Asia Minor viewer's guide

31-5-2017 15:32

The Asia Minor will kick off tomorrow with eight teams from the region clashing for a share of the $50,000 prize pool and two spots at PGL Major Krakow's Main Qualifier.

The tournament will take place at Dongyi Tianchong Studio Hall in Beijing, China from June 1-4.

It will feature two invited teams and six other teams that secured their spots through the 5 online qualifiers: China, Oceania, SEA & India, East Asia and Middle-East.

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The eight teams in attendance have been separated into two groups. The initial two days will feature the group stage, with best-of-one group opening and winners' matches, followed by best-of-three group elimination and decider matches.

The final two days of the Chinese event will hold the double-elimination best-of-three playoffs.

The two groups are as followed:

Group A	Group B
Renegades	TYLOO
Flash	The MongolZ
Signature	Immunity
Spotnet	7642

Here is the schedule for the four-day tournament:

Thursday, June 1st
04:00	Flash	vs. Signature	BO1
05:30	Renegades	vs. Spotnet	BO1
07:00	Group A winners' match		BO1
08:30	Group A elimination match		BO3
12:00	Group A decider match		BO3

Friday, June 2nd
04:00	TYLOO	vs. 7642	BO1
05:30	Immunity	vs. The MongolZ	BO1
07:00	Group B winners' match		BO1
08:30	Group B elimination match		BO3
12:00	Group B decider match		BO3

Saturday, June 3rd
04:00	Upper bracket semi-final #1		BO3
06:30	Upper bracket semi-final #2		BO3
11:00	Upper bracket final		BO3

Sunday, June 4th
04:00	Lower bracket final		BO3
07:30	Consolidation final		BO3
12:00	Grand final		BO3

Expect one of Asia's experts, Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam to share his in-depth knowledge and analysis of the participants as he joins the rest of the broadcast crew that will bring you all the action on PGL's twitch channel here:

Paul "⁠ReDeYe⁠" Chaloner – Host

Joona "⁠natu⁠" Leppänen – Expert
Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam – Expert

Vincent "Metuz" Hill – Commentator
Dustin "dusT" Mouret - Commentator

The $50,000 prize pot will be distributed in the following way:

1. $30,000 + spot for PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier
2. $15,000 + spot for PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier
3. $5,000

To stay on track with the event, you can follow our event page for more information including our recent interview with Aaron "⁠AZR⁠" Ward. We will have a preview article released shortly.