SETT TV Profile Joined January 2011 77 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-13 17:04:14 #1





UPDATE

Unfortunately has cancelled his participation to the event.



EG has provided a quick statement about the matter:



-- Cody Conners, General Manager, Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses will release a comprehensive statement on the matter shortly. We are extremely grateful that the event organizers were so understanding given the proximity to the event. We hope their tournament is a success, and we look forward to cheering on Marcus "ThorZaIN" Eklof who will still be competing.

Despite the short notice, a replacement has already been found and will be taking Stephano's place in the tournament.



Unfortunately EG.Stephano.RC has cancelled his participation to the event.EG has provided a quick statement about the matter:Despite the short notice, a replacement has already been found and TLAF-Liquid.TLO will be taking Stephano's place in the tournament. __________________________________________________________________





ASUS ROG The GD Invitational announces the groups that are going to start the $10 000 USD tournament off next Saturday, 13. October.



At the end of this week The GD Studio welcomes ASUS ROG under their roof as the ASUS ROG The GD Invitational is about to start. Eight top European players have been invited to the GD house to determine who is the new ASUS ROG champion. With just a few more days until the event gets going, it is time to release the groups.





Groups

Group A

Karont3.LucifroN

EG.ThorZaIN.RC

FnaticRC.NightEnD

TLAF-Liquid.Ret

Group B

EG.Stephano.RC TLAF-Liquid.TLO

mouz.MaNa

Empire.Kas

ROG.elfi



Reminder: the groups are played in round robin format with bo3 matches. The top three players in each group advance to the playoffs with the group winners placed straight into the second round.





Rough Schedule

Due to the casual nature of the event, a formal schedule is not available beforehand. However, a rough schedule can be drawn from the fact that all tournament games will be streamed individually, one by one.

Saturday 13. October

~ 10:00 GMT (+00:00) Group A starts

~ 16:00 GMT (+00:00) Group B starts





Sunday 14. October

~ 12:00 GMT (+00:00) Playoffs start



Group stage match order

Group A

1. LucifroN vs Nightend

2. Ret vs Thorzain

3. LucifroN vs Thorzain

4. LucifroN vs Ret

5. Nightend vs Ret

6. Nightend vs Thorzain



Group B

1. Kas vs Elfi

2. Mana vs TLO

3. Mana vs Elfi

4. TLO vs Elfi

5. TLO vs Kas

6. Mana vs Kas



Results can be found at



Previously announced

+ Show Spoiler +

Tournament details

Location: The GD Studio, Stockholm, Sweden



Date: Oct 13-14



Prize pool: 10 000 $



Players: 8 invited European players



Format: Groups + playoffs



Casters: Apollo & Semmler + guests



Stream: Free HD stream



Event type: Studio, no live audience



Full player list

ROG.elfi



ROG.elfi Empire.Kas



Empire.Kas TLAF-Liquid.Ret



TLAF-Liquid.Ret EG.Stephano.RC TLAF-Liquid.TLO



TLAF-Liquid.TLO EG.ThorZaIN.RC



EG.ThorZaIN.RC mouz.MaNa



mouz.MaNa Karont3.LucifroN



Karont3.LucifroN FnaticRC.NightEnD



Prize distribution

1st: $4000



2nd: $2000



3rd/4th: $1000



5th/6th: $700



7th/8th: $300



Tournament format

2 x 4 player round robin groups



Top 3 advances from each group



6 player single-elimination playoffs (group winners advance directly to semi-finals)



Map pool

TheGD Daybreak (6x1 middle base)



TheGD Antiga Shipyard (No gold bases, forced cross-spawns)



TheGD Entombed Valley (Horizontal spawns disabled)



TheGD Cloud Kingdom



TheGD Ohana









Win a trip with ASUS ROG to BWC Shanghai 2012 and the SC2 WCS Global Finals

It is really simple, just motivate why you should be the chosen one to travel with ASUS ROG to the Battle.net World Championship in Shanghai 2012, November 17-18th. Flights, accommodation and event entry to BWC Shanghai 2012 included. For your chance to win head on over to our facebook page, like it and submit your motivation via the “Win-tab”.



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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.



At the end of this week The GD Studio welcomes ASUS ROG under their roof as the ASUS ROG The GD Invitational is about to start. Eight top European players have been invited to the GD house to determine who is the new ASUS ROG champion. With just a few more days until the event gets going, it is time to release the groups.Reminder: the groups are played in round robin format with bo3 matches. The top three players in each group advance to the playoffs with the group winners placed straight into the second round.Due to the casual nature of the event, a formal schedule is not available beforehand. However, a rough schedule can be drawn from the fact that all tournament games will be streamed individually, one by one.Group A1. LucifroN vs Nightend2. Ret vs Thorzain3. LucifroN vs Thorzain4. LucifroN vs Ret5. Nightend vs Ret6. Nightend vs ThorzainGroup B1. Kas vs Elfi2. Mana vs TLO3. Mana vs Elfi4. TLO vs Elfi5. TLO vs Kas6. Mana vs KasResults can be found at Liquipedia It is really simple, just motivate why you should be the chosen one to travel with ASUS ROG to the Battle.net World Championship in Shanghai 2012, November 17-18th. Flights, accommodation and event entry to BWC Shanghai 2012 included. For your chance to win head on over to our facebook page, like it and submit your motivation via the “Win-tab”.Direct link: http://on.fb.me/QZJN7d 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.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.

