ASUS ROG online qualifier kicks off

The online qualifier for ASUS ROG Winter 2015 on January 30-31 in Helsinki has kicked off with 128 teams competing for two spots at the $25,000 event.

The $25,000 tournament will feature a total of eight teams, six of whom have already been invited - namely NiP, HellRaisers, Titan, Virtus.pro, mousesports and 3DMAX.

The final two participants will be determined this weekend, when 128 teams will battle it out in the online qualifier hosted by FACEIT. Full bracket is here, and notable teams include:

[v]	unu.AiN	-al-	LGB
Orbit	Publiclir	AliGon	volgare
HSBG	Temp.no	RCTIC	FlipSid3

The schedule for this online qualifier, which has been split up over two days, is as follows. Please note the qualifier will move to a double elimination phase on Sunday.

Saturday, January 10
15:00	Round of 64	BO1
16:00	Round of 32	BO1
17:00	Round of 16	BO1
18:00	Round 8	BO3
Sunday, January 11
14:00	Upper bracket semi-final	BO1
15:00	Upper bracket final	BO3
15:00	Lower bracket final	BO1
18:00	Consolidation final	BO3

HLTV.org will be adding hot matches for the most interesting games today, and all the matches taking place tomorrow. We will be on-site in Helsinki to cover the main tournament.

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