PRESS RELEASE
Asia’s largest Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament to feature a prize pool of US$200,000
KEY POINTS
- Regional qualifiers for East Asia, Southeast Asia, China, the rest of Asia, and Australia/New Zealand to be held from September to October, 2016
- Offline Grand Final to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 12th to 13th November, 2016
- Tournament to feature Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and a total prize pool of US$200,000
Taipei, Taiwan (17th August, 2016) — ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced ROG Masters, Asia’s largest eSports tournament with a prize pool of US$200,000. From September to October, 2016, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) teams will battle it out in a series of regional qualifiers for a spot in the Grand Finals, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 12th to 13th November, 2016.
ROG Masters strives to uncover future talent in the Asian Dota 2 and CS:GO scenes and bring them into the spotlight. Key matches of the regional qualifiers will be broadcast live online to a global audience.
For team registration and additional information about ROG Masters, log on to www.rog-masters.com
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Games |
Registration |
Online Qualifiers |
Regions |
Prize Money |
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Dota 2 |
Aug 4th – Sep 4th |
September - October |
East Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Rest of Asia, Australia/New Zealand |
US$150,000 |
|
CS:GO |
Aug 4th – Sep 4th |
September - October |
East Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Rest of Asia, Australia/New Zealand |
US$50,000 |
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About ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world’s best-selling, most award-winning motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets, smartphones and wearables. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,368 awards in 2015 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PC™. ASUS has more than 17,000 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of over 5,500 engineers. Company revenue for 2015 was approximately US$14 billion.