Cokefreak Profile Joined June 2011 Finland 8067 Posts #2 Can't wait! Too bad I can't attend myself :/

StarVe Profile Joined June 2011 Germany 12278 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-08 22:53:03 #3 Lucifron gets lucky and avoids Stephano. Ret is eminently beatable at the moment, ThorZaIN is somewhat of an enigma and Nightend surprisingly strong, Lucifron and Nightend will advance I'd say, after that it depends on who has a better day between Ret and Master Jane.



A bit too much Stephano vs Protoss in the second group for my liking, it could get a bit boring watching him try to deflect the inevitable all-ins. Kas should go down easily to Stephano, while I'd favour him against Elfi. Mana has two 50:50 games against Elfi and Kas, hard to say who will come out of this group apart from Stephano.



I liked the BO5 GSL style format at Assembly much better than this one, but time constraints force you to go for BO3 I guess. Still, I think GSL format would be more enjoyable to watch for me at the moment, round robin always produces weird scenarios.

Wintex Profile Blog Joined July 2011 Norway 14490 Posts #4 Sure. Go NightEnd and Thorzain. Stephano might meet some poop with Kas if Kas is being his usual self. Nice! The Bomber boy | EG, PPD | Remember "KTViolet" Woo Jung Ho and "INTERNETHULK" Dennis Hawelka.

Shartugal Profile Joined September 2011 Denmark 134 Posts #5 Group A:

With recent results in mind, I think LucifroN is the only one I wanna bet is gonna make it out of the group. The rest depends on the day each remaning player has. Ret has been looking rather weak as of late, but he might just as well turn his beast mode on and go 3-0



Group B:

Stephano is gonna advance nr.1, unless MaNa still knows how to all-in like a GSL protoss. Then Elfi is gonna beat MaNa in a PvP, lose to Stephano and Kas, Kas is gonna lose to Elfi and Stephano, putting Elfi second in the group. I think Kas is the least likely to advance, but he's definitely not chanceless. Hot_Bid:" What are your longterm plans?" Seiplo:"Money, fame and bitches"

Catatonic Profile Joined August 2011 United States 696 Posts #6 Group A:

Ret

Nightend

Thorzain



Group B:

Stephano

Mana

Kas



All 6 should advance with ease past the two who don't T: DeMuslim SeleCT. P: Naniwa Genius. Z: IdrA Destiny Team: EG

y0su Profile Blog Joined September 2011 Finland 7871 Posts #7 @StarVe, don't forget THREE players advance from each group. Top player gets a 'bye' and I assume the first round will be A2 vs B3 and A3 vs B2 (winners advance to play A1 and B1). Personally.. I kind of like this format (although a bo5 might be preferable).





Pjorren Profile Joined August 2011 Sweden 639 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-08 21:25:00 #8 Ok let's be more realistic here guys. Stephano vs Ret in finals with Stephano winning it.

WhalesFromSpace Profile Joined March 2012 390 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-08 21:32:43 #9 Those pacific times are listed for 24 hour clock right (ie: AM)? Gotta get my sleep schedule adjusted Nihility

00Visor Profile Blog Joined February 2011 4227 Posts #10 On October 09 2012 06:16 Catatonic wrote:

Group A:

Ret

Nightend

Thorzain



Group B:

Stephano

Mana

Kas



All 6 should advance with ease past the two who don't



Lucifron gets beaten by Ret+Nightend+Thorzain with ease?

Did you follow the scene the last 2-3 months? What odds are you giving? Lucifron gets beaten by Ret+Nightend+Thorzain with ease?Did you follow the scene the last 2-3 months? What odds are you giving?

iKill[ShocK] Profile Blog Joined July 2008 Vietnam 2514 Posts #11 stephano ezpzlmnsqz group.



gogog ret! <3 Kim Taeyeon

Azhrak Profile Joined January 2011 Finland 1124 Posts #12 On October 09 2012 05:35 StarVe wrote:

I liked the BO5 GSL style format at Assembly much better than this one, but time constraints force you to go for BO3 I guess. Still, I think GSL format would be more enjoyable to watch for me at the moment, round robin always produces weird scenarios.

