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ASUS ROG announces the initial groups for ASUS ROG Winter 2014 with 32 top tier players duking it out for the prize pool of $25 000 USD and 4000 WCS points.
The first group stage of ASUS ROG Winter 2014 starts off on January 31st 2014 at 12:00 GMT (+00:00). It includes 32 high caliber players divided into eight groups of four which are played in WCS style double elimination format with all matches being best-of-5. Only the top 16 players continue to the second group stage which is played in a similar fashion right after the initial groups. The playoffs are played on the second day of the tournament on February 1st starting at 12:00 GMT (+00:00).
Roster changes
The first groups have now finally been drawn and we apologise for the delay which is due to late roster changes. Unfortunately
Ai.Strelok, Empire.Kas, 
Acer.Nerchio and Acer.Bly have cancelled their participation to the event. They have been replaced by 
Alliance.SortOf, 
Fnatic.Naama, Property.MorroW and Menace.Protosser whom we thank for being available in such a short notice.Group Stage 1 - January 31, 12:00 GMT (+00:00)
The first matches are player 1 vs player 4 and player 2 vs player 3.
- Group 1
1.
Liquid.TaeJa2.
Empire.Happy3.
Alliance.SortOf4.
Ence.SerralGroup 2
1.
EG.Jaedong2.
Ence.elfi3.
IvD.Apocalypse4.
PkDynamics.GunGFuBanDaGroup 3
1.
StarTale.Life2.
NrS.Welmu3.
mYi.Kane4.
BischuGroup 4
1.
mouz.Dear2.
Liquid.Snute3.
Fnatic.Harstem4.
Core.JonnyREccoGroup 5
1.
yoeFW.San2.
mYi.StarDust3.
dignitas.Tefel4.
Menace.ProtosserGroup 6
1.
Liquid.HerO2.
Ai.Patience3.
Property.MorroW4.
Fnatic.ZansterGroup 7
1.
Samsung_Galaxy.Solar2.
Axiom.Alicia3.
Millenium.BabyKnight4.
Fnatic.NaamaGroup 8
1.
Alliance.NaNiwa2.
Millenium.ForGG3.
Liquid.Ret4.
NrS.KrasSGroup Stage 2 - January 31, 17:30 GMT (+00:00)
- Group A: 1.1 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 5.2
Group B: 2.1 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 6.2
Group C: 3.1 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 7.2
Group D: 4.1 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 8.2
Playoffs - February 1, 12:00 GMT (+00:00)
- Ro8 A: A.1 vs B.2
Ro8 B: C.1 vs D.2
Ro8 C: B.1 vs A.2
Ro8 D: D.1 vs C.2
This time we have decided to announce the full tournament layout beforehand and not do any sort of random draw during the tournament. This way we hope to compensate the fact that the group stages are played on the same day, and thus leave little to no time for players to prepare for their individual opponents. With the double elimination groups there should be no real risk of intentional losing for the sometimes more attractive second place, especially when the groups are all played at the same time.
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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