Quick Facts about ASUS ROG Summer 2013

Time: Thu 1 August - Sat 3 August 2013



Place: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland



Players: 32



Prize pool: $25 000 USD



Format: 2 group stages & single elimination playoffs, all matches bo5



Streams: Free HD main stream with Khaldor & IdrA + community streams



Participation: Invites & online qualifiers



Tournament rules: PDF



Results: tournaments.peliliiga.fi



Liquipedia: ASUS ROG Summer 2013



ASUS ROG Summer 2013 Replays: ZIP



VODs: SpoilerFreeSC



Twitter: @ROGtournament



Streams & Casters

The event will take place August 1-3 at ASSEMBLY, with a concept similar to last year’s ASUS ROG Summer 2012. The tournament will run for three days, with two group stages and single elimination playoffs. The roster will consist of 32 players, including those who have qualified and those who have been invited, with the top eight earning a share of the $25,000 USD prize pool. The finals will be played on the main stage where the very first ASUS ROG Champion, DIMAGA, was crowned. A free HD stream with professional commentary will also be provided.The event will feature one free official stream with HD quality. English commentary will be provided by the veteran caster Thomas "" Kilian and Greg "" Fields, who recently made his debut as a caster in the SHOUTcraft America tournament. On top of the official stream, the event is open to community streams so that as much action as possible is broadcasted.

Players

Schedule

Thursday 1. August 2013

11:00 GMT (+00:00) -- 15:30 GMT (+00:00) Groups 1-4

16:00 GMT (+00:00) -- 20:30 GMT (+00:00) Groups 5-8



Friday 2. August 2013

11:00 GMT (+00:00) -- 15:30 GMT (+00:00) Groups A-B

16:00 GMT (+00:00) -- 20:30 GMT (+00:00) Groups C-D



Saturday 3. August 2013

10:00 GMT (+00:00) RO8 A

11:30 GMT (+00:00) RO8 B

13:00 GMT (+00:00) RO8 C

14:30 GMT (+00:00) RO8 D

16:00 GMT (+00:00) RO4 A

17:30 GMT (+00:00) RO4 B

19:00 GMT (+00:00) Break

20:00 GMT (+00:00) Final

Prize distribution

1st: $10 000



2nd: $5 000



3rd-4th: $3 000



5th-8th: $1 000



Tournament format

Participation

Updates



ASUS ROG shares the replays and VODs of the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 StarCraft II tournament.



The tournament is finished and we have a new, returning ASUS ROG StarCraft II Champion ! But as always here at ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournaments, the fun doesn’t end at the prize ceremony. We are now releasing all the replays of the tournament for you to enjoy and study. In the unfortunate case that you missed the event, this is your chance to see all the action that unfolded during the three days of ASUS ROG. Watch the replays or enjoy the VODs with professional casting provided by Khaldor & Idra.





Replays



(zip, ~31MB)





VODs



For VOD links we point you to SpoilerFreeSC that has done a wonderful job collecting all the VODs from different streams to the same page.



ASUS ROG Summer 2013 VODs at SpoilerFreeSC





Map popularity



With the replay package you can do much more than just watch the games. Analyzing the replay pack with tools such as

Bel’Shir Vestige LE, 57, ~21%

Nerkiwk Precinct TE, 44, ~16%

Star Station, 42, ~16%

Whirlwind LE, 37, ~15%

Neo Planet S LE, 34, ~13%

Akilon Wastes, 30, ~11%

Derelict Watcer TE, 22, ~8%

The tournament is finished and we have a new, returning ASUS ROG StarCraft II Champion Liquid.TaeJa ! But as always here at ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournaments, the fun doesn’t end at the prize ceremony. We are now releasing all the replays of the tournament for you to enjoy and study. In the unfortunate case that you missed the event, this is your chance to see all the action that unfolded during the three days of ASUS ROG. Watch the replays or enjoy the VODs with professional casting provided by Khaldor & Idra. ASUS ROG Summer 2013 Replays (zip, ~31MB)For VOD links we point you to SpoilerFreeSC that has done a wonderful job collecting all the VODs from different streams to the same page.With the replay package you can do much more than just watch the games. Analyzing the replay pack with tools such as SC2Gears you can find interesting data such as the map popularity ranking below.