Remember that in groups 3/4 advances, unlike the usual 2/4. This makes the round robin more enjoyable as in the GSL format the last match would not hold much weight as both players are already advancing and they are just playing a match to determine seeds 3&5 or 4&6 which isn't much of a difference. Also, now with 3/4 advancing there is a small chance for a 3 way tie situation, the only possible outcome being one players wins all 2-0 and the rest win each other with the same scores (actually in group B this might happen, haha). In addition, there is no chance for the last match of the group being between two guys who are out already, every match counts now that 3/4 advances.



I liked the GSL style bo5 format in last ASUS ROG as well, but now the groups aren't the same and round robin just gives more value and is more fair, even though there is a small chance for the 3 way tie. Remember that in groups 3/4 advances, unlike the usual 2/4. This makes the round robin more enjoyable as in the GSL format the last match would not hold much weight as both players are already advancing and they are just playing a match to determine seeds 3&5 or 4&6 which isn't much of a difference. Also, now with 3/4 advancing there is a small chance for a 3 way tie situation, the only possible outcome being one players wins all 2-0 and the rest win each other with the same scores (actually in group B this might happen, haha). In addition, there is no chance for the last match of the group being between two guys who are out already, every match counts now that 3/4 advances.I liked the GSL style bo5 format in last ASUS ROG as well, but now the groups aren't the same and round robin just gives more value and is more fair, even though there is a small chance for the 3 way tie. starcraft2.fi

StarVe Profile Joined June 2011 Germany 12278 Posts Last Edited: 2012-10-08 23:00:36 #13 On October 09 2012 06:22 y0su wrote:

@StarVe, don't forget THREE players advance from each group. Top player gets a 'bye' and I assume the first round will be A2 vs B3 and A3 vs B2 (winners advance to play A1 and B1). Personally.. I kind of like this format (although a bo5 might be preferable).





Yeah, I noticed now. Sorry for spreading misinformation, shame on me for not reading everything correctly.



Maybe it's better because we see more games in different matchups from each player, but going all BO5s was a cool change from every other tournament and it just felt more fair to see the better player advance while still producing great games by equally matched pros (can't say it actually is because I haven't looked into stats, that was just how I felt). I'd trade this format for BO5 GSL style any day, but this is still a decent format to adopt, just not my overall favourite thing.



Maybe the format they used at Assembly would get boring, stale and feel like it's way too time-consuming if more tournaments used it, but right now, I don't feel that way yet. Yeah, I noticed now. Sorry for spreading misinformation, shame on me for not reading everything correctly.Maybe it's better because we see more games in different matchups from each player, but going all BO5s was a cool change from every other tournament and it just felt more fair to see the better player advance while still producing great games by equally matched pros (can't say it actually is because I haven't looked into stats, that was just how I felt). I'd trade this format for BO5 GSL style any day, but this is still a decent format to adopt, just not my overall favourite thing.Maybe the format they used at Assembly would get boring, stale and feel like it's way too time-consuming if more tournaments used it, but right now, I don't feel that way yet.

Zythus Profile Joined December 2011 Poland 184 Posts #14 Gogo Ret. Also cheering for Thorzain of course. And I think that Stephano goes through with ease.

CryMeAReaper Profile Joined November 2010 Denmark 1129 Posts #15 Steph really got the best group possible I think, only improvement

would be switching Thorzain and Kas. He avoided the only "true" threat. in

Lucifron.



Kas SHOULD advance as well, its possible he will go down to 1

out of the 2 protosses.



Rest I don't really know. Depends which Mana/Elfi/Thodzain showa

up. NightEnD is consistently above-average imo, but I think Thorzain

has a higher potential in general, he also has potential for lower tho xD



Oh and I almost forgot Luci. Should adv as first in his group.

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Benjamin99 Profile Joined April 2012 4174 Posts #16 Cant wait. a lot of great matches Stephano & Jaedong <-- The Pain Train. Polt and Innovation to EG plz

KalWarkov Profile Blog Joined December 2011 Germany 3911 Posts #17 setting up for lucifron vs stephano finals^^ DiaBoLuS ** Sc2 - Protoss: 16x GM WoL/HotS/LotV | Dota2 - Offlane/5: peak 5.8k solo | Wc3 - Undead: 2007/2008/2016/2017/2018 ~rank 100 W3A/Bnet, ~60% winrate | Diablo 2 / Grim Dawn / PoE nerd - Melee Classes | Leffen/Ice, MCarlsen, BVB <3 | Agnostic***

blacksheepwall Profile Joined June 2011 China 1527 Posts #18 Would've liked to see Vortix there for a Karonte brothers' final. But I guess Lucifron vs. Stephano will have to do again.



God those games were great. (╯°□°）╯︵﻿ ┻━┻ // </3 Taeja

Ambtenaar Profile Joined September 2011 Netherlands 21 Posts #19 Ret and Mana are going to drop out in groups...

After that, the only thing im sure of is that Stephano is going to win the whole thing

Lorch Profile Joined June 2011 Germany 3511 Posts #20 If this was any other event I probably wouldn't watch with only white guys, but gdstudio production makes anything worth watching, can't wait!



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