Seven more names are announced for the $20 000 ASUS ROG StarCraft II Tournament, starting later this month in Helsinki, Finland. Also, a VIP Player Lounge provided by TwitchTV and ASUS ROG is now made official.
It’s February and Assembly Winter 2012 is just a few of weeks away. Once more we have sent out invitations to the players we believe deserve the opportunity to play at the latest ASUS ROG StarCraft II Tournament. Now we will announce seven names which brings the current roster size to a total of 23 players. The last eight we promised to pick after the North American MLG Winter Arena qualifier, played at February 8., and the final remaining spot will go the winner of ESV TV/Grand Prix 1, who will also get his travel and accommodation covered by ASUS ROG.
The new invites are:
Previously announced names:
- Acer\ elfi-
- Dignitas\ SeleCT
- imba.FXOpen\ Strelok
- Mousesports\ MaNa
- FnaticRaidCall\ NightEnD
- FnaticRaidCall\ Moon
- Dignitas\ BlinG
- TLAF-Liquid\ HerO
- TLAF-Liquid\ Jinro
- TLAF-Liquid\ TLO
- Empire\ Kas
- TSL\ Polt
- eSahara\ Satiini
- Ai\ Seiplo
- Millenium\ Stephano
- FnaticRaidCall\ ToD
In addition to the seven new players, we are happy to announce that TwitchTV will be joining us on the location by providing a player lounge for the players. The VIP Player Lounge will be a large, hundred square meter, area with places to practise, relax, and a chance for a massage. Read more at the TwitchTV blog.
Tournament details
- Players: 32 players
- Prize pool: 20 000 USD
- Format: Group play + single elimination bracket
- Streams: Two free HD online streams in English + additional international streams
- Where: Helsinki, Finland -- ASSEMBLY Winter 2012
- When: 24th to 25th of February
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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