PGL and eGG Network present the CS:GO Minor Championship ASIA

 

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PGL and eGG Network will collaborate for the CS:GO Minor Championship  ASIA, which will take place  at the state-of-the-art  Pinewood Iskandar Studios in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on October 28-30th, 2016.

The CS:GO Minor Championship ASIA will feature eight of the best teams in the region, with a $50,000 prize pool on the line. Furthermore, the top two placed teams will get a spot in the offline qualifier for the next CS:GO Major (ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017).

Teams TyLoo and Renegades have received a direct invite to the playoff, while the other six squads which will make up the tournament’s groups will be selected via open qualifiers:

  • China – 1 slot
  • East Asia (1 slot) –  Registration link here
  • India + Middle East (1 slot) –  Registration link here
  • Oceania (1 slot) –  Registration link here
  • Southeast Asia (2 slots) –  Registration link here

Qualifier schedule

11 – 14 October
East Asia
Southeast Asia

15 – 16 October
Oceania
India + Middle East

Prize pool breakdown

1st place: $30,000

2nd place $15,000

3rd place: $5,000

Total: $50,000

eSports fans can look forward to catching the live broadcast of the tournament on www.twitch.tv/pgl and eGG Network (Astro channel 808), Astro on the Go and Tribe.

Lee Choong Khay, Vice President of Sports Business at Astro said, “We are excited to work with PGL to  host  the  best  eSports  talents  across  Asia  in  CS:GO  Minor  Championship,  in their passage  to international recognition and victory. eSports fans can look forward to more exciting tournaments on our platform as we seek to make eGG Network as the hub for gamers to watch and engage with their favourite eSports.”

Silviu Stroie, CEO of PGL eSports said, “It’s an honor and a privilege for us to work alongside the eGG Network  on  the  next  Asian  CS:GO  Minor.  This  collaboration  will  highly  increase  the  reach  and popularity of eSports in the region. With the amazing studio capabilities from Pinewood Iskandar and our top–notch in-game production, eSports fans everywhere should expect great entertainment value from the best CS:GO teams in the territory.”

For updates on the CS:GO Minor Championship ASIA, including the schedule and talent line-up, please follow the official competition website  http://minor.pglesports.com

Twitch.tv is official partner of the CS:GO Minor Championship Asia presented by PGL & eGG.

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