ASUS ROG Summer 2016

ASUS ROG Summer 2016 CS:GO Tournament is taking place in Helsinki, Finland on August 5-6 with eight teams and a $25,000 USD prize pot.

ASUS ROG Tournaments returns to Helsinki, Finland with full force this summer as we host our biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament since winter 2015. On August 5-6 we will invite eight professional CS:GO teams to Helsinki to compete for a $25,000 USD prize pool. Be ready to witness the biggest live esports audience ever in Finland as we take over the main stage of Assembly Summer, the largest computer festival in Finland with over 4000 visitors. We are proud to announce the ASUS ROG Summer 2016 CS:GO Tournament.

Info

Dates: Fri 5 August - Sat 6 August, 2016
Place: Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Teams: 8
Prize pool: $25,000 USD
Format: Group Stage (bo1/bo3) + Single Elimination Playoffs (bo3)
Streams: English & Finnish
Participation: Invitation only
Tickets: assembly.org
Twitter: @ROGtournament
Stream: twitch.tv/rogtournament (EN)
Rules: tournaments.peliliiga.fi
Chat: chat.palringo.com/asm

Teams

Roster Updates

• July 31 - Escape Gaming replaces Bence "DeadFox" Böröcz with Casper "cadiaN" Møller.

Streams

The event will be broadcasted in English and Finnish. As always, we are open to community streams in other languages. Send us an application if you wish to stream ASUS ROG Summer 2016 CS:GO Tournament on your Twitch channel.

Main Stream
 ROGTournament

Partner Streams
 SETTTV
 RuHub & RuHub2
 OGamingTV
 99Damage
 Hungarian Esport TV

You can participate in the stream through Palringo! You can send messages to the hosts, discuss with the players and other viewers in dedicated Palringo groups. Join the chat at chat.palringo.com/asm.

Broadcast Talent

Commentators

• Henry "HenryG" Greer
• Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett

Analysts

• Halvor "vENdetta" Gulestøl
• Joona "natu" Leppänen
• Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen

Stage Host

• Esa "Snapple" Kaisjoki

Rough Schedule

All times in local time EEST / GMT+3.

Friday, August 5, 2016
  12:00 Group A -⁠⁠ Epsilon vs Millenium, bo1
  12:00 Group A -⁠⁠ Escape vs LGR, bo1
  13:30 Group A -⁠⁠ Winners, bo1
  13:30 Group A -⁠⁠ Losers, bo1
  15:00 Group A -⁠⁠ Decider, bo3

  19:00 Group B -⁠⁠ ENCE vs ArchAngels, bo1
  19:00 Group B -⁠⁠ Space Soldiers vs Tricked eSport, bo1
  20:30 Group B -⁠⁠ Winners, bo1
  20:30 Group B -⁠⁠ Losers, bo1
  22:00 Group B -⁠⁠ Decider, bo3

Saturday, August 6, 2016
  12:00 Semi-⁠⁠final A, bo3
  15:00 Semi-⁠⁠final B, bo3
  19:00 Final, bo3

Prizes

1. $12,000
2. $7,000
3-4. $3,000
3-4. $3,000

Format

The overall structure of the tournament is traditional with a double elimination group stage followed by single elimination playoffs. Matches in the group stage are played in best-of-one format except for the group decider matches which are best-of-three. In the playoffs however, every match is a best-of-three.

Participation

Teams can enter the tournament only via an invite. If you are interested in participating in ASUS ROG Summer 2016 CS:GO Tournament, please send us an application requesting an invite. Don’t hesitate as the event is in next month already and the invitations will be handed out soon. Note that all participants are required to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Tickets

You can witness the action live on the venue inside the Assembly Summer computer festival. All the matches will be shown on the big screen with an audience stand. The single day entry tickets start from 15 euros. Read more about the tickets and prices at assembly.org.