua New Guinea Marshall Islands Fiji Solomon Islands Nauru Samoa
the only requirements for each region is a passport. does this mean a native passport(aka you can only play in the region you were physically born in?), or a verified visa allowing you to stay in the country is acceptable?
On September 08 2016 21:26 imre wrote: Nice to see OGN involved. Really nice.
Well OGN is the big esports channel in korea, considering that more esports titles are involved with WESG it doesn't surprise me at all. I doubt this means anything besides that.
On September 10 2016 14:26 PiLiPiLi wrote: Looks like Mongolia was just moved from Central Asia to India&SEA... Anyone has any idea how to reach admins?
I appreciate their effort to include scenes that otherwise have little exposure but the format is rather dumb. The two koeans who advance to the Main Event will duke out the huge pricepool between them lol. Also the timing so close to Blizzcon is meh. Maybe this is sOs' redemption for not making it there so he can grab even more than 100k at Blizzcon? xD
The way in which they've grouped some countries seems bizarre to say the least. Also no mention of some Nations at all, let's just pretend they don't exist.....
On September 13 2016 22:54 arkthelegend wrote: I am a citizen in Cambodia, am I was hoping to participate, will I be able to play in the thailand qualifiers?
I think you're supposed to play in the SEA + India + Mongolia Qualifer if you don't have a Thai passport.
I'm so salty over the fact that Thailand or the Philippines receive seperate seed, whereas Vietnam don't. The Thai players have to come over to our Vietnam Team League or our other tournaments to play because their scene is so ded, and our players beat their best players all the time. But we so so little to no popularity whatsoever outside of our own community, people doesn't even know that we exist (and is the most alive country in the SEA region)
I'm not even aware that the Philippines scene exist haha =((
What are the requirements for participating these qualifiers? I am cambodian American, Cambodia falls under the india+southeast Asia group. Do I need to be a citizen or something?
What are the requirements for participating these qualifiers? I am cambodian American, Cambodia falls under the india+southeast Asia group. Do I need to be a citizen or something?
If you're US citizen living in the US, then I'm pretty sure you're an American LOL I mean I have Roman ancestors, that doesn't make me Italian
On September 15 2016 07:49 CrayonSc2 wrote: What are the requirements for participating these qualifiers? I am cambodian American, Cambodia falls under the india+southeast Asia group. Do I need to be a citizen or something?
If you have a valid passport you can probably play in that country's qualifier. That's how Stephano got into the Tunisian qualifier.
What are the requirements for participating these qualifiers? I am cambodian American, Cambodia falls under the india+southeast Asia group. Do I need to be a citizen or something?
If you're US citizen living in the US, then I'm pretty sure you're an American LOL I mean I have Roman ancestors, that doesn't make me Italian
well i understand what you're trying to say. but i can aquire a cambodian passport if i went for it. thats why i asked these questions. maybe if they did a second one, i'll get a cambodian passport. Because that's all i see as a requirement.
On September 15 2016 07:49 CrayonSc2 wrote: What are the requirements for participating these qualifiers? I am cambodian American, Cambodia falls under the india+southeast Asia group. Do I need to be a citizen or something?
A valid passport of the country you want to represent at the time of signing up. You have to provide your passport number to sign up. So you just can't say "hey I can get a passport in time can you let me play in the qualifiers first?" Also keep in mind now Mongolia falls under the India + SEA category, so Sioras will be waiting for you there.
On September 16 2016 08:57 zealotstim wrote: They casting the Korean qualifier? My interest in a tournament is basically equivalent to the percentage of Koreans attending.
OGN should be doing it, meaning it's going to be great.
NEWS for Indonesians interested in this. You'll be allowed to join the Malaysian qualifiers. There was a logistical error during the qualifiers, an honest mistake, so you'll have shared qualifiers with Malaysia. Make sure to sign up!
The qualifier isn't for another couple days. Unless, of course, their schedule is wrong.
I see very few registered players for most regions even where signups have closed :s
Apparently NO ONE signed up for the Filipino qualifier, and sign-ups are closed for that one.
Congrats on winning the South Asia qualifier BTW
...it sounds so weird that PH qualifiers went empty (EnDerr at lest should have gone for it) and even more that the India & South East Asia went empty too (DemiLove, Sioras and all of the Vietnamese players you can usually see in minor eastern tournaments went mia all at the same time?)...
The qualifier isn't for another couple days. Unless, of course, their schedule is wrong.
I see very few registered players for most regions even where signups have closed :s
Apparently NO ONE signed up for the Filipino qualifier, and sign-ups are closed for that one.
Congrats on winning the South Asia qualifier BTW
...it sounds so weird that PH qualifiers went empty (EnDerr at lest should have gone for it) and even more that the India & South East Asia went empty too (DemiLove, Sioras and all of the Vietnamese players you can usually see in minor eastern tournaments went mia all at the same time?)...
DemiLove doesn't have a passport, Sioras and the viets are all signed up. EnDerr was on a break, I tried my best to contact him but no replies and all.
I wonder what will they do with all the free spots?
The qualifier isn't for another couple days. Unless, of course, their schedule is wrong.
