ASUS ROG Winter 2020 set to start

ASUS ROG Winter 2020 is scheduled to kick off on Thursday, February 20, with eight contestants vying for over $13,000 in prize money.

The Helsinki event will feature a number of local representatives, most notably HAVU, who are currently ranked 32nd in the world and finished runners-up to FORZE in the recent ESEA MDL Europe Finals.

The event will begin with a GSL group stage, on Thursday and Friday, followed by the single-elimination, best-of-three, playoffs on Saturday.

sAw and company will look to secure the ASUS ROG Winter trophy

Eetu "⁠sAw⁠" Saha's troops will be joined in Group B by fellow Finnish sides KOVA, who recently made headlines after securing a spot in the closed qualifier for the Europe Minor, and KYNYNIEKAT, featuring Finnish prodigy Elias "⁠Jamppi⁠" Olkkonen. Rounding out the group is the new LDLC squad, sporting the ex-Envy duo of Christophe "⁠SIXER⁠" Xia and Ali "⁠hAdji⁠" Haïnouss.

FATE are the highest-ranked team in Group A and will be going up against REHTI, who feature Jere "⁠sergej⁠" Salo's younger sibling, Jimi "⁠Jimpphat⁠" Salo. SJ, who were runners-up to KOVA at last year's Assembly Summer event, will face hREDS in their opening clash of the tournament.

Below are the groups and schedule for the event:

Group A
FATE
REHTI
hREDS
SJ Group B
KOVA
LDLC
HAVU
KYNYNIEKAT

Thursday, February 20
13:00 - FATE vs. REHTI | Bo1
13:00 - SJ vs. hREDS | Bo1
14:30 - Group A elimination match | Bo3
18:00 - HAVU vs. KYNYNIEKAT | Bo1
18:00 - KOVA vs. LDLC | Bo1
19:30 - Group B elimination match | Bo3

Friday, February 21
13:00 - Group A winners' match | Bo1
14:30 - Group B winners' match | Bo1
16:00 - Group A decider match | Bo3
19:30 - Group B decider match | Bo3

Saturday, February 22
11:00 - Semi-final #1
14:30 - Semi-final #2
18:30 - Grand final

Following is the prize distribution for ASUS ROG Winter 2020:

1. $7,130
2. $3,291
3-4. $1,646

KYNYNIEKAT FORZE #13 Dmitriy 'facecrack' AlekseyevAlmaz 'almazer' AsadullinEvgenii 'FL1T' LebedevBogdan 'xsepower' ChernikovAndrey 'Jerry' Mekhryakov Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo Age: 13 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.30 Maps played: 1 KPR: 0.85 DPR: 0.70 KYNYNIEKAT Kristo 'r0tta' LindforsElias 'Jamppi' OlkkonenJuho 'juho' LampinenJuho 'Tunkkis' HänninenJoel 'Bekszy' Lempa REHTI Henri 'HENU' YlilehtoIikka 'yaNgile' NuotioJimi 'Jimpphat' Salo REHTI Joel 'Bekszy' LempaJuho 'ZEIEI' AhonenOssi 'JUFIS' Juvani KOVA #65 Samu 'uli' LeirilaaksoLauri 'pietola' HietalaSamuli 'Twixie' HerralaPetteri 'peku' JaakkolaNikita 'Derkeps' Sirmitev Elias 'Jamppi' Olkkonen Age: 18 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.14 Maps played: 430 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.65 HAVU #32 Eetu 'sAw' SahaLasse 'ZOREE' UronenOlli 'sLowi' PitkänenJoonas 'doto' ForssAaro 'hoody' Peltokangas Jere 'sergej' Salo Age: 17 Team: ENCE Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 563 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.63 FATE #61 Nikolay 'niki1' PantaleevMartin 'mar' KuyumdjievVeselin 'doublemagic' AngelovKalin 'KalubeR' ErenditsovViktor 'Duplicate' Mitev Eetu 'sAw' Saha Age: 27 Team: HAVU Rating 1.0: 0.92 Maps played: 1101 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.67 SJ #63 Jesse 'KHRN' GrandellToni 'STOVVE' LiukkonenMikko 'xartE' VälimaaTony 'arvid' NiemeläTuomas 'SADDYX' Louhimaa Christophe 'SIXER' Xia Age: 28 Team: LDLC Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 588 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.64 LDLC #189 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaLambert 'Lambert' PrigentAli 'hAdji' HaïnoussLogan 'LOGAN' CortiKilian 'Gringo' Garcia hREDS #228 Verneri 'BONA' JunkalaPasi 'RAIMOVORMISTO' KoskinenSamu 'Samppa' KylmäläJarkko 'spargo' RahjaEetu 'eDi' Astikainen Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Ali 'hAdji' Haïnouss Age: 24 Team: LDLC Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 630 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.66