



First opportunity for asian players to compete at GCS 2017 Summer : the first part of the most important indivudual tournament in 2017 with one the biggest prize pool.



Players have to reach a final (winner or looser bracket) to qualify.

Preliminary rounds (64 into 16) : group A-D, april 20th, group E-H, april 21st, group I-L, april 22nd, group M-P, april 23rd,

groupstage (16 into 8) : group A & B : april 27th, group C & D : april 28th,

playoffs (8 into 3) : april 29th - 30th, 2017[1].

Format [ edit ]

Preliminary rounds [ edit ]

Top 64 players (from NetEase ladder) qualify for the preliminary rounds[2] :

players are divided into 16 groups of 4 players each,

the groups are played as double elimination,

all matches are best-of-three,

the winner qualifies for the groupstage.

Groupstage [ edit ]

16 players are divided into 4 groups of 4 players each[3] :

the groups are played as double elimination,

all matches are best-of-three,

top 2 qualify for the playoffs.

Playoffs [ edit ]

Playoffs consist in a double elimination bracket within winners of the 4 groups face the runner-ups[4] :

earlier rounds are best-of-three,

Grand Final is a best-of-five,

semi-final losers are crossed into losers' round 2.

Conclusion [ edit ]

Top 3 will qualify for GCS Summer 2017,

other players will have to re-qualify for Asian Qualifier #2.

Prize pool [ edit ]

¥ 3,000 (≃ $ 435) are divided among participants as follows[1] :

Participants [ edit ]

Broadcasting [ edit ]

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Results [ edit ]

Groupstage [ edit ]

Group A [ edit ] Semifinals 120 2 Bany 1 Check 2 Life 1 Winners' Finals 120 2 Check 0 1st qualified 120 Losers' Round 1 Bany 0 Life 2 Losers' Finals Check 1 Life 2 2nd qualified Life Group B [ edit ] Semifinals Moon 2 Anxi 0 WFZ 0 FoCuS 2 Winners' Finals Moon 2 FoCuS 0 1st qualified Moon Losers' Round 1 Anxi 1 WFZ 2 Losers' Finals FoCuS 0 WFZ 2 2nd qualified WFZ Group C [ edit ] Semifinals Fly100% 2 Chaemiko 1 ReMinD 2 Romantic 1 Winners' Finals Fly100% 2 ReMinD 0 1st qualified Fly100% Losers' Round 1 Chaemiko 2 Romantic 1 Losers' Finals ReMinD 1 Chaemiko 2 2nd qualified Chaemiko Group D [ edit ] Semifinals Sini 2 Zhou_Xixi 0 Infi 2 LawLiet 0 Winners' Finals Sini 0 Infi 2 1st qualified Infi Losers' Round 1 Zhou_Xixi 0 LawLiet 2 Losers' Finals Sini 2 LawLiet 0 2nd qualified Sini

Playoffs [ edit ]

Quarterfinal 120 2 Chaemiko 0 Moon 2 Sini 0 Fly100% 1 Life 2 Infi 1 WFZ 2 Semifinals 120 2 Moon 0 Life 0 WFZ 2 Winners' Finals 120 2 WFZ 0 Losers' Round 1 Chaemiko 2 Sini 1 Fly100% 2 Infi 1 Losers' Round 2 Life 2 Chaemiko 1 Moon 0 Fly100% 2 Losers' Round 3 Life 0 Fly100% 2 Losers' Finals WFZ 1 Fly100% 2 Grand Finals 120 3 Fly100% 2

VODs [ edit ]