ASUS ROG Announce $10,000 CS:GO Tournament at Assembly Summer

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From July 31st through August 2nd Assembly Summer will once again be the stage for the largest competitive LAN in Finland, featuring a $10,000 prizepool for the CS:GO tournament.

The tournament's 16 teams will be decided in part though invite and in part though online qualifiers. The exact divide between invites and qualifiers is yet to be determined.

The tournament will be broadcast on-site by NiPGamingTV, with Auguste "Semmler" Massonat and Finnish resident CS:GO expert Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen. Furthermore special guests will appear in the cast, one of which is confirmed to be team ENCE’s captain Joona “natu” Leppänen.

The format of the tournament will be a bo1 GSL-style group stage, which leads into an 8-team single elimination play-off bracket. Teams who are looking for an invite can send an application to the tournament organizers. The dates for the online qualifiers will be determined shortly.