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ASUS ROG announces a $10 000 invitational tournament in cooperation with The GD Studio called ASUS ROG The GD Invitational.



This year ASUS ROG has put together two great events,



Much like the ASUS ROG Invitational held last year, the GD Invitational is a two day purely invitational tournament, for which ASUS ROG will invite eight European StarCraft 2 players. The first three invites have already been sent out for ROG.elfi, Empire.Kas and Liquid.Ret. The rest of the invites are revealed later. The prize pool of the tournament is $10 000 USD.



The founder of The GD Studio, James “2GD” Harding, gave a comment about the event:

This year ASUS ROG has put together two great events, ASUS ROG Winter 2012 and ASUS ROG Summer 2012 , but we are not yet done with ASUS ROG tournaments in 2012. At October 13-14 ASUS ROG takes a leap over the bay and for the first time brings the competition to Stockholm, Sweden. The GD Studio, who handled the stream production at the last ASUS ROG event, kindly welcomes eight StarCraft 2 players in their home and sets up a show once again in the name of a tournament that is ASUS ROG The GD Invitational.Much like the ASUS ROG Invitational held last year, the GD Invitational is a two day purely invitational tournament, for which ASUS ROG will invite eight European StarCraft 2 players. The first three invites have already been sent out forROG.elfi,Empire.Kas andLiquid.Ret. The rest of the invites are revealed later. The prize pool of the tournament is $10 000 USD. "We're excited to turn our house, where it seems everyone just plays video games, into a house where people come and play video games! Pease don't sleep in my bed, the sheets need changing. Otherwize, Best of luck to all competitors, we hope we put on a great tournament for ASUS ROG!"



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 & co



Stream: Free HD stream



Event type: Studio, no live audience



The first invited players

ROG.elfi



ROG.elfi Empire.Kas



Empire.Kas TLAF-Liquid.Ret



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)



We will be announcing the next invites and more details soon, so stay tuned.



Updates

11. Oct : TLO replaces Sephano

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 be 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.

8. Oct : Groups and Schedule

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



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.

1. Oct : Players and Maps

ASUS ROG announces the full player list and more details about the upcoming $10 000 USD invitational tournament ASUS ROG The GD Invitational held in Stockholm 13-14 October.



Only two weeks to go until the next ASUS ROG Tournament starts in Stockholm, Sweden. As we previously announced, eight European players are invited to battle over the trophy in the two day tournament in a laid back environment provided by the GD Studio crew and their house. Earlier, we revealed three names ( ROG.elfi, Empire.Kas, ), but now the roster is complete with the remaining five invites going to some of the best names in Europe:

EG. .RC, EG. .RC, mouz. MaNa, Karont3. and FnaticRC. NightEnD.



There has been a change in the tournament format since the last announcement. The group stage will be played in a round robin format instead of the GSL style double tournament format. The reason for this is that with only one player dropping out in a group the usual problems in a round robin system are avoided, and also the GSL style group doesn’t leave much suspense for the last match as both of the players are going to advance regardless of the result.



More details such as groups and schedule released closer to the tournament.



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



EG.Stephano.RC 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



Only two weeks to go until the next ASUS ROG Tournament starts in Stockholm, Sweden. As we previously announced, eight European players are invited to battle over the trophy in the two day tournament in a laid back environment provided by the GD Studio crew and their house. Earlier, we revealed three names ( TLAF-Liquid.Ret ), but now the roster is complete with the remaining five invites going to some of the best names in Europe:EG. Stephano .RC,EG. ThorZaIN .RC, mouz.Karont3. LucifroN andFnaticRC.There has been a change in the tournament format since the last announcement. The group stage will be played in a round robin format instead of the GSL style double tournament format. The reason for this is that with only one player dropping out in a group the usual problems in a round robin system are avoided, and also the GSL style group doesn’t leave much suspense for the last match as both of the players are going to advance regardless of the result.More details such as groups and schedule released closer to the tournament.



Like ASUS ROG on Facebook

Head on over to the ASUS ROG Nordic facebook page and like it to not miss any behind the scenes info. Or if you just want to show the sponsors of the tournament some love.



http://www.facebook.com/rognordic



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.



We will be announcing the next invites and more details soon, so stay tuned.11. Oct : TLO replaces Sephano + Show Spoiler + 8. Oct : Groups and Schedule + Show Spoiler + 1. Oct : Players and Maps + Show Spoiler + Head on over to the ASUS ROG Nordic facebook page and like it to not miss any behind the scenes info. Or if you just want to show the sponsors of the tournament some love.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.