ASUS ROG SUMMER 2015

ASUS ROG is proud to present a special eSports event this summer, featuring two Blizzard titles and a total prize pool of $40,000 USD. The tournaments will each feature 32 top players, who’ll battle it out for a share of $25,000 USD in Hearthstone, and $15,000 USD in StarCraft II. ASUS ROG Tournament Summer 2015 will take place at ASSEMBLY in Helsinki, from July 30th to August 1st.

This summer, ASUS ROG Tournament continues at the Finnish computer festival ASSEMBLY. New for this edition is two game titles coupled with the biggest total prize pool in the event's history.

Prepare your card collection, shuffle your deck, and get ready for the ASUS ROG Summer 2015 Hearthstone Tournament, beginning on July 30th with a $25,000 USD prize pool. In addition to this, the ASUS ROG Summer 2015 StarCraft II Tournament will be played on the 30th and 31st of July with a $15,000 USD prize pool.

Both tournaments will consist of 32 players gathered through direct invites (16) and online qualifiers (16). There will be plenty of talent on show—some of the world’s best StarCraft II players will battle it out at the event, and top card-slingers from Europe will compete in the Hearthstone tournament.

ASUS ROG is thrilled to be a part of the rising star in eSports that is Hearthstone and to continue supporting the excellent StarCraft II scene as they have in previous years. Expect no less than stellar performances from our players, production crew and admins as we bring you the best tournament experience possible.

Quick facts about ASUS ROG Summer 2015 Hearthstone

Dates : Thu, 30th July – Sat, 1st August 2015

: Thu, 30th July – Sat, 1st August 2015 Place : Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland

: Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland Players : 32

: 32 Prize pool : $25,000 USD

: $25,000 USD Format : 2 group stages (Conquest DE BO5) and playoffs (Conquest SE BO5 + BO7 Final)

: 2 group stages (Conquest DE BO5) and playoffs (Conquest SE BO5 + BO7 Final) Participation : Invites (16 players) and online qualifiers (16 players)

: Invites (16 players) and online qualifiers (16 players) Tournament rules : docs.google.com

: docs.google.com Results : tournaments.peliliiga.fi/summer15

: tournaments.peliliiga.fi/summer15 Twitter: @ROGtournament

Quick facts about ASUS ROG Summer 2015 StarCraft II

Dates : Thu, 30th July – Fri, 31st July 2015

: Thu, 30th July – Fri, 31st July 2015 Place : Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland

: Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland Players : 32

: 32 Prize pool : $15,000 USD

: $15,000 USD Format : 2 group stages (WCS DE BO3) and playoffs (SE RO8 BO3 + Semis BO5 + Final BO7)

: 2 group stages (WCS DE BO3) and playoffs (SE RO8 BO3 + Semis BO5 + Final BO7) Participation : Invites (16 players) and online qualifiers (16 players)

: Invites (16 players) and online qualifiers (16 players) Tournament rules : PDF

: PDF Results : tournaments.peliliiga.fi/summer15

: tournaments.peliliiga.fi/summer15 Twitter: @ROGtournament

Schedule

All times in local time EEST.

Thursday, 30 July 15:00 -- 18:00 — StarCraft II Group Stage 1 15:00 -- 19:30 — Hearthstone Group Stage 1 19:00 -- 00:00 — StarCraft II Group Stage 2 19:30 -- 00:00 — Hearthstone Group Stage 1

Friday, 31 July 12:00 ​-- 16:30 — Hearthstone Group Stage 2 15:00 -- 00:30 — StarCarft II Playoffs 16:30 ​-- 21:00 — Hearthstone Group Stage 2

Saturday, 1 August ​12:00 -- 22:30 — Hearthstone Playoffs



Streams and Casters

We will provide free HD main streams on Twitch.tv for the Hearthstone and StarCraft II tournaments from twitch.tv/ROGTournament_HS and twitch.tv/ROGTournament_SC2 respectively. The Hearthstone action will be with lead by Kevin “monk” Dong and Janne “Savjz” Mikkonen providing the commentary. The Hearthstone broadcast will also feature guest casters from among the competitors. The StarCraft II broadcast also features a commentary team with plenty of insight as Chris “HuK” Loranger and Benjamin “DeMusliM” Baker take the stage. The main stage stream production will be handled by Black Molly Entertainment.

In addition to the main stream, ASUS ROG Summer 2015 is open to community streamers. They will help to cover the event in different languages, as well as cast matches that are not being shown on the main stream. If you wish to broadcast either one of the tournaments, please send us an application preferably by the end of June using this form.

Prizes

The prize pool for the Hearthstone tournament is $25,000 USD and 230 Hearthstone World Championship points. They will be distributed to the players as follows:

1st: $10,000 + 100 HWC points

2nd: $5,000 + 50 HWC points

3rd-4th: $2,000 + 20 HWC points

5th-8th: $1,000 + 10 HWC points

9th-16th: $250

The prize pool for the StarCraft II tournament is $15,000 USD and 1800 StarCraft II World Championship Series points. They will be distributed to the players as follows:

1st: $6,000 + 300 WCS points

2nd: $3,000 + 200 WCS points

3rd-4th: $1,500 + 150 WCS points

5th-8th: $350 + 100 WCS points

9th-16th: $200 + 75 WCS points

Format

The tournaments will each be played in two double-elimination group stages followed by a single-elimination playoff stage. In the group stages, 32 contestants will be divided into groups consisting of 4 players each. The top two players in each group will then proceed to the next stage.

All the matches in Hearthstone are best-of-5, except for the final, which will be a best-of-7.

All the matches in StarCraft II are best-of-3 until the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be best-of-5 and the final will be a best-of-7.

Participation

There are two ways to gain one of the 32 spots in the tournament—either by receiving a direct invite or through an online qualification tournament. In order to receive an invite, players must first request it by filling out an application form. Details about the online qualifications are below. However, everyone is encouraged to request an invite first, and then participate in the qualifiers later if need be.

The invite application form for Hearthstone is here.

The invite application form for StarCraft II is here.

Participation in the tournament is free and includes an all access pass to the event. The pass also grants access to the tournament area and to the players’ lounge.

Qualifiers

ASUS ROG Summer 2015 Hearthstone Qualifiers

ASUS ROG Summer 2015 StarCraft II Qualifiers

Each of the qualifiers will provide a seat in the main tournament for the top four contenders. For more details and sign-up, visit the qualifier pages above.