The Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup returns in India, featuring the biggest prize pool to date as well as a six qualifiers that will be held in six different cities around the country. Twelve teams will be attending this event for a share of the 500.000 prize pool, in what is, according to the organizers, the biggest event to date.



Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi, alongside 3 more major cities will be hosting six independant qualifiers, with the first one kicking off on on the 29th of July, in New Delhi.



The 2016 edition of the Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup promises to largest event in the Indian region, by doubling the it’s 2015 prize pool to a wooping 500.000 RS ( which roughly translates to $7.500) in cash, that will split among the 12 competing teams.



The event will span across six weeks, as qualifiers will be held in six major cities, in Indian. Two more cities have been added since the last edition, bringing in four more teams.



The Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup main event is set to take place between September 16th-17th in Mumbai, India, at the Infiniti Mall, Malad in front of a live audience.



The entire event will streamed on Twitch and those who wish to participate can register on their official website.



The Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup is a tournament hosted by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) and has been going on since 2013.

Last year, the prize pool was 400,000 Rs and the tournament featured eight local contenders – double than in 2014.

The Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup is a tournament hosted by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) and has been going on since 2013.

Last year, the prize pool was 400,000 Rs and the tournament featured eight local contenders – double than in 2014.



Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup qualifiers

Two teams from each qualifying series will advance to the LAN main event.

July 29-31 – Delhi

August 5-7 – Hyderabad

August 12-14 – Mumbai

August 19-21 – Bangalore

August 26-28 – Chennai

September 2-4 – Kolkata

Full fixture list, predictions and odds for this tournament can be found here.