I see very few registered players for most regions even where signups have closed :s
Apparently NO ONE signed up for the Filipino qualifier, and sign-ups are closed for that one.
Congrats on winning the South Asia qualifier BTW
...it sounds so weird that PH qualifiers went empty (EnDerr at lest should have gone for it) and even more that the India & South East Asia went empty too (DemiLove, Sioras and all of the Vietnamese players you can usually see in minor eastern tournaments went mia all at the same time?)...
DemiLove doesn't have a passport, Sioras and the viets are all signed up. EnDerr was on a break, I tried my best to contact him but no replies and all.
I wonder what will they do with all the free spots?
It's such a shame, if only they can give us (India+SEA) or the Koreans a spot, instead of giving the Filipinos a spot and then no one signed up like this.
The qualifier isn't for another couple days. Unless, of course, their schedule is wrong.
I see very few registered players for most regions even where signups have closed :s
Apparently NO ONE signed up for the Filipino qualifier, and sign-ups are closed for that one.
Congrats on winning the South Asia qualifier BTW
...it sounds so weird that PH qualifiers went empty (EnDerr at lest should have gone for it) and even more that the India & South East Asia went empty too (DemiLove, Sioras and all of the Vietnamese players you can usually see in minor eastern tournaments went mia all at the same time?)...
DemiLove doesn't have a passport, Sioras and the viets are all signed up. EnDerr was on a break, I tried my best to contact him but no replies and all.
I wonder what will they do with all the free spots?
...oh, sorry, when I checked the page of the registered players it was blank for me... ...btw isn't DemiLove indian? does he need a passport to play in his country?
The qualifier isn't for another couple days. Unless, of course, their schedule is wrong.
I see very few registered players for most regions even where signups have closed :s
Apparently NO ONE signed up for the Filipino qualifier, and sign-ups are closed for that one.
Congrats on winning the South Asia qualifier BTW
...it sounds so weird that PH qualifiers went empty (EnDerr at lest should have gone for it) and even more that the India & South East Asia went empty too (DemiLove, Sioras and all of the Vietnamese players you can usually see in minor eastern tournaments went mia all at the same time?)...
DemiLove doesn't have a passport, Sioras and the viets are all signed up. EnDerr was on a break, I tried my best to contact him but no replies and all.
I wonder what will they do with all the free spots?
...oh, sorry, when I checked the page of the registered players it was blank for me... ...btw isn't DemiLove indian? does he need a passport to play in his country?
You need a passport of the country you want to represent regardless. Demi is Indian yeah but idk he just said something about not having a valid passport.
The qualifier isn't for another couple days. Unless, of course, their schedule is wrong.
I see very few registered players for most regions even where signups have closed :s
Apparently NO ONE signed up for the Filipino qualifier, and sign-ups are closed for that one.
Congrats on winning the South Asia qualifier BTW
...it sounds so weird that PH qualifiers went empty (EnDerr at lest should have gone for it) and even more that the India & South East Asia went empty too (DemiLove, Sioras and all of the Vietnamese players you can usually see in minor eastern tournaments went mia all at the same time?)...
DemiLove doesn't have a passport, Sioras and the viets are all signed up. EnDerr was on a break, I tried my best to contact him but no replies and all.
I wonder what will they do with all the free spots?
...oh, sorry, when I checked the page of the registered players it was blank for me... ...btw isn't DemiLove indian? does he need a passport to play in his country?
You need a passport of the country you want to represent regardless. Demi is Indian yeah but idk he just said something about not having a valid passport.
Yeah is there an admin available anywhere? I gotta bitch at 'em a fair bit about this bracket. 3 best players on one side and it's SE, fucking unacceptable.
On September 30 2016 19:44 BEARDiaguz wrote: Yeah is there an admin available anywhere? I gotta bitch at 'em a fair bit about this bracket. 3 best players on one side and it's SE, fucking unacceptable.
no clue, i asked here right after the thread was posted what the reqs were for playing in a region and no1 seemed to know/no info on the site. soo... :l
On October 14 2016 01:46 Charoisaur wrote: INnoVation has a really good shot at qualifying, the only players on his side of the bracket I can see beating him are Classic and TY.
bottom half will probably come down to Byun vs Dark.
I can totally see Trust, Myungsik or sOs beating Inno. He still sucks against Protoss. Also GuMiho, aLive and Ryung are all really good.
Yeah the bracket is really good and also I really want to know if TY, ByuN, Solar and Dark are still in topform before BlizzCon or if they seem more mortal now. If they get beaten by other "normal" Koreans, Nerchio has a shot :p.
Yeah the bracket is really good and also I really want to know if TY, ByuN, Solar and Dark are still in topform before BlizzCon or if they seem more mortal now. If they get beaten by other "normal" Koreans, Nerchio has a shot :p.
Since it's online I can totally see Dark lose unexpectedly. I don't think TY, ByuN or Solar will lose to anyone where you'd think "Well he definitely wins that."
But Solar's first match is the ZvZ coin flip and ByuN probably has to play Zest as his first match. So, you know, shit could go wrong for them pretty fast.
EPT
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WESG: APAC
NaTuRal 2-0 
Solar?
Zest
