GosuGamers announces MSI Beat It GosuCup Asia

GosuGamers in collaboration with MSI is proud to announce the return of our series of GosuCups. MSI Beat It GosuCup Asia will cater to teams who are willing to compete in a competitive atmosphere in Asia.

MSI Beat It GosuCup Asia returns for its first edition in 2014 with an increase in prizepool and with a slight change in the tournament structure. The tournament is scheduled to begin on May 2 and will run its course until May 4, 2014 with sign-ups being open for upto 384 teams.

The tournament structure will be slightly different this time around as compared to the previous versions. The format will be split into 3 stages:

Stage I: The open bracket

On Day 1, registered teams will have to undergo a single elimination open bracket stage where only 24 teams will proceed to stage II of the tournament.

Stage II: 32 team single elimination

8 teams have been invited directly to the second stage on Day 2, wherein they will be joined by 24 teams that have qualified through the open bracket. The list of invited teams are:

LGD Gaming

NewBee

Titan

Arrow Gaming

Orange Esports

Scythe Gaming

Mineski

MVP.Phoenix

Stage III: 4 team double elimination finals

The top four teams from stage II will proceed to the final stage where they will battle each other in a double elimination format where the winner bracket final, losing final as well as the grand final are best-of-three series. Teams making into top three are guranteed to walk away with a fair share of the prizemoney, whilst the team placing fourth will walk home empty handed.

*Note: Games will be played in a best-of-one single elimination format up and until the final stage which will be held in a double elimination format, where the final matches are best-of-three.

Prize distribution:

1st place: $1,200

2nd place: $500

3rd place: $300

There will be no explicit country restriction, but all matches have to be played on Singaporean server, unless agreed otherwise by both teams. To sign in and compete in MSI Beat It GosuCup Asia, everyone needs to register their team on the website.







A few important bullet points to remember:



Registrations open: April 26, 12pm SGT

Check-in starts: May 2nd, 7am SGT (teams need to be checked in to play)

Tournament (stage one, open bracket) starts: May 2nd, 7pm SGT

Stage two starts: May 3rd, 4pm SGT

Stage three starts: May 3rd, 7pm SGT

Tournament ends: May 4th 11.30pm SGT (estimated)

​Teams are required to result the matches themselves​

It's preferred that the losing team reports its defeat

Screenshots must be provided when resulting!





ROUND TEAMS WHEN (ASIA) WHEN (EUROPE) BEST-OF DAY 1 Round 1 384 Friday 7.00pm SGT Friday 13.00 CEST 1 Day 1 Round 2 192 Friday 8.00pm SGT Friday 14.00 CEST 1 Day 1 Round 3 96 Friday 9.00pm SGT Friday 15.00 CEST 1 Day 1 Round 4 48->24 Friday 10.00pm SGT Friday 16.00 CEST 1 DAY 2 Round 1 24+8=32 Saturday 4.00pm SGT Saturday 10.00 CEST 1 Day 2 Round 2 16 Saturday 5.00pm SGT Saturday 11.00 CEST 1 Day 2 Round 3 8 Saturday 6.00pm SGT Saturday 12.00 CEST 1 Day 2 WB r1, m1 4 Saturday 7.00pm SGT Saturday 13.00 CEST 1 Day 2 WB r1, m2 4 Saturday 8.00pm SGT Saturday 14.00 CEST 1 DAY 3 LB Round 1 4 Sunday 3.00pm SGT Sunday 09.00 CEST 1 WB Round 2 3 Sunday 4.00pm SGT Sunday 10.00 CEST 3 LB Round 2 3 Sunday 6.30pm SGT Sunday 12.30 CEST 3 Grand Final 2 Sunday 9.00pm SGT Sunday 15.00 CEST 3 WB = Winners Bracket LB = Losers Bracket r1, m1 = round 1, match 1 r2, m2 = round 2, match 2

Casters:

English: Cameron 'Basskip' Scott

Chinese: LGD.TV

Indonesian: Nadya Chan

Russian: Aren 'VeRsuta' Zurabyan

Turkish: trdota.net

Turkish: Pretty High

Communication: The match page comments will be the primary way of communicating with the other teams. If there are any problems, you can contact Angel or if someone is unable to receive their email confirmation while registering at GosuGamers, kindly send a mail to [email protected]

Additional information regarding DotaTV in-game tickets will be revealed at a later stage. Until then, head over to our registration page and register to play amongst renowned teams! For more information, visit our coverage hub.