ASUS ROG StarCraft II Tournament at ASSEMBLY Winter 2012 announces the first eight invited players who have been given a slot for the $ 20 000 tournament. In addition, the caster crew is revealed.
A week ago we announced that ASSEMBLY Winter, Feb 24-25th, is once again going to be a host for a big international StarCraft II event, the ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournament. We asked interested players to apply for an invite to the competition if they felt they should get a chance to be one of the 32 players attending the tournament. So far we have received over 70 applications and we are glad about the interest the player community has shown towards ASUS ROG. The level of the applicants is also very promising, and to get you as excited as we are, we reveal the first eight players that have been granted a slot in the tournament:
- Acer\ elfi-
- Grubby\ Grubby
- Dignitas\ SeleCT
- TLAF-Liquid\ Sheth
- imba.FXOpen\ Strelok
- Mousesports\ MaNa
- FnaticRaidCall\ NightEnD
- FnaticRaidCall\ Moon
On top of a skilled players, a proper StarCraft II event requires skilled voices to commentate and analyze the games for the audience. For the two first ASUS ROG events we have been lucky to have one of the most popular and skilled casting duos out there, TotalBiscuit and Apollo, and this time is no exception; they will return. But since the demand for StarCraft II is growing fast we will be introducing an additional international stream with the higest level of shoutcasting. And next to the already two mentioned gentlemen in our caster-crew we also welcome mr. Khaldor and MrBitter to Helsinki, Finland.
Stay tuned for more news about ASUS ROG Tournament.
Players - how to apply
To play in the tournament, an invite must be requested by sending an email to info@peliliiga.fi with the subject of “ASUS ROG StarCraft II” and details describing at least the full name, nationality, player name and achievements of the applicant. Applications will be received until the end of January 2012. Note that a player may only be granted a slot in the tournament, no expenses are covered.
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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