Quick Facts

• Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Dates: Thu 20 - Sat 22, February, 2020
• Place: Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland
• Teams: 8
• Prize pool: €12,500 EUR
• Format: GSL groups & single elimination playoffs
• Streams: Finnish + partners
• Participation: Invitation (6) + Finnish Qualifier (2)
• Tickets: tickets.assembly.org
• Twitter: @ROGtournament
• Results: tournaments.assembly.org
• Rules: full rules

Streams

The event will be broadcasted in Finnish on site, and other languages are provided by our partners.

Main stream (in Finnish)

•  Twitch: YleEurheilu
•  Yle Areena
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday

Partner Streams

•  Twitch: ThunderMediaTV
•  Twitch: 1PVCS
•  Twitch: UCC
•  Twitch: CSGO_Bulgaria

If you wish to broadcast the event, please send us an application.

Broadcast Talent

Finnish stream talent:

• Teemu "wabbit" Hiilinen - Commentaror
• Tomi "Tombha" Rinne - Commentator
• Laura "Lapa" Kyntäjä - Commentator
• Juha-Pekka "ZeiZei" Joutsenlahti - Commentator
• Santeri "uppis" Puusaari - Commentator

Schedule

All times in local time EET / CET+1 / UTC+2.

Thursday Feb 20

14:00 - Group A Initial Match A -  FATE vs  REHTI
14:00 - Group A Initial Match B -  SJ vs  hREDS
15:30 - Group A Losers Match, bo3
19:00 - Group B Initial Match A -  HAVU vs  KYNYNIEKAT
19:00 - Group B Initial Match B -  KOVA vs  LDLC OL
~20:30 - Group B Losers Match, bo3

Friday Feb 21

14:00 - Group A Winners Match, bo1
15:30 - Group B Winners Match, bo1
~17:00 - Group A Decider Match, bo3
~20:30 - Group B Decider Match, bo3

Saturday Feb 22

12:00 - Semifinal A, bo3 -- B#1 vs A#2
15:30 - Semifinal B, bo3 -- A#1 vs B#2
19:30 - Final, bo3

Prizes

€12,500 EUR will be divided among the top three teams as follows:

1. € 6500
2. € 3000
3-4. € 1500

Invited Teams

Qualified Teams

Participation

Six teams enter the tournament via an invite and two spots is offered through online qualifiers to Finnish teams.

If you're interested in participating in the event, please request an invite.

Qualifiers

There will be two open qualifiers for Finnish teams. The winner of both qualifiers will advance to the tournament. The qualifiers will only award a place in the tournament, the teams will cover all their own travel and accommodation costs.

Open Qualifier #1 - Monday-Tuesday, February 3-4, 19:00 EET
Open Qualifier #2 - Wednesday-Thursday, February 5-6, 19:00 EET

Community streams

Our production team will provide a top notch stream in Finnish, but we are also welcoming community streams in different languages to join the tournament. If you wish to broadcast the tournament, please send us an application.

Tickets

You can witness the action live on the venue inside the Assembly Winter computer festival. Matches will be shown on the big screen with an audience stand. Entry ticket to Assembly is required, but there is no additional cost for following the tournament. Tournament competitors do not need to purchase tickets. Read more about the tickets and prices at tickets.assembly.org.

Format

The tournament is played with a GSL style group stage and single elimination playoffs stage. Initial matches and the winners match in the group stage are bo1, other matches are all bo3.

About ASUS ROG

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is an ASUS sub-brand dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming hardware and software. Formed in 2006, ROG offers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality, including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktops, monitors, audio equipment, routers and peripherals. 

ROG participates in and sponsors major international gaming events. ROG gear has been used to set hundreds of overclocking records and it continues to be the preferred choice of gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Learn more about the choice of champions at rog.asus.com.

Contact

If you have any questions, please send us an email to info (at) asusrogtournament.com.