By Sagar V. Mankar eXTREMESLAND announces the highly anticipated return of the ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND CS2 Asia Open for 2024.
With its bold theme ‘Break limits!’ the tournament features 16 top Conter-strike 2 teams across Asia fighting for the prize pool of $100,000.
The tournament kicks off with regional qualifiers starting in September 2024 leading up to the Grand Final in mid-January 2025, which will be held in Shanghai, China.
16 teams will participate, emerging from local qualifiers across:
- Vietnam
- Mongolia
- Australia
- Thailand
- China
- India
- Singapore
- Korea
- The Philippines
- The Middle East
Format:
The tournament follows an open format instead of the previous invitational, in line with Valve’s updated rulebook for Counter-Strike 2.
1) Regional Qualifiers: Local teams will compete in single-elimination matches in the first phase. The top teams advance to the second phase, which adopts a double-elimination format with upper and lower brackets.
2) India Qualifiers: The India qualifiers begin on September 20, with two phases of competition leading to a local LAN final.
The first phase, conducted online, will use a single-elimination format to determine the top 8 teams.
These teams will then advance to phase 2, featuring a double-elimination format with upper and lower brackets.
The top 2 teams from this phase will battle it out in the local LAN finals for the honor of representing India at the ZOWIE eXTREMESLAND CS Asia Open.
Registration is open until September 18th.
3) Grand Final: The 16 regional champions will battle it out in Shanghai for the championship title.
Commenting on the launch of the tournament, Rajeev Singh, Managing Director, BenQ India and South Asia, said,
“We are delighted to continue supporting Indian esports, playing our part in the ongoing revolution. Gaming is a key sector for BenQ India, and it is only set to grow further. Our gaming monitors have a long-standing reputation for delivering top-notch performance, and this event is an ideal platform to showcase our dedication to the gaming community.”
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