The PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia to debut this Thursday; full schedule revealed The PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia will officially kick-off on Thursday, May 5th, initiating a series of four broadcast days dedicated to the best of Asian and Oceanic CS:GO.
Eight teams will get to prove their worth, competing first in the double-elimination group stage, with the top two squads from each group moving on into a double-elimination, best-of-three playoff.
All matches, including the playoffs, will be streamed on twitch.tv/pgl. Korean CS:GO fans will have the opportunity to watch the matches live in the Nexon eSports Arena, free of charge.
Group A
The Mongolz
VG.CyberZen
M0nster.kr
Team Immunity
Group B
TyLoo
Risky Gaming
Renegades
MVP Project
Schedule
All times are KST (Korea Standard Time, UTC +9)
May 5th (Thu) – Day 1
10:00 – Preshow
10:30 – Group A – Bo1 – TheMongolz vs m0nster.kr
10:30 – Group A – Bo1 – VG.CyberZen vs Immunity
11:30 – Group B – Bo1 – Renegades vs MVP Project
11:30 – Group B – Bo1 – TyLoo vs Risky
12:30 – Group A – Bo3 – Winner’s Match
12:30 – Group A – Bo1 – Loser’s Match
13:30 – Group B – Bo1 – Loser’s Match
15:30 – Group B – Bo3 – Winner’s Match
18:30 – Group A – Bo3 – Decider Match
21:30 – Group B – Bo3 – Decider Match
May 6th (Fri) – Day 2
12:00 – Preshow
12:30 – Playoff – Bo3 – Semifinal #1
15:30 – Playoff – Bo3 – Semifinal #2
18:30 – Playoff – Bo3 – Winner’s Bracket Final
May 7th (Sat) – Day 3
18:00 – Preshow
18:30 – Playoff – Bo3 – Loser’s Bracket – Match #1
21:30 – Playoff – Bo3 – Loser’s Bracket Final
May 8th (Sun) – Day 4
18:00 – Preshow
18:30 – Playoff – Bo3 – Grand Final
Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett and Henry “HenryG” Greer will take their sets behind the casting desk for the entire four days of broadcast. James Duffield will host the event, with Duncan “Thoorin” Shields and Joona “Natu” Leppanen providing analysis.
Live and online vieweres alike should prepare for an intense ride, not only due to the fact that the PGL KeSPA Minor is the biggest CS:GO tournament in the history of South Korea, but also due to what is at stake: a total of $50,000 in prize pool money and two spots in the offline qualifier for the next Major (ESL Cologne 2016).
Official PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia website