ASUS ROG Tournament for Starcraft II is here again, this time at ASSEMBLY Winter 2012, on 24.-25. of February 2012. The tournament provides a battlegorund for 32 players to compete for the prize pool of 20 000 USD.

Soon a full year has passed since the first professional Starcraft II tournament in Finland took place at ASSEMBLY Winter 2011. Many might remember it from its ambitious 64 player line-up or the one-sided and quick zerg mirror finals where Liquid`Ret defeated Mouz.MorroW. Starcraft II has come a long way since then, abroad and in Finland, where two more professional competitions have taken place in year 2011 with the help of ASUS ROG; first of were the ROG Tournament at ASSEMBLY Summer 2011 with mTwDIMAGA crowned Champion and later ASUS ROG Stars Invite at DigiExpo 2011 with EGIdrA crowned Champion. The first year of Starcraft II in Finland and Nordic in general was with no doubt a success, but Starcraft II tournaments are constantly growning bigger and better, and we certainly have no intentions of being left behind. It’s time to start a new great year with ASUS ROG as ASSEMBLY Winter 2012 takes place in Helsinki, Finland on 24th to 26th of February with ASUS ROG Starcraft 2 tournament set as the main competition of the event.

Tournament details
Players: 32 players selected among the applicants (details below)
Prize pool: 20 000 USD
Format: Group play + single elimination bracket
Streams: Two free HD online streams in English + additional international streams
Where: Helsinki, Finland -- ASSEMBLY Winter 2012
Players -- How to apply
To play in the tournament, an invite must be requested by sending an email to info@peliliiga.fi with the subject of “ASUS ROG Starcraft II” and details describing at least the full name, nationality, player name and achievements of the applicant. Applications will be received until the end of January 2012. Note that a player may only be granted a slot in the tournament, no expenses are covered.

Press kit

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.