ASUS ROG releases the rules, map pool and the groups which start off the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 StarCraft II tournament in Helsinki August 1-3.



It is less than a week until the first matches of ASUS ROG Summer 2013 go live. The players have now been placed in the groups for the first group stage which will be played on the first day of the tournament, Thursday 1st August 13:00--22:30 CEST. The 32 players are divided into groups of four, which will be played in dual tournament format with best-of-5 matches. The top two players of each group advance to the second group stage, which is played in a similar fashion on Friday 2nd August.





Replacements



It is very unfortunate, but there have been more cancellations this week as Evil Geniuses.Jaedong,

Evil Geniuses.Suppy, Millenium.ForGG, and are unable to attend the event.



However, despite the proximity of the event, we were able to get noteworthy replacements: Dignitas.TargA,

NaVi.BabyKnight, prOperty.RunA, and will take the vacant spots. We are very grateful to these players and teams who heeded our call and made the arrangements in a short time so that the tournament could retain its high standards.





Group Stage 1

The first round is player 1 vs player 2, and player 3 vs player 4.



Group 1 ( 11:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. Quantic.HyuN

2. coL.viPro

3. Newrosoft.Welmu

4. Dignitas.TargA



Group 2 ( 11:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. SK.MC

2. Bischu

3. Empire.Happy

4. prOperty.SjoW



Group 3 ( 11:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. MVP.DRG

2. Fnatic.Naama

3. RoX.KiS.TitaN

4. Millenium.Goswser



Group 4 ( 11:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. mYinsanity.StarDust

2. RoX.KiS.Pro7ecT

3. NaVi.BabyKnight

4. exile5.PiG



Group 5 ( 16:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. Liquid.TLO

2. prOperty.RunA

3. mousesports.VortiX

4. CPHW.Bunny



Group 6 ( 16:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. Liquid.TaeJa

2. RoX.KiS.LiveZerg

3. Millenium.Dayshi

4. Fnatic.Harstem



Group 7 ( 16:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. AZUBU.San

2. Revolver

3. Ence.elfi

4. ALTERNATE.Socke



Group 8 ( 16:00 GMT (+00:00) )

1. Axiom.Alicia

2. Millenium.DieStar

3. mousesports.LucifroN

4. Alliance.SortOf





Maps

Akilon Wastes (Blizzard)

Bel'Shir Vestige LE (Blizzard)

Derelict Watcher TE (Blizzard)

Neo Planet S LE (Blizzard)

Newkirk Precinct TE (Blizzard)

Star Station (Blizzard)

Whirlwind LE (Blizzard)



Read the details of the map picks and the rest of the rules from the tournament rules (

It is less than a week until the first matches of ASUS ROG Summer 2013 go live. The players have now been placed in the groups for the first group stage which will be played on the first day of the tournament, Thursday 1st August 13:00--22:30 CEST. The 32 players are divided into groups of four, which will be played in dual tournament format with best-of-5 matches. The top two players of each group advance to the second group stage, which is played in a similar fashion on Friday 2nd August.It is very unfortunate, but there have been more cancellations this week as Alliance.NaNiwa and Fnatic.NightEnD are unable to attend the event.However, despite the proximity of the event, we were able to get noteworthy replacements: Fnatic.Naama and Bischu will take the vacant spots. We are very grateful to these players and teams who heeded our call and made the arrangements in a short time so that the tournament could retain its high standards.The first round is player 1 vs player 2, and player 3 vs player 4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.1.2.3.4.Akilon Wastes (Blizzard)Bel'Shir Vestige LE (Blizzard)Derelict Watcher TE (Blizzard)Neo Planet S LE (Blizzard)Newkirk Precinct TE (Blizzard)Star Station (Blizzard)Whirlwind LE (Blizzard)Read the details of the map picks and the rest of the rules from the tournament rules ( pdf ).



ASUS ROG announces the full player list of the upcoming ASUS ROG Summer 2013, the comeback of ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournaments launching in two weeks on August 1-3.





The qualifiers have been played and the eight qualified players have been determined. The 24 invites have been sent out and the players confirmed. It is now time to reveal the last eight invites and thus all the competitors that we are going to see at ASUS ROG Summer 2013 in two weeks time. The list is truly impressive despite the tournament field being really busy at the moment. The event is no doubt going to be a blast.





