Ben Scott

October 17, 2019

It has been confirmed today that the Zowie eXTREMESLAND Regional Finals, which will host the region's top four teams, is to be held at Sydney’s FBI Gaming Centre, a public LAN cafe, on the 19th of October. Previously FBI Gaming Centre has played host to boot-camps for multiple top esport teams and also played host for the PUBG Australia Invitational (ZIMO 2018).



Last year's eXTREMESLAND Regional Finals saw four teams (Legacy Esports, Tainted Minds, ORDER and The Chiefs) battle it out in front of a live crowd at the Melbourne Esports Open for one spot at the 2018 Asia Finals held in Shanghai, China. The Chiefs Esports Club were the team that came out victorious, not dropping a single map and then going on to place tied for fifth place at the Asia Finals; losing 1-2 to NASR in the quarter finals.

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Above: The Chiefs Esports at MEO 2018 (credit)

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Although the venue may be a disappointment to some, the Australasian region will be treated to a wide range of best of three matches that will feature the top four teams in this region, something that is hard to come across for offline events locally. It’s also been made clear that this event will also have two qualifying spots for the Asia Finals, rather than last year's offer of one spot.





Teams Attending:







With the recent results of Grayhound Gaming at DreamHack Malmo and the Berlin Major, it’s almost a guarantee that we will see them walk away with one of the spots up for grabs. But that’s not to count out the other teams, as they all can perform well at offline events. With there being two spots up for grabs this year, it could be anyone's game.





Tournament Breakdown



Double Elimination BO3.

$1,500 Prize Pool

Two spots at Asia Finals.

12:00pm AEDT, 19th-20th October.





This years Zowie eXTREMESLAND Asia Finals will be held in Shanghai, China. It will be commencing on the 15th of November with a $100,000 USD prize pool.





Talent Lineup



Sean “baAL” Carlson

Mitch “Conky” Concanen

James “jimNeso” Cowan

Mitch “Pili” Pilipowski

Matthew “MattyB” Bowerman





It’s clear that eXTREMESLAND have thought long and hard about the talent they are bringing to this event, as most of those involved are long-serving members of this community with a history in Australasian Counter-Strike. Alongside the talent for this event will be familiar faces such as Kobi “Sauce” Brown as Production Head, Patrick “VVhatever” Main as the Tournament Observer, Aisling “whitegurlwasted” Klimoski as the Lead Admin, alongside Sheng Lai and Kevin "KaRath" Zhu in the head operations team.



Currently there is no information on if there will be a live crowd allowed, but with it being at a local LAN cafe, it’s unlikely that it’ll be an option. Stay connected with the tournament by following them on Twitter.



