DEVOTED TO THE COMPETITIVE UP-AND-COMERS OF ESPORTS

• A huge new tournament by ASUS ROG, in partnership with Intel

• Dota 2 and CS:GO events with $150,000 and $50,000 prize pools respectively

• Five regional online Qualifiers; four finalists each: groundbreaking grassroots reach

• Offline Grand Finals in Kuala Lumpur on November 12th-13th

• Official livecast Twitch streams covering entire tournament, plus devoted China distribution

• Rise of tomorrow’s pros charted with interviews and team analysis

2016 PRESS KIT

INTRODUCING ROG MASTERS

A brand new tournament exclusive to Asia and Oceania, ROG MASTERS is designed to be an eSports springboard for half of the world. The finalists representing the five regions – Oceania, East Asia, South East Asia, China, and Rest of Asia – are determined by week-long Qualifiers held consecutively.

This year saw 590 teams participate in the Qualifiers. The best among them will now go through to the offline event held November 10th-13th in Malaysia, with Grand Finals at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday.

ROG MASTERS ON STAGE

The two day Grand Final on November 12th-13th is to be hosted by the true eSports icon Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner – host of Valve’s Dota 2 The International in 2015 and 2016, among countless others – who will be joined by a raft of well-known experts.

The cast of talent features Dota 2 legend Toby “TobiWan” Dawson and former professional CS:GO player Ian “Snyper” Turner as commentators alongside further eSports specialists and veterans.

Their mission: introducing fresh talent to the scene, and introducing the scene to the fresh talent.

FULL DOTA 2 CAST

Toby “TobiWan” Dawson

Gareth “Gareth” Bateson

Salome “Soe” Gschwind-Penski

David “Luminious” Zhang

Chan “Winter” Litt Binn

Danelie “Danelie” Purdue

FULL CS:GO CAST

Ian “Snyper” Turner

Ben “Sandman” Green

Jordan “Elfishhguy” Mays

Muhammad “Flava” Farouq

Ungku “Wenn” Azwen

Azrul “Janda Hunter” Anwar

SPOTLIGHT ON DOTA 2 TEAMS

NATURAL 9OCE

EXECRATIONSEA

MAX.XCN

THE MONGOLZEA

AGRESSIVE 5ROA

Team SecretINVITED

BIG AND BLACKOCE

MINESKYSEA

EHOME.XCN

MOLEA

ETERNITY ESPORTSROA

FNATICINVITED

SPOTLIGHT ON CS:GO TEAMS

AVANT GARDEOCE

LEAPFROGSEA

5POWERCN

SAVORTHEFEAREA

TEAM BOTROA

DREAMSCAPEWILDCARD

CHIEFS ESPORTS CLUB

OCE

SABERTOOTHSEA

B.O.O.TCN

THE MONGOLZEA

RISKY GAMINGROA

TAIWAN ZINVITED

WHY BE A ROG MASTERS MEDIA PARTNER?

Media partners on ROG MASTERS can expect free raw material and future preference for cooperation on top of the benefits of being a first-mover on such a rich source of stories.

A unique tournament in terms of its format, goals, and reach, ROG MASTERS has the capacity to grow into a landmark event on the eSports circuit. The five region format allows it to act as a temperature check on the development of the eSports scenes of over two dozen countries, and compelling narratives of international intrigue, grassroots surprises and players punching above their weight already abound.

CONTACT US

If you would like to take advantage of these materials in your ROG MASTERS coverage, please get in touch via pr@rog-masters.com.

WHAT WE PROVIDE

• Daily interviews with players/team representatives

• Daily impressions video

• Interviews with casters and hosts

• Interviews with tournament winners and representatives

• + daily photo gallery

• + daily B-roll material