Final invites



Alliance.NaNiwa

Fnatic.NightEnD

Fnatic.Harstem

RoX.KiS.TitaN

exile5.PiG

MVP.DRG

Quantic.HyuN

CPHW.Bunny





Replacements



Unfortunately , who earned a spot through the 2nd online qualifier, and one of the invitees, , have cancelled their participation to the event. will replace Kas as the second in line from the qualifier, and , who placed top eight in the last ASUS ROG, will fill the last remaining spot.





Full player list



Alliance.NaNiwa

ALTERNATE.Socke

Axiom.Alicia

AZUBU.San

coL.viPro

Ence.elfi

Fnatic.Harstem

Fnatic.NightEnD

mYinsanity.StarDust

Newrosoft.Welmu

RoX.KiS.TitaN

SK.MC



Alliance.SortOf

Evil Geniuses.Jaedong

Evil Geniuses.Suppy

exile5.PiG

Liquid.TLO

Millenium.Goswser

mousesports.VortiX

MVP.DRG

Quantic.HyuN

RoX.KiS.LiveZerg

Revolver



CPHW.Bunny

Empire.Happy

Liquid.TaeJa

Millenium.Dayshi

Millenium.DieStar

Millenium.ForGG

mousesports.LucifroN

prOperty.SjoW

RoX.KiS.Pro7ecT





There you have it. More updates will be announced next week. The first group stage will be announced one week before the event along with the map pool and the full set of rules. Stay on top of the latest news by following

The qualifiers have been played and the eight qualified players have been determined. The 24 invites have been sent out and the players confirmed. It is now time to reveal the last eight invites and thus all the competitors that we are going to see at ASUS ROG Summer 2013 in two weeks time. The list is truly impressive despite the tournament field being really busy at the moment. The event is no doubt going to be a blast.Unfortunately Empire.Kas , who earned a spot through the 2nd online qualifier, and one of the invitees, mouz.MaNa , have cancelled their participation to the event. coL.viPro will replace Kas as the second in line from the qualifier, and Alliance.SortOf , who placed top eight in the last ASUS ROG, will fill the last remaining spot.There you have it. More updates will be announced next week. The first group stage will be announced one week before the event along with the map pool and the full set of rules. Stay on top of the latest news by following @ROGtournament on Twitter and visiting asusrogtournament.com



ASUS ROG releases the results of the online qualifiers and reveals the next eight invited players for ASUS ROG Summer 2013, taking place on August 1-3 in Helsinki with $25 000 USD in prize money.





The next ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournament is less than a month away. All of the 24 invitations to the tournament have now been sent out for players who were selected among the almost 200 applicants interested in participating in the event. We are very proud of the attention the upcoming tournament has received in the player community. The quality of the applicants is also excellent and has got us really excited. With the qualifiers now over we are looking forward to the main event starting off on August 1st.





Qualifier results

The two online qualifiers were played this week, 4-5 July, and we now have the total of eight qualified players to add to the lineup. More than 170 people tried to qualify to ASUS ROG Summer 2013 which surpassed our expectations. The top four finishers in both tournaments were determined with all best-of-3 matches and the final rounds played in double elimination format. More details can be found at the qualifier



Qualified from the first qualifier

RoX.KiS.Pro7ecT

AZUBU.San

RoX.KiS.LiveZerg

Millenium.Goswser



Qualified from the second qualifier

Empire.Kas

Millenium.DieStar

ALTERNATE.Socke

Revolver





Next invites

It is time to reveal eight more players who have been invited to compete at the

mYinsanity.StarDust

mousesports.MaNa

Ence.elfi

mousesports.VortiX

Evil Geniuses.Suppy

Millenium.ForGG

prOperty.SjoW

Liquid.TaeJa



Player lineup so far (24/32)

+ Show Spoiler + ALTERNATE.Socke

Axiom.Alicia

AZUBU.San

Ence.elfi

mousesports.MaNa

mYinsanity.StarDust

Newrosoft.Welmu

SK.MC



Evil Geniuses.Jaedong

Evil Geniuses.Suppy

Liquid.TLO

Millenium.Goswser

mousesports.VortiX

RoX.KiS.LiveZerg

Revolver



Empire.Happy

Empire.Kas

Liquid.TaeJa

Millenium.Dayshi

Millenium.DieStar

Millenium.ForGG

mousesports.LucifroN

prOperty.SjoW

RoX.KiS.Pro7ecT







Update to broadcast crew

As we have already announced, the main event will feature a free HD stream with Thomas “Khaldor” Kilian and Greg “IdrA” Fields providing the commentary. In addition, we are now happy to announce that Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat and Alexandre “FunKaDeLiC” Verrier will be joining the show as a host & interviewer and an in-game observer respectively. With three days of action and 32 skilled players around, we hope to get the most out of the atmosphere in the venue.

