ASUS ROG Summer 2012, held August 2.-4., announces the first eight invited players and sets dates for the two upcoming online qualifier tournaments.
Last week we announced the next ASUS ROG StarCraft II Tournament is going to be held at ASSEMBLY Summer 2012 at August 2.-4. with 32 players and $ 30 000 prize pool. We also started accepting invite request from players, and have since received a number of contacts from players and organizations. Here are the first eight players that have been granted a slot at the tournament.
First invited players
- Ai.Cytoplasm
- aL.Naama (Qualified through Vectorama)
- aTn.Socke
- ROG.elfi
- Empire.Kas
- TLAF-Liquid.Ret
- TLAF-Liquid.HerO
- TLAF-Liquid.TaeJa
Online qualifiers
We have already confirmed that, this time ASUS ROG StarCraft II Tournament is not entirely invite only. Many have been calling for qualifier tournaments, and so now we are organizing two online qualifiers, played on European Battle.net server.
- Saturday, July 14.
ASUS ROG Summer 2012 Online Qualifier #1
Top 4 qualifies - Sunday, July 15.
ASUS ROG Summer 2012 Online Qualifier #2
Top 4 qualifies
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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.