The next ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournament is less than a month away. All of the 24 invitations to the tournament have now been sent out for players who were selected among the almost 200 applicants interested in participating in the event. We are very proud of the attention the upcoming tournament has received in the player community. The quality of the applicants is also excellent and has got us really excited. With the qualifiers now over we are looking forward to the main event starting off on August 1st.The two online qualifiers were played this week, 4-5 July, and we now have the total of eight qualified players to add to the lineup. More than 170 people tried to qualify to ASUS ROG Summer 2013 which surpassed our expectations. The top four finishers in both tournaments were determined with all best-of-3 matches and the final rounds played in double elimination format. More details can be found at the qualifier topic It is time to reveal eight more players who have been invited to compete at the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 tournament. The new invites are:As we have already announced, the main event will feature a free HD stream with Thomas “” Kilian and Greg “” Fields providing the commentary. In addition, we are now happy to announce that Auguste “” Massonnat and Alexandre “” Verrier will be joining the show as a host & interviewer and an in-game observer respectively. With three days of action and 32 skilled players around, we hope to get the most out of the atmosphere in the venue.



ASUS ROG announces the details of the online qualification tournaments for the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 StarCraft II tournament and reveals the first invited players for the $25 000 main tournament starting on August 1 in Helsinki, Finland.



Previously, we





ASUS ROG Summer 2013 Online Qualifier #1



Date: Thursday, 4 July

Time: 18:00 CEST

Sign-up: http://binarybeast.com/xSC213061915

Server: Europe

Prizes: Top 4 players receive a spot in the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 tournament

Requirements: Master or Grandmaster on any Battle.net region

Rules: pdf





ASUS ROG Summer 2013 Online Qualifier #2



Date: Friday, 5 July

Time: 18:00 CEST

Sign-up: http://binarybeast.com/xSC213061916

Server: Europe

Prizes: Top 4 players receive a spot in the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 tournament

Requirements: Master or Grandmaster on any Battle.net region

Rules: pdf



Please note that the qualifier tournaments will only grant spots to the tournament. Travel and accommodation expenses are not covered.





The first invites



The first bunch of invites has already been sent out, and now we are revealing the first eight players attending the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 tournament.



SK MC

Axiom Alicia

Newrosoft Welmu

Empire Happy

mousesports LucifroN

Millenium Dayshi

Evil Geniuses Jaedong

Liquid TLO





Request an invite

In order to receive an invite, players must first request an invite by filling out an





More info

is the place to find all the relevant information regarding the upcoming ASUS ROG Summer 2013.



Follow

Previously, we announced the comeback of the ASUS ROG StarCraft II tournaments by releasing details of ASUS ROG Summer 2013. It was revealed, that the tournament lineup will consist of 32 competitors including invites and qualified players. The number of invites will be the same as last year: 24 invites will be given out based on recent tournament results to players who have showed interest and requested an invite. The remaining 8 spots will be filled out by two open online qualifier tournaments, which will grant four spots each.Thursday, 4 July18:00 CESTEuropeTop 4 players receive a spot in the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 tournamentMaster or Grandmaster on any Battle.net regionFriday, 5 July18:00 CESTEuropeTop 4 players receive a spot in the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 tournamentMaster or Grandmaster on any Battle.net regionPlease note that the qualifier tournaments will only grant spots to the tournament. Travel and accommodation expenses are not covered.The first bunch of invites has already been sent out, and now we are revealing the first eight players attending the ASUS ROG Summer 2013 tournament.In order to receive an invite, players must firstby filling out an application form . Applications are received until the 30th of June. www.asusrogtournament.com is the place to find all the relevant information regarding the upcoming ASUS ROG Summer 2013.Follow @ROGtournament on Twitter to receive the most recent updates.

ASUS ROG

About ASUS